Have you ever wondered about those odd little things that seem to happen to you when you least expect them? You're all dressed and ready to go and your father can't find the keys to the family car. You're coloring a picture, you put the crayon down, and it's gone. Who breaks the points off pencils? Ties knots in shoelaces? Turns the water off so tight you can't turn it on? Someone or something does. Introducing the Seldom Seen Animals, a group of strange and funny critters few people have ever seen and most people have never heard of. For example, there is the One Legged Bromoloid who runs at the speed of sound. In fact, he runs so fast he is constantly running out of sock. He's the one responsible when your mom puts a pair of socks in the laundry and only gets one back. Then there's the Big Bellied Blip and her pal, the Podunk Moocher, who raid refrigerators. The Dirty Kemp wipes her messy hands on clean towels and walks on cereal. There's the Overgrown Ditto, the Iron Fisted Wonk and many more. Now for the very first time, many Seldom Seen Animals have been collected and presented in this guide. Look them over and read and learn about them. It may help explain some of those curious things that sometimes happen to you.
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Bob Frey is a former advertising copywriter and freelancer. He has published a couple of mysteries and a book of short stories entitled Catawampus Tales. Also an actor, he appeared in more than forty independent films and stage plays. Now retired, he lives in the Northwest with his wife, Susan.
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Bob was born and raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A street kid, he spent several summers on his own with his good friend, Jimmy Malloy, in beach towns in New Jersey where they worked as dishwashers and countermen, panhandled the boardwalk, and slept in the Caterpillar, an amusement park ride, in between jobs.
On graduation from high school where he played football, Bob again took off with a couple of friends, one a gigolo, and the other a pool hustler, and bummed around for a couple of years in New York City and New Jersey Beach resorts. He returned to Philadelphia and worked for a spell in a shipyard before he joined the U.S. Navy in order to avoid the draft.
In the navy, he was trained to be an electronics technician and one of his jobs was flight deck troubleshooter for a fighter squadron on the U. S. Midway. Always a rebel, he was court marshaled for direct disobedience of orders while on the Midway, busted to the rank of airman, and given fourteen days hard labor. He did get to see a lot of Europe, however, as well as Cuba and Haiti. and was honorably discharged.
After military service, hoping to become an actor, Bob was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on the G.I. Bill of Rights. He was kicked out for being a bad one, however, after his sophomore year. Nevertheless, he did fall in love while there and was married shortly after. He finished his schooling by attending classes at Columbia University in New York City during the day and loading trucks by night to support himself and his family and graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing.
Using the knowledge of electronics he had learned in the navy, Bob's first writing job was turning out technical manuals for electronic equipment. From there, he parlayed this experience to become a promotional writer for a medical company in Columbus, Ohio, and eventually a copywriter for a couple of advertising agencies in Los Angeles and received several awards for his creative work.
While in L.A., Bob returned to his first love, acting, as a side career and was good enough to appear in more than forty independent films and stage plays. His favorite roles were heavies, such as mafia hit men, eccentrics, serial killers, and other edgy characters. He originated the role of Daddy, a flippant ghost, in the stage comedy, Hazing the Monkey. Bob is now retired and lives in the great Northwest with his wife, Susan.
On graduation from high school where he played football, Bob again took off with a couple of friends, one a gigolo, and the other a pool hustler, and bummed around for a couple of years in New York City and New Jersey Beach resorts. He returned to Philadelphia and worked for a spell in a shipyard before he joined the U.S. Navy in order to avoid the draft.
In the navy, he was trained to be an electronics technician and one of his jobs was flight deck troubleshooter for a fighter squadron on the U. S. Midway. Always a rebel, he was court marshaled for direct disobedience of orders while on the Midway, busted to the rank of airman, and given fourteen days hard labor. He did get to see a lot of Europe, however, as well as Cuba and Haiti. and was honorably discharged.
After military service, hoping to become an actor, Bob was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on the G.I. Bill of Rights. He was kicked out for being a bad one, however, after his sophomore year. Nevertheless, he did fall in love while there and was married shortly after. He finished his schooling by attending classes at Columbia University in New York City during the day and loading trucks by night to support himself and his family and graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing.
Using the knowledge of electronics he had learned in the navy, Bob's first writing job was turning out technical manuals for electronic equipment. From there, he parlayed this experience to become a promotional writer for a medical company in Columbus, Ohio, and eventually a copywriter for a couple of advertising agencies in Los Angeles and received several awards for his creative work.
While in L.A., Bob returned to his first love, acting, as a side career and was good enough to appear in more than forty independent films and stage plays. His favorite roles were heavies, such as mafia hit men, eccentrics, serial killers, and other edgy characters. He originated the role of Daddy, a flippant ghost, in the stage comedy, Hazing the Monkey. Bob is now retired and lives in the great Northwest with his wife, Susan.
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Useful Guide,
This review is from: Guide To Seldom Seen Animals (Paperback)
Do mysterious things happen at your house? By mysterious I mean things like missing socks, car keys and candies. You get the picture, right? Thanks to this guide, now I know and you will too that who is responsible for them.
Next time you get a situation where someone asks, "Where did my XXX go?" you will have a definite answer to that question. I read this to my 6-year-old cousin and he was enthralled with the pictures; he ran his little hand over them like he wanted to touch and feel them. I am so glad that the animals were not scary looking. One of them looks like Baby Bop from Barney and the Friends.
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Brilliant,
By Kelly (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guide To Seldom Seen Animals (Paperback)
This short children's novel gives a creative childlike idea of the common and minor irritations in life. It gives an imaginative explanation for some of the smallest things, like a missing sock in the dryer, pages in a book sticking together, etc, by telling of these various creatures. These creatures are rarely seen though which is why very few people actually blame them. Most don't even realize they exist. Basically, Frey gives you something to blame for all of your daily irritants, yet it is something your child could easily understand and still get enjoyment out of!
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A Creative and Amusing Read for Children,
This review is from: Guide To Seldom Seen Animals (Paperback)
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This short story provides a glimpse into the mischievous affairs of fictional unseen "animals." It even gives the reader insight on multiple species and how they affect everyday life. The use of pictures allow the imagination to stretch even further and captivate you to read on. Review- I really enjoyed the light humor in this fictional story because of how one can relate certain events to my everyday life. Bob Frey's book is one that I can recommend due to the entertaining segments on animals that supposedly hide the keys that your mother can't find, make noises in the car that drive your father crazy, and steal that one sock out of the dryer. Very funny and imaginative book!
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