The very best of Valerie Bloom's poetry including Fruits which has sold over 20000 copies in picture book form. Valerie's poems have been published in over 70 anthologies and this selection brings many of them together for the very first time along with some fantastic previously unpublished work.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Pan Macmillan .

Valerie Bloom was born in Jamaica and came to England in 1979. One of the UK's finest poets for children, she has performed extensively in both Britain and the Caribbean in schools, universities and theatres. A brilliant performance poet, Valerie has also written a novel, Surprising Joy, and two picture books.