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Rachel Rooney trained and worked as a teacher for Special Needs for many years before rediscovering her love of writing poetry. She was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award in 2015 and 2019 and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She has also been a judge for both the CLiPPA and the Betjeman Poetry Prize. Rachel was born in London and now lives in Brighton.
A Patch of Black
My Life as a Goldfish
The Problem with Problems
The Language of Cat
The Worrying Worries
The Fears You Fear
Who wrote your book? Read this brilliant book about copying and why you shouldn't! The Language of Cat, by Rachel Rooney, published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.
6 days ago
Out now! The Fears You Fear by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Zehra Hicks. Published by Andersen.
4 months ago
2 years ago
Out now! The Worrying Worries by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Zehra Hicks. Published by Andersen.
Out now! The Problem with Problems by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Zehra Hicks. Published by Andersen.
3 years ago
A lovely review of The Problem with Problems from Inis (Children's Book Ireland) @AndersenPress @zehrahicks . Thanks to @AllGumsBlazing for the heads up.
4 years ago
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