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There's a Hole in Your Sky

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These are limericks that you can tell to anyone, not bawdy ones in the grand old tradition of describing the undoing of the nobleman's wife or the farmer's daughter in five jingly lines. These limericks are clean. They are refreshingly imaginative. A whimsical drawing, deftly capturing meaning and mood, accompanies each limerick on the page opposite. Bob Scher, the poet, and Peter Szasz, the artist, have achieved a seamless partnership.

Browser books, the publisher, has produced an eye-catching little volume, a compelling dream enchancing addition for the bedside table. Sketched on the back cover, we see a hand reaching down holding a small piece of paper in front of a solitary mouse. The mouse looks up thoughtfully and reads

A mouse is better than mice;
A populous pantry's not nice;
For a blend of minuteness,
Astuteness and cuteness,
A single one
will suffice

Try the fast page flipping read. The limericks will roll right along, each reaching to the edge of the next. Rhythm and rhyme will soothe your mind while the kaleidoscopic dash through the fun filled gallery of drawings will clear your day away. Turn off the light, settle down, and go happily to sleep.

Try the slower reflective approach. Take your time with each pair of limericks and drawings. Let the whimsy, the gentle meanings, the subtle truths, take hold of your imagination. Turn off the light, settle down, and imagine your way into your dreams.