one-line #115

Here's a beast of curious breed 

born by the lake in the Mountains of Shmead 

Whimsical Wednesday: How The Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) by Francisiii

Whimsical Wednesday: creative process of Peter Brown

Author and Illustrator Peter Brown On His Process from School Library Journal on Vimeo.

Inkling #41 ~ what a chomp

Tim the gorilla was his dentist's dream, 

the way he flossed till his teeth would gleam. 

Inkling #39 ~ T-Wrecks

You need not fear, you need not yell — 

I cut off his head and his body fell. 

Inkling #35: strings attached

The puppet master wove his plot 

then ate the children on the spot.

one-line #112

Here we have the hop-along-bird 

who's rarely seen and never heard.

one-line #110: Silly Silas

Silas went to steal the stalk 

so Sally Sue would think him tough 

but Sally Sue had gone away 

with August Ox on holiday.

Whimsical Wednesday: The Art of Dr. Seuss

I came across this wonderful volume in our public library 

~ it's a treasure trove of whimsy ~ 

click the pic above for amazon

click to see more art!

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.  Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.  It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope.  Which is what I do.  And that enables you to laugh at life's realities." 
~ Dr. Seuss ~ 

Inkling #31: fits like a glove

The mitten fish has as its wish 

the tentacles of the jellyfish. 

Inkling #29: what you see is what you get

Mr. Harris watched a film full of violent screams 

and when he woke, to his horror, he had become his dreams.

Whimsical Wednesday: The Muppet Show does Lewis Carroll's "The Jabberwocky"

Inkling #28: fight and flight

The largest of the hatchlings, yet Whipple learned to fly; 

a lesson for the heavy hearts of those who often sigh. 

Whimsical Wednesday: a 2min animated short by Tyler Nicolson

  No Noodles from Tyler Nicolson on Vimeo.

Inkling #22: Be Weary of Dog

Rover is of sprightly breed 

as he never grows fatigued.

Inkling #21: no-body

Poly is a cheeky cyclops and if you see him grin 

you should find the nearest exit or you'll be inside of him.

Inkling #20: missing the point

Quiggle wished and hoped and dreamed 

that with his horns they'd make him king.

Inkling #18: everyone has their dragon

The ants have dubbed her: "Winged Aardvark of Dread" 

mostly because she starts with their head.

Inkling #14: brown noser

for Sunday Sketches

Sammy with his stuck up nose 

got it stuck there in that pose.

Inkling #13: boo

Oscare is a frightening fellow 

mostly 'cause he's made of jello.