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Aerobic Poetry: Critter Connections Collection featuring the Alpha Beta Critters

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What a read! I found myself on an emotional roller coaster as I laughed my way through Donkey Ho-tay, Mr. Oxy Moron and a French-fried thief, then found myself nodding with grim-faced apperception at Predators & Packs. It brought to mind Ogden Nash and Morris Bishop with a little Mad Magazine thrown in. Delightfully bizarre! Try it with a well-shaken martini and extra olives. I hope this author writes AP Part II; I'll be buying.

A+ for creativity. The authors off beat humor makes for a great read and a great gift idea for anyone going through a medical recovery process. Love the large print format. Kudos to the author can't wait for the next book.

Ms. Kalouria's writing not only touched my heart but my funny bone.
Wonderfully entertaining and truly calming it should be
read by everyone for a little vacation when their day seems
a little too hectic or humdrum. A fun gift to give friends and family to
lift their spirit!

By turns zany, touching and cleverly cerebral, these poems had me laughing out loud. Lot's of fun. I really enjoyed them--defintitely a stress reliever!

This author writes from the heart! She shows that any one can accomplish any thing if they don't let go of their dream.

Witty, punny, and fun: Tonia Smith-Kalouria's contemporary Aerobic Poetry proves that poetry can be both serious and fun to read. Serious? Yes, because these poems make you think - and when you do, many are laugh-out-loud gems. Fun? Yes, too, because of the "points" of the poems, that make you look at them a whole new way. "L is for Leech" deals with Osama Bin Laden in a whole new way - one of my favorites...hilarious. (Maybe true, too?) Also loved "D is for Hound Dog," mixing up Elvis, Simon Cowell, and the Idol show; "P is for Precious Orangatan" which "Passions" (soap opera) fans will recognize and agree with for sure. Kim Kaloria's illustrations reminds one of the New Yorker drawings - sparse and adding to the poems at appropriate moments. Great gift book - and get one for yourself while you're at it.

Tonia Smith-Kalouria insightfully writes about the things people find themselves focused on each day; from current events and computer glitches to the pre-Cambrian mold in their own refrigerators. My favorites in this collection would have to include her comments on relationships (Gander/Goose and Some Secrets for Unhappy Marriage)and the "rat" poems (Essay Test: Answer Two and Confessions of a Feng Shui Drop-Out). Aerobic Poetry is definitely the work of a creative woman fully engaged in the variety of life. Will watch for Aerobic Poetry II!

Not often does a poet come along that causes you to think and laugh at the same time! Tonia Smith-Kalouria's poetry does just that! I find this book to be utterly inviting with a great sense of soul! This is already on my "to get" list for Holiday shopping for my friends and family! Enjoy, McKenzie Westmore

I got this as a gift for someone who was recovering from knee surgery thinking it would give her a lift and some laughs. When I asked her how it was, she basically asked what was I thinking? I pointed her to the writeup on it and she agreed that the writeup looked like it would be ideal but it didn't live up to it's expectations. Very off the wall!