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I hope you enjoyed this little peek

into some of my work.

The Pollywoguen Post

Parents, Guardians, Artists, Authors, Family Members, and Friends

Predictable Text

There are many types of picture books for children with various objectives. Books with predictable text use repetition in one or many ways. The purpose is to allow young readers to achieve reading a book independently. Repetition of words, word placement, and sentences are characteristic of this type of book. Concepts such as inflection, punctuation, and the mechanics of reading a book from left to right (top to bottom) are predictable and learned.

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Bookplates

I would be happy to make a customized bookplate for you with my signature on it.

If you are interested, please send to me the following information to the address above.

Self addressed stamped envelope
For what book title?
Who is the bookplate for; name, age? (write clearly)
Any special message?
If a gift, who is it from? What is your relationship?

I will make as many as you need, as soon as I can, as long as the postage can handle the delivery. :)

Special requests are welcomed. Thank you for your patronage.

THANK

YOU!

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviews are so important to self-published authors. If you have purchased one of my books, I would be so grateful for your review. Example: If you purchased it on Amazon, there, you can give a review. I would also love to receive your thoughts at pollywoguencreations@gmail.com. Thank you so very much for this!

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Hello All,

My imaginary friends and I would like to thank you for purchasing our books; Walrus, Will You Hang With Me, I Lost My Tooth, All About Rainbows, Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, Where is Cleo?, Saint Nick-tionary, I am. Uno's World and Kellogg's Calendar. We are very grateful to you. Your patronage helps us to keep our creative motors roaring, giving breath to multiple ideas - old and new. As of this date, Walrus, Will You Hang With Me has sold over 150 copies and I Lost My Tooth has sold over 60 copies. Our newbie, All About Rainbows is also doing well.

I'm so thrilled that so many people like you are loving my picture books. I would also like to thank those of you whom posted my picture book posts. This really helps to build followers. How generous of you.

All About Rainbows is being produced in hardback now. This will be my first non-fiction book for children. Aunt Ruth (Age 94) Tells me it is the very best thus far! As non-fiction books go for children, I do believe it has a special flare.

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry is out in both hardback and softback formats. I know you will love this one!

Thanks again,

Robert Carr

pollywoguencreations@gmail.com

Can You See the Rainbow?

Today was a remarkable day for me in so many ways. As an author and illustrator of children’s picture books, I arrived at Rebecca Johnson Elementary School in Springfield, MA to do a reading from the book “All About Rainbows” and a related art activity. In the non-fiction book there is a black cat named Cleo. He is the narrator. Cleo brought the students into some rainbow math, some science, some art, and some history.

In the book, a sampling of non-controversial symbolic meanings of the rainbow from around the globe are illuminated through simple illustrations. For example; the rainbow in Siberia is a guide to the Sun Spirit, In Australia a rainbow serpent is symbolic of life, in Ireland the rainbow is a path to a pot of gold and good luck, in Greece the Goddess Isis appears as a rainbow, in Egypt Nut the Goddess of the sky embraces the rainbow, and in North America the Cherokee people represent their Sun God with clothes that have a rainbow hem. These are just a few global examples of the rainbow over time.

Children and adults marvel over the wonder of the rainbow. It is a global and universal experience. Perhaps an experience as old as the earth itself, well maybe as old as dinosaurs. Hmmm, they did have eyes. That being said, the rainbow has taken on so many different meanings. During the recent pandemic it was used as a sign of gratitude toward health workers and others. When our pets die, it is said thy are on their way crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. Other meanings attributed to the rainbow are equality, equity, hope, promise, good luck, new beginnings, communication, peace, eternal life, afterlife and love. The rainbow has also been the symbol of the LGBTQIA community and advocates.

The students from grades 3, 4 and 5 at the reading are refugees from Venezuela, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Uganda, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Somalia, Syria, and Ecuador. They are being guided by some very qualified, loving innovative teachers and paras under the direction of a well-loved principal. Shoulder to shoulder they sit each day. Children. Earth’s children under one sun. Their classroom is a united nation not only of nations but of survivors with open eyes. Grateful survivors and eager for life and learning. Beautiful children.

Can you see the rainbows here? Can you feel the hope? Can you feel the promise? Can you see the potential of their juxtaposition to one another? Can you see their potential as leaders one day? Peace, communication, equity, new beginnings and unity. We cannot touch a rainbow, but we can be touched by the multiple rainbows glowing from Rebecca Johnson Elementary School.

