Hot Like Fire and Other Poems

When de July sun hot like fire, Den I have jus†one desire, To run down to de shop an†buy a Kisko pop. The World Is Sweet and Hot Like Fire are collected together for the first time. Valerie Bloomâ€s poetry is beautifully crafted yet full of energy and fun. Her mixed use of standard English and dialect is a delight to read and hear. Children love reading and listening to her work! Valerieâ€s subjects range from global pollution, problems with math homework, and the sad demise of pet frogs (he croaked of course), to taking sandwiches to school and being afraid of ghosts.