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The River's a Singer: Selected Poems

Author: Valerie BloomIllustrator: Sophie Bass

Dive into a wonderful collection of poems that showcases Valerie Bloom’s unique style of poetry and storytelling, drawing on her Jamaican childhood, humour, patois, riddles, songs and word play. Joyful themes of nature, seasons, Christmas, animals, weather, school and everyday family life are elegantly brought to life by Sophie Bass’s graceful line drawings.

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  • Valerie Bloom is winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
  • Valerie Bloom is winner of the CliPPA Award
  • Own Voice
  • Black representation
  • Diverse cast