Illustration and poem copyright 2009 by Douglas FlorianTo celebrate the new year, a new sneak peek from DINOTHESAURUS, coming this March.
Baryonyx, nicknamed claws, had a twelve-inch curved claw on each hand which it used to...well, you'll have to read the poem to find out:
Baryonyx
BARE-ee-ON-icks (heavy claw)
He had a huge and heavy claw
And crocodile-like skull.
A lashing, slashing, dino-saw,
A sharpie, never dull.
His claws and jaws and pointed teeth
Were fashioned to attack.
If Bary you should ever meet-
Ask him to scratch your back.
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Got to get me one of those!
Ouch...i'm picturing one bloody back.
Great poem and illustration. Can't wait to read the whole book:)
Happy New Year, Douglas.
Happy New Year, Douglas. I'm looking forward to buying Dinothesaurus! Any chance you'll make it to the Pacific Northwest this spring/summer for a conference, signing, anything?
Ha! I thought the last line was going to be a warning to "watch your back." Nice surprise.
Happy New Year!
Oooh, oooh! I'm jumping up and down over the sneak peek. Thank you. Happy new year!
Thanks and Happy New Year to Nanny, Laura,
Jill, Julie, and Jules
(nice alliteration)
I'd be happy to go to a conference if they'll pay my expenses.
douglas
Thank you for the sneak peek! Love the poem and illustration! I am so looking forward to your new book. I could use Bary's claw right now with my dry skin this winter:0)
Who needs a spa salt-scrub when you've got Bary?
Thanks for the preview!
I definitely need him around. My back is forever itching!
Great work! I love it!
Kat
As the Glossarysaurus will explain,
Baryonyx caught fish along riverbanks with those claws, hence all those fish in the art.
Love the sneak peek-- and the whole book, which I have been lucky enough to get in advance. It's amazing!
Thanks, Sylvia
Smiling- I enjoy the whimsy here. Like you, I also enjoy Ogden Nash's work.
Darling illustration.
That's exciting news about publication! Is it your first book?
Oh, I just read your side bar that your other book won an award. Congratulations!
Wish you lived in the USA for a book signing.
Douglas,
Thanks for the poem--a nice New Year's gift for us poetry freaks.
Gorgeous!
Thanks so much. I tried to keep Bary anatomically correct, but a juvenile of the species, as is the boy.
Your books are always so fun to read aloud. I'm looking forward to adding this new one to my collection. Best Wishes!
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