The Language of Cat: And Other Poems

"Something rare – a poetry book for children that doesn't patronise its intended audience." —Guardian, Poetry Books of the Year

"These poems have a subtle distinctive speaking voice, lighting up shifts of thought and feeling that young readers will recognize but that clichés would conceal. Rachel Rooney relishes and shares the craft of poetry; gradually you spot exacting games of form and language beneath a surface that seems simple enough for youngest readers to approach, and the poems will grow in the reader’s mind with re-reading, year by year." —Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

"Rooney writes persuasively, and often amusingly, about the 'P' word. Other poems are thoughtful, quirky, sensitive, amusing, occasionally edgy. Hers is a welcome new voice." —Books for Keeps