Books by Michael Rosenberg
The Fabulous Fanshaws Book Three
This third book of the Fabulous Fanshaws series takes place in the exclusive Clapham section of London.
The Fanshaw family is headed by Walter Fanshaw, who can trace his ancestry back over many centuries. Once he even discovered that his family was descended from a long line of knights. However, their fortunes disappeared over time, and they now find themselves living in a small house in London, where Walter is a garage attendant.
One day Walter is surprised by the visit of a creature from an alien civilization, who enables him to enter a parallel universe. There he embarks on adventures in the new world, where has been gifted with heightened abilities and is regarded as a knight in shining armour.
Walter and his family encounter other new worlds and new technologies in the parallel universe. The Fanshaws once again become successful by employing new ideas and political ambitions. The trouble begins when the Fanshaws meet up with enemies from back home.
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The Fabulous Fanshaws Book Two: The Return to Lendorth
The Fanshaw Family has descended from a long line of knights, but has fallen upon hard times.
Walter is married to Gertrude and they have two children, Rupert and Geraldine. In the first book of the series, the Fanshaws find themselves transported into a parallel universe, where once again Walter is a knight in shining armour. But in this parallel world, the people have advanced technology while living in a medieval environment.
In Book Two, the children once again find themselves back in the world called Lendorth, and experience many adventures, including the discovery of an underworld group of people who had been hidden for many years.
Back home again, the family decides the only way to tell their story is to create a TV series, since otherwise no one would ever believe their strange stories!
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The Fabulous Fanshaws Book One
The Fabulous Fanshaws of Clapham are led by the head of the family, known as Walter, who can trace his lineage back through the centuries to when his ancestors were knights of the realm. Unfortunately the family fortunes have disappeared. They now live in a semi-detached council house and Walter works as a garage attendant. Every day he dreams of restoring their fortunes and his pride, and one day his life changes forever.
The story takes him and his family into a parallel universe, where once again he is a knight in shining armour, but this time around it is in a world that has embraced modern technology. The Fanshaws have numerous adventures and become heroes once again.
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Chilly Goes to Australia
Chilly the intrepid toy polar bear is always getting into trouble whenever he travels with Douglas who looks after him. Somehow he seems to get separated from his family and encounters many adventures before he finds himself reunited again. Previously he has been on a safari in Africa and was rescued by a friendly elephant after falling out of the truck. Then he went to Hong Kong and fell off the ferry into a fishing boat and ended up in Beijing in China. Now he finds himself captured by some Australian dingoes and carried off to their camp. They realise he is not a very tasty thing to eat since he is only a toy and with the help of a kangaroo they manage to return him to his family once again. He also learnt a lot about the Aborigines who were the original inhabitants of Australia.
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Chilly Goes to Peru
Join Chilly and his family on an action packed adventure in Peru!
They learn all about the fascinating Inca Empire and spot amazing animals such as anacondas, botos, and piranhas.
But, before long, Chilly and his family are separated and he is taken by the spectacled bears.
How will he escape the rainforest and find them again?
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Chilly Goes to Hong Kong and China: Another Chilly the Toy Polar Bear Adventure
Chilly the intrepid toy polar bear is always getting lost on his travels with his owner Douglas. This time he journeys with Douglas and his family to Hong Kong. Everything is going swimmingly, until Chilly falls from the Star Ferry crossing going from Hong Kong to Kowloon. Luckily he falls into a fishing boat and is carried amongst the smelly, stinky fishy to a Chinese port. There Chilly meets a young Chinese boy who takes him to his home where he is given a bath. Once he’s cleaned up, Chilly goes off traveling with his new friend; winding up in the capital city of Beijing. While in Beijing, Chilly hopes to see some real live panda bears, since they’re becoming quite rare. To his delight, he does eventually come across some pandas in the zoo, where he discovers that he can even talk to them! It’s while he is at the zoo that Chilly comes across his own family and is happily reunited with Douglas. Michael Rosenberg grew up in North London in the UK and has travelled extensively in his life, across Asia, Africa, South America, and most of Europe. In addition to his writing, he serves as the chairman of a number of listed companies, advising on commercial and financial matters. He’s also involved in film and television production. Michael was awarded an O.B.E by the Queen in 1994 for services to exports. Publisher’s website: http: //sbpra.com/MichaelRosenberg
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Chilly the Lost Polar Bear
When Douglas and his family travel to South Africa on holiday, his beloved toy polar bear, Chilly, falls out of the suitcase onto the luggage carousel. Chilly’s colorful adventure begins when another little boy finds him and Chilly is taken on a safari. Chilly, prone to getting lost, falls out of a Land Rover and ends up in a prickly bush! Suddenly, an elephant comes along and carries Chilly away to safety. Will Chilly be reunited with Douglas? How does he get back to the little boy who cherishes him? Follow the exciting and heartfelt journey in Chilly the Lost Polar Bear. With grateful thanks to Fiona Michael Rosenberg lives in Brookmans Park, Herts, UK, where he is a board member for a number of companies. His writing is inspired by the wonderful imagination of children and, in this case, by the true story of a boy called Douglas who kept losing his toy polar bear.
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The Little Lost Tune: More Adventures from Bendalot
Hearing the sound of music, twins Sandi and Handi see two musical notes floating through the air! The notes have become separated from their friends because the elves didn’t use enough glue to keep the notes stuck to the paper. Sandi and Handi set off on a journey to reunite the musical notes, which are called crotchets, with their friends the minims and quavers so that the conductor can finish the rehearsal and prepare for the concert. Along the way, they run into some of their friends who help them locate the other notes that escaped. Will Sandi and Handi be able to find all the musical notes for the conductor? Or will the concert have to be cancelled?
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The Story of Bendalot
I have always been interested in fantasy tales particularly as seen through the eyes of chidren whose imaginations can run wild and untainted by adult experiences. This story came into my mind sometime ago after meeting Uri Geller who claims to be able to bend metal(I believe him). But it took many years to evolve and really became a reality as I began to enjoy the arrival of grandchildren in my family.It is a story of adventures and discoveries as experienced by two young children aged 8 called Handi and Sandi who come from a village high in the mountains somewhere in Eastern Europe which has had no contact before with the outside world. I intend it to be the first of at least two stories and maybe three. As a first time author it is amazing how the story writes itself once the characters begin to develop. Frankly I have no idea what adventures my characters will enjoy but in a way that is a reflection of my own life as well which has been totally unstructured. The mysteries of the world and the beauty of nature are all intended to be reflected in the journeys of my characters, Sandi and Handi and their new friend Brunflor.
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About the Author
Michael Rosenberg was born in London just before World War II, and lived under war conditions for his first five years. “I joined a merchant bank at the age of 17, and at 29 became a director of the bank.” He later spent his career in media and healthcare projects. The author travelled the world on business and acquired many stories along the way. He was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth in 1994 for services in helping to develop UK exports and served as an advisor on several listed companies.