A list of works written and edited by Valerie can be found below. If you're having trouble getting hold of a particular publication, do let us know and we'll see if we can help!
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Whoop an' Shout! Poems in a range of poetic forms on a variety of subjects. Children’s Poetry Book selection, Summer 2003 ‘Whoop an’ Shout …dazzles with wit, intelligence, humour and lyricism. Not to be missed.’ Books for Keeps. (Macmillan Children's Books 2003) |
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Hot Like Fire Poetry for children aged 7 to 107. Children’s Poetry Book selection. ( |
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The World is Sweet 'Exuberant poetry, full of sound and rhythm' Guardian. Children’s Poetry Book selection (Bloomsbury Children's Books 2000) |
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Let Me Touch the Sky Poetry for children of all ages. (Macmillan Children's Books 2000) |
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Fruits A counting poem awash with colourful pictures of (Macmillan Children's Books 2000) |
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Ackee, Breadfruit, Callaloo This picture book teaches the alphabet while celebrating (Bogle L'Ouverture and Macmillan Caribbean 1999) |
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Duppee Jamboree Poems for children written in Jamaican patois. (Cambridge University Press, 1992) |
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Touch mi! Tell Mi! Val's first book of poems for adults. (Bogle L’ouverture Press, 1983, reprinted 1990) |
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The Tribe Maruka isn't like the other girls in the tribe. She likes to hunt with her bow...but she wishes she'd stayed in the village the day the strangers came... (Macmillan Children's Books, 2007) |
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Surprising Joy Joy has spent her life with her grandmother in 'Surprising Joy is a joy.' Books for Keeps. Short listed for the Branford Boase Award. (Macmillan Children's Books 2003) |
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Yuh Hear Bout? Poems for adults and children (57 Productions, 1998) |
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Valerie Bloom Reading from her poems. Available from the Poetry Bookshop Online. (Poetry Archive, 2006) |
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A Twist in the Tale A collection of poems with unexpected endings by new and established poets. (Macmillan Children’s books, 2005) |
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One River Many Creeks A collection of multicultural poems spanning continents and centuries. ‘An attractive and approachable anthology…unusual little windows into other cultures past and present…full of illuminating observations.’ The Independent (Macmillan Children’s books, 2003) |
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Under the Moon, Know What I Mean, A Poison Tree & The Snake's Pyjamas A set of poetry collections for schools, selected with Pie Corbett. (Ginn and Company, 2003) |
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On a Camel to the Moon From Space travel to journeys in your head, a snail’s journey towards dinner and a trip to the sea. A collection of poems about journeys, by poets established and new. (Belitha Press [now Chrysalis Books], 2001) |
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On Good Form An easy to use guide to writing and understanding different forms of poetry. (Apples & Snakes, 2005) |
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