Mary Melissa Miranda McGurk

Whimsy & Woe

Mary Melissa Miranda McGurk
Mary Melissa Miranda McGurk
Was uncommonly fond of homework.
Nothing whatever could bring her more glee
Than mapping out battles from French history.
After each spelling test, she’d ask, “When’s the next?”
Before jumping into some dusty old text.
And the easiest way to incur Mary’s wrath?
Just switch on TV while she worked at her math.
Soon Mary noticed that to study and figure
Only made her head grow thicker and bigger...
https://youtu.be/RNT6h32uRAU?si=uFgTohndpIxdRYZI
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Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe is quite possibly the most dangerous book of poetry ever written. Do you dare? It’s so good it will make you sneeze. 🤧
What becomes of a girl who absolutely detests the color green? What about a king who joins a punk band? And the little boy who calls up God on the telephone? Winner of the prestigious Baldersquash Medal, which honors the very best in highfalutin nonsense. 🏆
Tim DeRoche and Daniel González, author and illustrator of the best-selling Ballad of Huck & Miguel, return with a book of verse that will delight anyone who loves Lemony Snicket or Shel Silverstein.
⭐REVIEW from Kirkus: "Joyous poems. A rare work of pure, unbridled fun."
⭐REVIEW from the American Library Association: "Incredibly funny, periodically poignant, and wonderfully unafraid to challenge readers."
timderoche.com
baldersquash.com
Tim wrote about children's poetry for Literary Hub.
Watch our book trailer on YouTube.
Buy it on Amazon.

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