Why I'm Not Potty Over Potter, by the Children's Laureate

Author: Jamie Beatson

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HARRY POTTER is 'boring' and unsuitable for young readers, the UK's children's laureate said yesterday.

Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, said he felt no emotional attachment to the novels and would not read them to his own children.

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Why I'm Not Potty Over Potter, by the Children's Laureate

The London-born poet, who was appointed as laureate by a panel of leading figures in the book world, said the Potter pl...