Take a bow!

THE BOY WHO HOWLED is honored to be included in the 2011/2012 book list for the Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice award. The wolves called Mom, Dad, Uncle Rick, Aunt Trudy, and Grampa, and Callum, Lila, Mr. and Mrs. Throckmorton, Aunt Donaldina, Uncle Luther, and world-famous wildlife wrangler Buzz Optigon all say thanks!

We all have days like this

Oh, and Batman? Please refer to our friend Jude for advice on how to properly distinguish between “its” and “it’s”.

Starting a new year can be hard

Getting back into the swing of things can be a challenge after the holidays!

Happy New Year!

It’s brand new…

It’s never been seen before…

2012 is here!

No need to save the wrapping. Just open it up and have the best year ever!

Holiday blessings

Share the love.

Spread the wealth.

Keep on truckin’.

Sing along!

In an earlier post I wrote about my distant relative, American songwriter Cornelius Power, and his fierce, artistic rivalry with his BFF, composer James Lord Pierpont, author of the immortal classic “Jingle Bells.”

Cornelius’s sleigh-ride song, “Horsey Snow Ride,” is not as well-known. The sheet music has been lost in the sands of time, sadly, but the lyrics can be sung to the tune of “America the Beautiful.” Whether or not it’s snowing outside, it makes a rousing holiday number. Let’s all sing along!

HORSEY SNOW RIDE by Cornelius Power (1821-1915)

Let’s take a sleigh ride on the snow

And travel to and fro

While snowflakes pile on our heads

As we cry, “Here we go!”

Oh horsey ride, oh horsey ride,

You are so fast and fun!

You make us glad that winter’s here.

God bless us, every one!

“Deetle-deet-deet” is the perfect solution

This is the time of year when a TON of holiday songs come pouring out of me. What can I say? I’m musical! So what if I can’t remember any of the words to these holiday hits? All I need to remember is “deetle-deet-deet.” Here I am, deetling up a storm.

No explanation necessary

Welcome, December!

Why does the start of December remind me of a bunch of dancing bears? I don’t know. It just does! This wonderful painting is “The Bear Dance” by American artist William Holbrook Beard (1824-1900).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?

Yes! Buildings can’t jump at all.