{"product_id":"smurglets-are-everywhere-hardcover","title":"Smurglets Are Everywhere - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Birkelbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Halbower\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are Smurglets? Why, Smurglets are little creatures that make friends instantly, enjoy dressing up--and love to hide! Where do you find Smurglets? They're everywhere!\u003cbr\u003eEvery page of this fun-filled poetry book is bursting with delight for kids and adults alike. Texas Poet Laureate Alan Birkelbach tells you not only where Smurglets come from, but using captivating rhythms, goofy rhymes, and wonderfully made-up words he tells readers from ages 5 to 50 why Ogres Hate Okra, about what happens when Blob Junior Goes to Camp, and the dire consequences of losing your Galoopa! It's all wild and wacky! Delightfully illustrated by prize-winning artist Susan Halbower, kids will return again and again to read about, and marvel at, Giggleville, Komodos, and Weldon Wing (The Armpit King!), not to mention all the other creatures and crazy situations.\u003cbr\u003eHere's a goofy excerpt from the poem \"What's on the Menu\" \u003cbr\u003eThe wicked witch's house next door\u003cbr\u003ewas made of gingerbread.\u003cbr\u003eSince people don't eat sweets as much\u003cbr\u003eshe used lunch meat instead.\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens next? You'll have to read to find out!\u003cbr\u003eParents will be reminded of the fun poems they grew up with, the poems they would memorize and then recite again and again. The topics include pizza and dinosaurs and anacondas--plus, wherever you look there's a Smurglet! While the book might be targeted for 5 to 12 year-olds, everyone who is a child at heart will find something to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003eTeachers will discover this is the new book they have been searching for at story-time and for teaching about poetry. It's playful, entertaining, easy to read, and easy to memorize. Not too hard to understand, not too grown-up, and not too many pages--it's the perfect book to get kids to read (and make them giggle.)\u003cbr\u003eSmurglets are Everywhere! And soon you'll see why!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN BIRKELBACH has been writing poetry since he was twelve years old. In fact, his first poem ever was about his pet raccoon!\u003cbr\u003eSince then he has written thousands of poems, mostly about Texas, its towns, its history, and its geography. His work has appeared in journals and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eGrasslands Review, Borderlands, The Langdon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConcho River Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received a Fellowship Grant from the Writer's League of Texas, been named as one of the Distinguished Poets of Dallas, was nominated for a Wrangler Award for his contributions to Southwest Letters, and is a member of The Academy of American Poets. He has five collections of poetry: \u003ci\u003eBone Song, Weighed in the Balances, No Boundaries, New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (the first in the TCU Texas Poet Laureate Series from TCU Press), and \u003ci\u003eTranslating the Prairie: Plano, Texas in Words and Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2005 Birkelbach was named the poet laureate of Texas.\u003cbr\u003eSUSAN J. HALBOWER has a degree in art from Kenyon College, but she learned to watercolor making books for her three young nephews. From that came a line of cards and stationery, bow wow CARDS, and various design commissions ranging from t-shirts to invitations.\u003cbr\u003eShe was delighted to have the opportunity to illustrate Alan Birkelbach's vivid poems, and thanks the many smurglets who guided her in this project, and continue to surprise her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.2 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53274333544755,"sku":"9780875654157","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/drqn0OhkjF9780875654157.webp?v=1776896099","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/smurglets-are-everywhere-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}