What Are Uncles For?
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1984
- Category
- General, Marriage & Family, Humorous Stories
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920080764
- Publish Date
- Jan 1984
- List Price
- $5.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 5
- Grade: p to k
Description
Through Michael's eyes he could see the familiar world reflected as a fantastic, often hilariously distorted place, and fortunately he had the time and sensitivity to capture the magic of these childhood perceptions in a heartwarming series of poems. Illustrated in kindred spirit by two small boys, What Are Uncles For? will prove equally entertaining for uncles, aunts, parents - and children.
About the authors
John Lane has published poetry and fiction in Antigonish Review, Germination, The Malahat Review, Prism International, Queen's Quarterly, Rubicon and Waves.
Silas White co-authored his first book Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League in 1993. He lives on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
Excerpt: What Are Uncles For? (by (author) John Lane; illustrated by Jeremy Twigg & Silas White)
THEY'LL GET YOU EVERY TIME
You know, Uncle Johnny, he said to me one day up the trail, you better be pretty careful.
Why?
Because we learned about Black Weirdos in play school today.
Black What?
Black Weirdo spiders. And if they bite you, you'll die!
Well, they won't bother us, I say.
You are wrong, Uncle Johnny, he says. They live in the trees and we have to hunt them.
Oh, I say, and then, What do we do when we find them?
Run!
You're right.
I know, he says.
