My nephew's second birthday was coming up and I wanted to do something special. Instead of just buying him a gift from Amazon, I decided to make him something instead.
Sunita Deshpande and I researched an extremely rare animal for every letter of the alphabet. And thus, "The Big, Little Book of Strange, Weird, Bizarrely 100% Real Animals (But Not Really)" was born. Sunita and I came up with the animals together, then I illustrated and designed the book while she wrote the poems.
After showing some friends, we realized there was a ton of interest in the project and put it up for sale. After our second printing, purchase reciepts total over $5,000. We are currently looking for a publisher.
You can see the whole book by clicking here.
Recognition
THE BOOK
Dedicated to Blake,
You can’t read this.
Love,
Unrelated Sunita
& Uncle Josh
Hoppity hop!
Slithery slide.
I gulp down a carrot,
But from me do I hide?
My tongue smells fresh lettuce,
First I hiss, then I scare.
I’m my own worst enemy,
But I won’t touch a hare.
Alligato
Alligato
Sharp teeth and scales,
Whiskers and fur,
You’ll find Alligato -
Where growl meets purr.
Whether snapping at yarn,
Or scratching the rug,
We calm her down,
With a belly rub.
Sharp teeth and scales,
Whiskers and fur,
You’ll find Alligato -
Where growl meets purr.
Whether snapping at yarn,
Or scratching the rug,
We calm her down,
With a belly rub.
eMoo
eMoo
I’ve got built-in Wifi,
I flash antennae too,
Allow me to introduce myself,
Moo! The name’s eMoo.
I’m quite unlike the other cows,
In fields I illuminate,
If you couldn’t milk my radio waves,
We’d never communicate.
I’ve got built-in Wifi,
I flash antennae too,
Allow me to introduce myself,
Moo! The name’s eMoo.
I’m quite unlike the other cows,
In fields I illuminate,
If you couldn’t milk my radio waves,
We’d never communicate.
Kiltwala
Kiltwala
Aye! I knew ‘em well!
The clan from Down Under,
I’m their Scot-relative: Kiltwala,
On the Highlands I wander!
Chewing eucalyptus haggis,
Jigging-to-didgeridoo,
May nothing meant for ye,
ever go past you.
Aye! I knew ‘em well!
The clan from Down Under,
I’m their Scot-relative: Kiltwala,
On the Highlands I wander!
Chewing eucalyptus haggis,
Jigging-to-didgeridoo,
May nothing meant for ye,
ever go past you.
Trucan
Trucan
Omission, bluffs, and denial,
Dishonesty & fabrication,
Bright plumage molts from even white lies,
Feathers fall from exaggeration.
In a Latin tongue I squawk the truth,
We know where this lesson ends.
Most folks are Adversus Veritatem,
The ones that stay are friends.
Omission, bluffs, and denial,
Dishonesty & fabrication,
Bright plumage molts from even white lies,
Feathers fall from exaggeration.
In a Latin tongue I squawk the truth,
We know where this lesson ends.
Most folks are Adversus Veritatem,
The ones that stay are friends.
Wheezel
Wheezel
Ten steps feel like a thousand,
Hurdles, relays... I take a while.
My heavy dander makes me wheeze,
Don’t even think about the mile.
My inhaler’s so embarrassing,
Used it all through 100-meter.
And because I’m part weasel,
Coach thinks that I’m just a cheater.
Ten steps feel like a thousand,
Hurdles, relays... I take a while.
My heavy dander makes me wheeze,
Don’t even think about the mile.
My inhaler’s so embarrassing,
Used it all through 100-meter.
And because I’m part weasel,
Coach thinks that I’m just a cheater.
CREDITS
Art // Josh D. Weiss (Me)
Copy // Sunita Deshpande
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