Last summer we visited the Big Bear Zoo. It was HOT! The wolves thought so too.
There were actually three on this platform, but I needed two, so I picked this photo. It was a moment of wonder to be less than an inch from these majestic animals.
While viewing the wolves, the kids named them Sesame, Vanilla, and Cloud. So the full name of our wolf stuffy from the gift shop is "Rocky, Sesame V. Cloud".
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Two little fish harass the shark.
My arms clap like a crocodile—clap! clap! clap!
Eeeeeeee!—they jump off the boat-bed into the carpet-ocean, only to race back on deck.
They hide under boxes—he can't eat a turtle!
The second they step out—this shark drags them into the deep, black bathroom.
Clap! Clap! Clap!—I stalk the cook in the kitchen.
Nooooo! we must rescue Mama!
—2023
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Those hand sketches are looking good! Also, wolves are great. We don’t get too many around my neck of the woods, but it’s always exciting when they stop by.
I just finished reading an essay on creativity vs. AI and our humanity. Jason, of Weirdo Poetry, mentioned things we do every day to be creative. Inventing games to play with our children was one of them. Your little shark game plays on that fun song, "Baby Shark" with the clapping arms. Love it, Justus.