Thanks to Mary Lee at A Year of Reading for hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today. If you’d like to know more about Poetry Friday, click HERE for an explanation by Renee LaTulippe.
Hello Friends! Just In case you haven’t visited before, let me tell you a little about A Great Nephew and A Great Aunt. My great nephew, Landon (now an eighth-grader) and I (his great aunt) collaborate. I write a poem which he illustrates. We started this collaboration in the fall of 2014 and had so much fun with it that we decided to invite others along. Landon and I will continue to have a new episode on one Friday of each month. The other Fridays are filling up quickly with guests sharing poetry and art in beautiful collaborations. I have created a page on my website to view all the episodes of A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt. Click HERE to visit the page and enjoy past episodes.
Today it’s my pleasure to share a creative collaboration from . . .
Tammi Sauer and Her Niece, Adalie
From Tammi: For this collaboration, I wanted Adalie to draw a picture to inspire my poem rather than the other way around. Seeing Adalie’s fun and festive picture of Bolt filled me with the Christmas spirit. Fa-la-la-la-la-!
Adalie’s Art
In case you were wondering, Bolt is a real tortoise. See?
Tammi’s Poem
Many thanks to Adalie and Tammi for sharing their talents with us today. What a merry and bright way to start December!
Meet Adalie: Adalie is eight and a half years old and is a full time third grader. She lives in Kansas with her dad, mom, little brother, two dogs, and, of course, Bolt.
Meet Tammi: Tammi Sauer is a full time children’s book author who presents at schools and conferences across the nation. In addition to winning awards, Tammi’s books have gone on to do great things. CHICKEN DANCE has been made into a musical and is currently on a national tour, NUGGET & FANG was a featured book at the 2015 Scholastic Book Fair, and YOUR ALIEN, an NPR Best Book of the Year, was recently released in Italian, Spanish, Korean, and French which makes her feel extra fancy. Tammi’s latest books are CARING FOR YOUR LION and TRUCK, TRUCK, GOOSE!
Website: tammisauer.com
Twitter: @SauerTammi
Blog: picturebookbuilders.com
Penny Parker Klostermann 
Nicely done ladies!
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Thanks for coming by Lauri 😀
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This is a super adorable post. Such talent and beauty in one family! Love the turtle, the season and the cacti.
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Thanks for coming by Brenda 😀 Glad you enjoyed this collaboration!
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I’m coming in late, but couldn’t miss this post–I like Tami’s writing! The poem is delightful as is the drawing by her niece Adalie. Happy Holidays to all, and especially to Bolt, thanks!
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Thanks for dropping by, Michelle. I love visitors any time! I love Tammi’s writing and look forward to reading each new story of hers that hits the shelves. I loved having her as part of the series.
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So. Much. Fun!!
(Love the name of the tortoise!)
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Bolt is a great name! It would be fun to hear the story behind such an unusual name. Thanks for coming by, Mary Lee 😀
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Well, you don’t see a Christmas/tortoise poem every day! Very cute poem and illustration. Thanks.
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True, Rosi. A tortoise in a Christmas poem is unique. Just goes to show what a great imagination Adalie has 😀
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Catching up and what a delight to see this southwest Christmas joy. I love that the turtle Bolt plays a starring role.
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This collaboration is delightful. I love Bolt’s role, too. He really does bring a holly-jolly style 😀
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Bolt is quite a character in both picture and poem. I think he should star in his own book!
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Oh, good idea, Kay! Bolt is definitely the star today thanks to Adalie and Tammi 😀
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Bolt, you are a handsome devil – in the artwork and in real life! We used to have a pet turtle. His name was LeaveTheTurtleAlone. Weird, right? He never wore a Santa hat. I wonder why….
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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LeaveTheTurtleAlone is a great name for a turtle who is owned by a dog…right, Cupcake? By the way, do you have a Santa hat?
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Santa hat, Santa hat with antlers, plain antlers, antlers with lights, elf hat…. I don’t think Mom missed any of the products… I’m doomed.
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Oh, I love the combo of poem and illustration. Now I have a reptilian smile. 😀
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So glad that Tammi and Adalie put a reptilian smile on your face, Jilanne! Thanks for stopping by to check out their collaboration 😀
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It’s easy to love a poem and pic about such a distinguished tortoise! Thank you Adalie and Tami!
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Adalie has a bright future as an illustrator–I can see it in Bolt’s eyes! Love the way the illustration inspired Tammi’s bolt-sized poem.
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Adalie’s art is very inspiring. I love his bright eyes, too. They are very expressive and make him look like a very happy tortoise. Thanks for coming by, Buffy 😀
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I think you have found a future book illustrator, Tami! Happy to meet Bolt in such a creative, cooperating-artists, way.
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Very cute poem & illustrations. I remember cacti decorated like that–we used to live in AZ.
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I thought the cacti was a nice touch! And Adalie made it so festive! Thanks for coming by , Tina 😀
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Oh, that is priceless. Love turtles! The art and poetry have pizazz and punch!
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I love your description, Sherri…pizazz and punch is perfect! Thanks for coming by 😀
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Adalie and I enjoyed being a part of this! Maybe one day she’ll be illustrating my books. 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. Collaborating is great fun 😀
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