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Poetry Wednesday: “I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus” by Jack Prelutsky

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I love  Jack Prelutsky. He has a great sense of humor and a master at playing with words. Here is a selection from I’ve Lost My Hippotamus  which is also the title of the poem I am sharing today. Please check out this collection and Jack Prelutsky at your nearest library!

I’ve lost my hippotamus,

The situation’s werid.

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Then poof! she disappeared.

It’s hard to lose a hippo,

For a hipp’s truly huge–

I’m sensing something fishy,

Some unsavory subterfuge.

I’ve searched and searched with no sucess,

I’ve yet to find a clue

To her status or location,

I’m unsure of what to do.

If you spot a hippopotamus

Where usually there’s none,

Please let me know, the odds are good

You’ve found my missing one.

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Literary Quote Trivia

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Happy Friday Everyone

Last weeks quote :

“Hewitt, standing in all his splendor and glory, seemed tall compared to his former self. Now his parents understood. Hewitt did indeed know how to live among the gigantic things. And because he was small, Hewitt was just as he should be. For his parents realized that bug or small, either is best of all!”

was from Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life by Jerdine Nolen and Illustrated by kadir Nelson. It is a mix of Thumbelina and Jack and The Bean Stock. It is a great  read that is a tad bit too long to read aloud to a group, but it is a ideal one-on-one read. Please check it out at your nearest library.

Here is the next quote:

“What doesn’t Tanya want to do?

Sometimes she doesn’t want to go shopping.

Or she doesn’t want to go home.

Or she doesn’t want to wear her warm winter boots

because her sandals are much prettier”

Can you guess which picture book this comes from?

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Literary Quote Trivia

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Good Afternoon Everyone!

Last week’s quote :

“ Cats here, cats there,

Cats and kittens everywhere,

Hundreds of cats,

Thousands of cats,

Millions and billions and trillions of cats.”

came from Millions of Cats by Wanda Gg.  I loved this books as a kid and I love hearing my sister read it aloud to me. please check it out at  the nearest library.

This week’s  quote is :

“Hewitt, standing in all his splendor and glory, seemed tall compared to his former self. Now his parents understood. Hewitt did indeed know how to live among the gigantic things. And because he was small, Hewitt was just as he should be. For his parents realized that bug or small, either is best of all!”

Can you guess which children’s book this phrase comes from? Until next week!

Advisory Lists

Read-a-likes !

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Hello all

I have read The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart and I loved it! It is refreshing to read a book featuring dynamic children protagonists which contains no magical elements in it. In The Mysterious Benedict Society the children are recruited by adults to save the world based on their unusual abilities. If you have read this series and loved it and are looking for something similar than I have just the thing! The Ability by M.M. Vaughn also feature extraordinary children who at the age of twelve have the heighten ability to do and learn remarkable things with their minds. These children with “the ability” are recruited to save various facility members from an old institution,who are being attacked through their minds. Though The Ability is darker in tone than The Mysterious Benedict Society, they share in common a mystery and the need for adults to be saved. Interested? Please check it out at your nearest library. Enjoy!

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Literary Quote Trivia

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Happy Friday Everyone !

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“ His life was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another. He would open it every morning and write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything he hoped for.”

came from The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce. This is an awesome book for all bookworms and book lovers. Please check it out.

Here is this week’s literary quote:

“Cats here, cats there,

Cats and kittens everywhere,

Hundreds of cats,

Thousands of cats,

Millions and billions and trillions of cats.”

Can you guess which children’s book this quote comes from? Until next week!

Poetry

Thursday Evening Poem “The Sea Horse” by David Elliot

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Explore the sea through poetry in this volume by David Elliot, In The Sea

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The Horse

See the sea horse in the sea.

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Where else would the sea horse be?

For though it’s dainty as a wish,

the sea horse is, you see, a fish.

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Literary Quote Trivia

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Happy Friday Everyone !

Last week’s quote:  “When the tide of night rises again,

Bat will wake and plunge

into the blackness, shouting.

  Bat loves the night.”

came from Bats Loves The Night by Nicola Davies. She is an

author that writes many books  on animals. If you are looking for materials to introduce your kids to different  types of animals, she is the author to start with.

Here is this week’s literary quote:

“ His life was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another. He would open it every morning and write of his joys and sorrows, of all that he knew and everything he hoped for.”

Can you guess which book this quote comes from? Until next week!

Poetry

National Poetry Month Selection: “The Lichen We”

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Hello Everyone !

Here is a poem from Ubiquitous by Joyce Sidman, a volume that highlights “Nature’s Survivors”. Enjoy!

The Lichen We

(after Siegfried Sassoon’s “Man and Dog”)

Who’s this—alone with stone and sea?

It’s just the lowly Lichen We:

the alga I, the fungus me;

together, blooming quietly.

What do we share–we two together?

A brave indifference to the weather.

A slow but steady growing pace.

Resemblance to both mud and lace.

As we now, so we shall be

(if air clear and water free):

the proud but lowly Lichen We,

cemented for eternity.

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National Poetry Month Selection: “The Genie In The Flask”

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Today’s poetry selection is “The Genie In The Flask”, from Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein in which we see a genie in a different light. Enjoy!

The Genie In The Flask

I opened up that magic flask,

And zoof, up popped a genie.

I thought he’d be my slave, but no–

This genie is a meanie.

instead of filling every wish

And doing all my bidding,

He says that I must be his slave,

And oh, He isn’t kidding.

I sweat and cough with no days off

From Tuesdays until Mondays.

I cook his beans and scrub his back

And wash his yucky undies

And sweep and paint–this surely ain’t

The magic I was hopin’.

I guess in life it all depends

Which magic flask you open.

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National Poetry Month Selection: “Comets, Stars, The Moon, and Mars”

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Today’s poetry selection comes from Comets, Stars, The Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian. If you work with kids, one of the most popular subjects besides dinosaurs is space. There is something about the stars, and the universe that attracts our youngsters. In this volume, Florian takes on the subject of space through poetry. Enjoy !

The Universe

The universe is every place,

Including all the e m p t y space.

It’s every star and galaxy,

All objects of astronomy,

Geography, zoology,

(Each cat and dog and bumblebee),

All persons throughout history–

Including you,

Including me.