It was the tweet that let the world know Michael Rosen was back on form and on the mend. Now, the poet and former children’s laureate has written a moving picture book about Sticky Mcstickstick and his battle with long Covid on an NHS rehabilitation ward last summer. It’s in!”As Rosen starts to regain his strength, Ross’s illustrations show him zooming around the hospital in his wheelchair. But soon, he grew to love his Sticky McStickstick. It isn’t a war, but it is a trauma – personal, for many people, but also societal.”Though he no longer needs its support, Rosen is keeping hold of Sticky McStickstick.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2021 13:09 UTC