I Made A Noise This Morning – (from WHAT A DAY IT WAS AT SCHOOL!)
I made a noise this morning That I didn’t mean to make. It truly was an accident, An error, a mistake. I don’t know how it happened, But it suddenly was there, Filled with great reverberations That...
View ArticleA Dragon’s Lament – (from THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT)
I’m tired of being a dragon, Ferocious and brimming with flame, The cause of unspeakable terror When anyone mentions my name. I’m bored with my bad reputation For being a miserable brute, And being...
View ArticleOgrebrag – (from MONDAY’S TROLL)
A callow knight in armor, Appropriately brave, Displayed his lack of wisdom And charged into my cave. He challenged me to battle, In moments it was through. He made a tasty morsel— His horse was...
View ArticleThe Average Hippopotamus – (from MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS)
The average hippopotamus is big from top to bottomus, It travels at a trotamus, And swims when days are hotamus. Because it eats a lotamus, It’s practically a yachtamus, So it’s a cinch to spotamus...
View ArticleKitty Caught a Caterpillar – (from RIDE A PURPLE PELICAN)
Kitty caught a caterpillar, Kitty caught a snail, Kitty caught a turtle By its tiny turtle tail, Kitty caught a cricket With a sticky bit of thread, She tried to catch a bumblebee, The bee caught her...
View ArticleCarpenter, Carpenter – (from THE FROGS WORE RED SUSPENDERS)
Carpenter, carpenter, build us a house, A sweet little house for a mouse and a spouse, A mouse and a spouse and a family too, We know that you can, and we hope that you do. Build it of brick so it’s...
View ArticleA Centipede Was Thirsty – (from I’VE LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS)
A centipede was thirsty, But to satisfy its need, It drank too much for it to hold— And so the centipede.
View ArticleWelcome to My New Website!
HOORAY! Here’s my new website. It’s taken me three years longer than I expected to get it going, but it’s finally ready to launch. It’s far from complete . . . a number of areas are still under...
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New Kid App
WANDERFUL Interactive Storybooks recently released an App based on my book, THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. It’s available for iOS and Mac. They’re working on an Android version, but it’s not available yet....
View ArticleCarnival and Umbrellaphant in Indiana
On Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 2:00 PM, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will feature THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS by Saint-Saëns, using my verses in a live narration. They will also perform the delightful...
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