Boop Boop Dittem Dattem

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Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too
“Swim” said the mama fishie, “Swim if you can”
And they swam and they swam all over the dam
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam all over the dam

Written by Saxie Dowell

Illustration Frday ~ Adrift

adrift_penguin_RobertaBaird1Given the extreme and seemingly endless winter, Porter the Penguin decided to hop an iceberg and drift away to sunnier pastures.

Done for the Illustration Friday prompt Adrift.

Stories for Children Magazine ~ The Red Packet Collector

red packet collector_robertabaird72This is an illustration I did for the story,  The Red Packet Collector written by Edna Yap for the February issue of Stories For Children Magazine.  As you might already know, March will be the last issue for awhile. They’ll be on hiatus, but have vowed to come back in time. I certainly hope they do. They’ve provided a wonderful source for children and their parents to find quality online content to view and read.  Check out this story and many others at Stories For Children Magazine.

Illustration Friday ~ Focused

rainbird_roberta72Not wanting to be considered a common fowl, Gallus Domesticus Kelly focused his energy on becoming just like his legendary big screen idol. Determined to fly the coop, he would rehearse endlessly. When not practicing, Gallus could be found looking sky word, searching for that one gray cloud.  Then one particularly pitchy night, drops of rain began to fall.  The other chickens ran in fear… but not Gallus.

Gallus was last seen at an Oklahoma bus station. He had with him, the clothes on his back,  an umbrella, and in his hand he held a one way ticket to…. Hollywood.

Illustration Friday ~ Clumsy

musk_ox_robertabairdDarwin Divine the clumsy bovine

Thought his two step just couldn’t be finer

Let it serve as a clue to all gals that go “moo!”

Never dance with a bull that wears china!