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Michael Rosen returns to Twitter after long battle with coronavirus

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Beloved author of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt was in intensive care for 47 days, but as his recovery continues he has resumed tweeting

Michael Rosen has returned to Twitter, as the former children’s laureate continues to recover from Covid-19, thanking his family for meeting the “terrible strain” with “love and care 24 hours”.

Rosen, author of much-loved children’s poems including Chocolate Cake and Don’t, and books including We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, went into intensive care at the end of March, when his family let his followers know he was “very poorly”. He left ICU 47 days later, when his wife, Emma-Louise Williams, told well-wishers that after a long and difficult period, his recovery was continuing on the ward. “He has done so well to get through this but please don’t expect him back here yet,” she wrote on Twitter, where Rosen is known for his energetic commentary on politics, education and language.

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