
Thanks to Diane at Random Noodling 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 . . .
Fake-Aunt Janee Trasler and Her Fake-Nephew Miles
From Janee: Miles is the son of my friend (and super children’s librarian) Leigh. Miles is four years old. He calls me Andy Janee, which is his adorable version of Auntie Janee. My poem was inspired by a piece of art that Miles created at school.
Miles’s Art
Andy Janee’s Poem
The Collaborators
Miles Creating More Art
Miles reading…er…shaking one of Andy Janee’s books.
Many thanks to Miles and Andy Janee for sharing their talents with us today. They are a delightful pair!
Meet Janee: Janee is a children’s book author and illustrator. Her recent most books include the CHICKIES board book series from Harper Collins and two MIMI AND BEAR picture books from FSG. Janee is also a puppeteer and a singer in a trio. She lives in Grapevine, Texas with her imported husband, her domestic puppies, and her squeaky little guinea pig Nibbles. In addition to every coffee shop in town, Janee works at The Birdhouse, her studio in Covington, Texas, where once a month, you can also find her and her friends singing and playing music.
Website: http://www.trasler.com
Birdhouse: http://thebirdhouse-covingtontx.blogspot.com/
What fun for both the art and poem! Maybe both Red and Orange will become brave enough to explore and wise enough to stay safe.
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I bet they will have a friendship that helps them do both. Thanks for coming by, Kay 😀
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What a cute poem! The picture is great too. Hard to believe a four-year-old did that. So cute. Thanks for this post.
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Thanks for coming by Rosi 😀
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There are deep imaginings in the art of four year olds, and the picture created, the poem/story written show that wonderfully. Thanks Andy Janee and Miles, and Penny for having these guests!
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I think there are deep imaginings in almost every thing a four year old does, don’t you? Thanks for coming by Linda 😀
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What an adorable little boy with his chosen auntie. Relatives you choose are the ones who make the world the brightest. I love the fish and the clever rhymes. I love the name of Grapevine, Texas. It sounds like a place for storytelling.
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Glad you enjoyed the collaboration. Thanks for coming by, Brenda 😀
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My pleasure. Happy Holidays!
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Best fake aunt and fake nephew collaboration ever!
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Yes! Nothing fake about their connection! Right? Thanks for coming by, Jama 😀
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Woot. Love those friendly fishes! Friends always help each other! Plus once Mom shared her tuna sandwich with me. Wait. What?
Love and licks and yum,
Cupcake
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I see your little dog brain connecting some dots there, Cupcake! Glad you enjoyed the friendly fishes…just don’t think about the sandwich 😉
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Probably the best poem of the series to go with a really cool drawing. Larry D
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Glad you enjoyed it, Larry! Thanks for coming, by!
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Love the whole thing, but especially the photo of the intently working artist! (By the way, Grapevine is a great name for a town!)
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I love that photo too, Diane! Thanks for coming by and thanks for hosting the Roundup today!
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Thanks for letting us play, Penny!
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You’re very welcome. It was a pleasure to have you 😀
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Completely adorable, Andy Janie:)
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Thanks for coming by to enjoy this collaboration, B.J. It certainly is adorable 😀
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