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I’m still looking for a few more people to do a Zine Swap! Check out the info here.
As you may have noticed, the blog got a little bit of a face lift this week. My wonderful illustrator husband drew me as a book-loving sloth (my favorite animal) so I decided to put it up as my new blog header. In celebration, my poem this week is also sloth related! I’ll get to it in just a sec.
This week I read a really fun poetry book call Twimericks, by Lou Brooks.
Twimericks
by Lou Brooks
The illustrations were excellent and the retro, quirky style went right along with the tongue-twisting limericks. One of my favorite poems from the book hadto do with a tooting platypus:
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| art and text © Lou Brooks |
A Flatulent Platypus
by Lou Brooks
A petulant flatulent platypus starts,
To tooting and flouting his flute to his farts,
But at platypus outings,
His flatulent floutings,
Flout his flute flat at the tootiest parts.
I enjoyed the poetry book so much, that I decided I would try my hand at writing a tongue-twisting limerick. And now I have a newfound respect for Lou Brooks. It was WAY harder than I thought it would be. I struggled writing one and he wrote a whole book of them. But the exercise was still fun.
Sloth Reads 
What a sweet sloth in your header! Your site looks very swank with the fresh colors and modern font. And your limerick nails it both as a tongue twister and sloth song.
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AH! I love the sloth, clutching those books with such a look of joy! 😀
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I can't manage a zine swap right now in my life, but I want you to know that the first (low stakes) writing my students did was to make a zine about themselves! They now love making these little books for all kinds of topics! You inspired me/us!
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Thank you!
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My husband says it's me as a sloth. I'll take it. 🙂
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I'm so glad that your class liked making the zines. When I discovered them, I kinda got obsessed. 🙂
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The sloth in your header is adorable! And that limerick–oh my. You make it look easy.
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The cover of Twimericks reminds me so much of Fairly Oddparents. I wonder if there's a connection? Sweet header! Have you seen “Hairy Slother”? https://www.etsy.com/listing/267945909/hairy-slother-keychain
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As a glasses-wearer, I like that your header sloth also wears glasses. Isn't it funny how a retro look has reappeared in picture books. I found some book care posters that have the same feel, perhaps your teacher and librarian friends would be interested in them, too. https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/educational/bookmarks/BKBCposters/index.html
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I didn't realize how difficult it would be to keep things in meter and rhyme while trying to do a tongue twister! Thanks for visiting.
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Oh my goodness! “Hairy Slother” is awesome! Thank you for sharing with me.
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It is pretty neat that retro is making a comeback. My husband especially enjoys the UPA style cartoons, so he liked the illustrations in the book. Thanks for the link to the posters. They look so cool!
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So much goodness here. Have you considered applying to the CYBILS as a panelist?
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I actually applied last week. Fingers crossed that I get picked! Thanks for visiting!
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