BBC News - UK — Children's author Michael Rosen says Disney is successful at selling - and reinventing - itself. more info

The Telegraph — Famous for his funny nonsense poems for children, Michael Rosen is also a fan of Jeremy Corbyn and talks to Harry Wallop about his own childhood which has shaped his political thinking more info

The Telegraph — Michael Rosen is wrong. Children should be made to memorise and recite poetry, says teacher Tom Payne more info

The Telegraph — The former Children's Laureate has criticised the teaching of the mechanics of reading, rather than the enjoyment of it more info

The Independent — Quentin Blake, the illustrator whose wiry, sprightly figures have brought to life the prose of writers from Roald Dahl to Michael Rosen, leads an eclectic roll call of figures from the arts in the New Year Honours. more info

Guardian Music — From France to Finland, a new wave of European musicians are taking jazz on a journey into uncharted watersSix days into this year's London jazz festival, and plenty of big stars on big stages – from Imelda May and even Boy George on the jazz perip... more info

Guardian Music — Spain Garden, South Bank, LondonFor 13 years, the start of Refugee Week has been marked by an increasingly ambitious free festival on London's South Bank. The main stage at Celebrating Sanctuary is a modest affair, squeezed into a little grassy area ... more info

BBC News - UK — Author and illustrator Anthony Browne is the new Children's Laureate, taking over the post from poet Michael Rosen. more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Michael Rosen remembers standing in the elevator when he was just 3 or 4 years old. He was with his mother in their condo building, and several adults beamed at him, talking about how cute he was. He looked up and told them, "Go fuck yourself." Ros... more info