The children were excited to elaborate on using the rainbow to redesign Cleo’s wardrobe, add to his family and his identity, to practice the colors of the rainbow and more. A cat king with crown on roller-blades, a Christmas sweater, a bowtie, socks, boots, soccer ball, traditional shawl, and even rainbow fish buttons. I didn’t even know Cleo could skate and that he liked to eat fish and I invented him. Imagine that.

In conclusion, remember there are rainbows everywhere and you can be a part of making one or many. November 2023 By Robert Carr

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HOW TO ORDER MY PICTURE BOOKS

My picture books are available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart and sometimes Target. You can do this in one of three ways. In the search box, you can type in the title, the title and by Robert Carr, or type in the ISBN (number).

Your local bookstore can also order the book for you. Having the ISBN is helpful but not necessary. Keep in mind that hardback books have a different ISBN than their twin softback books.

Book ISBNs and Status

GRANBY, MA - RELATED

Kellogg's Calendar, (softback) ISBN 9781726338592 (Available at Amazon.com only)

WALRUS RELATED

Walrus, Will You Hang With Me?, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707042 (Available)

I Lost My Tooth, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707004 (Available)

I Lost My Tooth, (softback) ISBN 9781959707011 (Available)

Guess Who's having a Birthday? (not available)

What's Wrong Walrus? V

CLEO THE CAT RELATED

All About Rainbows, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707066 (Available)

All About Rainbows, (softback) ISBN 9781959707073 (Available)

Where is Cleo?, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707103 (Available)

Where is Cleo?, (softback) ISBN 9781959707110 (Available)

UNO THE BABY CYCLOPS RELATED

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707028 (Available)

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, (softback) ISBN 9781959707035 (Available)

Uno's World, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707127 (Available)

Uno's World, (softback) ISBN 9781959707134 (Available)

I Can and So Can You, (hardback) ISBN ( Not Available)

I Can and So can You, (softback) ISBN (Not Available)

Can You Find My Mom?, (hardback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

Can you Find My Mom? (softback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

I am. (hardback) ISBN 9781959707189 (Available)

I am. (softback) ISBN 9781959707196 ( Available)

Jack and Jill and Ted and Bill, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707080 (Available) $21.99

Jack and Jill and Ted and Bill, (softback) ISBN 9781959707059 (Available) $15.99

*This book is a higher price because of the page volume being so large.

Who on Earth am I? (hardback) ISBN 9781959707165 ( Available)

Who on Earth am I? (Softback) ISBN 9781959707172 (Available)

A Mouthful, (hardback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

A Mouthful, (softback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

Saint Nick-tionary(hardback) ISBN 9781959707141 ( Available Now! Think Christmas!

Saint Nick-tionary (softback) ISBN 9781959707158 (Available Now! Think Christmas!)

Think creativity! )

I am. (hardback) ISBN (Available)

I am. (softback) ISBN (Available)

Dancing With The Rain, (hardback) ISBN

Dancing With The Rain, (softback) ISBN

Pencil Talk, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707219 (Available February 2025)

Pencil Talk, (softback) ISBN 9781959707202(Available February 2025)

Pencils Count, (hardback) ISBN (Available March 2025)

Pencils Count, (softback) ISBN (Available March 2025)

PRICING

The pricing of my books is consistent online thus far. Hardback books are $19.99 and softback books are $14.99. Shipping fees should be separate. *Shipping can be free with Amazon Prime.

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The Holiday Bazaar was a great success. Twenty five guests; friends, friends of friends, colleagues and relatives. A big thank you to sister Debbie (the cashier), Bernie (the charmer), Del (the greater and manager of sweets and things).

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I enjoyed my visit to Bowles Elementary School in Springfield, MA. The preschoolers were very excited about "Uno" the baby cyclops. They created their own baby cyclops' .Above are just 4 examples. What do you think of them? I say they sure look like Uno's cousins.

Every adult I encountered was so supportive and generous in spirit, secretaries, paraprofessionals, teachers, the custodian and the principal. A special Thank you to Ms. Mizek for coordinating the visit and to Principal Mr. McCann who provided each student with a copy of the book "Hush Little Cyclops Don't you Cry".

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COUSINS?

“I've been working on poems for various characters in this book today. It’s going well, but in order to write them, I must become the characters. Now I am confused about who I am. All said, I really am all of the characters. And that is frightening!”

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"I am."
I am soooo happy with it. Ready to order!

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