Timothy Power's Blog, page 47

Wabbit twouble

We all know how fun the Easter Bunny can be.

The Easter B brings a smile. Photo found at sketchybunnies.com

 

How can he not turn a frown upside down? After all, he visits the Rainbow Bird every year and shares that miraculous creature's colorful eggs with the world.Unfortunately, just like with everything else, there's another side to the story. Witness the trauma endured by 16-year-old Matt Bunny. The Easter Bunny is his dad, and living with Mr. Hoppity hasn't exactly been a basket of...

Mascot madness

Most school sports teams have a mascot that cheers them on to victory and urges them not to give up when the chips are down. Here a few good ones.Stanford University's mascot, The Tree.

A big smile from The Tree. Photo found at SF Weekly

Xavier University's mascot, The Blue Blob.

The Blue Blob: blobby! Photo found at Comcast.net

Scottsdale Community College's mascot, Artie the Fighting Artichoke.

Artie the Fighting Artichoke. Eat your vegetables! Photo found at TopTenz.net

And University of...

Nature's majesty

After seeing the new Alice in Wonderland movie, I am reminded of what is, in my view, the most amazing of all of Nature's many wonders.
And that is how this:

Monarch caterpillar. Picture found at bbc.co.uk.

becomes this:

Monarch chrysalis. Picture found at ohiohistorycentral.org.

and then this:

Monarch butterfly. Picture found at wildwisconsinweb.com

Miraculous! I bow my head in awe.

Wild ones

As you know, I have a book called The Boy Who Howled coming from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books this fall that deals with the thrilling subject of a boy who was raised by wolves. I was excited to learn of a new book called The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood that features THREE children raised by wolves and had to read it pronto.

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood is everything a book should be...