Marlene Klotz

Animal Quackers Marlene Klotz

Publisher Marketing: Animal Quackers reaches into the heart of a child's imagination. Its author, Marlene Klotz, believes that most young children are so innocent that the world of make-believe is quite real to them. Her collection of humorous poems makes that possible, because each poem tells a story about an animal caught up in one unlikely situation after another. In one poem, for example, a chicken comes down with a head cold when the rain leaks in the barn. At a tender age, little children see these feathered Birds in a totally different perspective than adults. All of which adds to the charm of the loveable characters in the book. The poems in Animal Quackers have more substance than pure enjoyment. They are a wonderful beginning for getting poetry into the lives of children. All the poems contain the three most important ingredients to hold a child's interest: rhythm, rhyme, and repletion. Children also delight in word play, which is fully evident in the playful words sprinkled in the poetry. Today's early reader is tomorrow's avid lover of poetry. It can start with a book like Animal Quackers. If the child is so young that a parent must read the poem aloud, the rhymes are no less musical to a child's ear. It has been said that adults remember nursery rhymes they heard as a child, long after they have grown into adults with families of their own. Where little ones are concerned who are starting to read on their own, this kid-friendly book provides both laughter and a gentle learning experience. According to Ms. Klotz, she wrote Animal Quackers with the express desire to make children happy!