Don't you? He's a cowboy poet, former larger-animal veterinarian and general philosopher. He doesn't own a TV or a cell phone, and he talks through a mustache most people would choke on.
What is it with people and Cindy Loo Who? Of my last one hundred blog hits, forty have been direct visits from regular readers, and fifteen have been as a result of people searching for "Cindy Loo Who," the little pixie from Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas . A couple of years ago, I posted an image of the original Seuss illustration as compared to the TV cartoon image, and for some reason, that post is bringing in the crowds, relatively. Maybe it's the weather. It isn't even November yet, and already we've had frost and have had to dust off our winter coats. When it gets cold like this, I start to think about Christmasy things like listening to Nat King Cole and decorating the tree. It's ironic because I am offended when retailers start pushing holiday stuff early, but I don't mind my own private celebrations. When my sister and I were much younger and still living with our parents, we would pick a day in July, close the curtains to darken the ...
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The kid version of this type of humor is probably the Hank the Cowdog series of chapter books. John Errickson is the author and he reads his own books on the audio version with all the different animal voices. It is hilarious even to me! You should google him and give him a listen to one of his live book readings. So fun.
I loved the ending, Robyn.
I am a great fan of homespun story-telling.
And of magnificent moustaches!