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Rachel Rooney

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About Rachel Rooney

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.

Recent updates about Rachel Rooney

Tell an old joke day

Knock, knock! Why not try My Life as a Goldfish by Rachel Rooney. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.

3 days ago

Moon Day

Discover this glorious book all about the moon - A Patch of Black by Rachel Rooney from Macmillan Children's Books

7 days ago

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

A Patch of Black by Rachel Rooney from Macmillan Children's Books - Take off with this amazing book!

11 days ago

Kitten Day

The Language of Cat by Rachel Rooney from Frances Lincoln Children's Books is a great cat read!

17 days ago

World UFO Day

A Patch of Black by Rachel Rooney from Macmillan Children's Books

25 days ago

Camera Day

The Problem with Problems by Rachel Rooney from Andersen is a picture perfect read

28 days ago

Summer Solstice - Longest Day of the Year

Tomorrow is the longest day of the year. Read about time in A Patch of Black by Rachel Rooney from Macmillan Children's Books

1 month ago

World Baking Day

My Life as a Goldfish by Rachel Rooney from Frances Lincoln Children's Books is a great creative read!

2 months ago

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