The Language of Cat

Teach me the language of Cat:

the slow-motion blink, that crystal stare,

a tight-lipped purr and a wide-mouthed hiss.

Let me walk with a saunter, nose in the air

Full of wordplay and riddles, with poems that will make you laugh, tell you stories and make you think. Rachel Rooney’s prize-winning debut poetry collection, first published in 2011, is now reissued by Otter-Barry books by popular demand, for a new generation of children.