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"Pollywoguen Creations"

Robert Carr

53 Springfield Road

Belchertown, Massachusetts, 01007

 

pollywoguencreations@gmail.com

wildmancarr@yahoo.com

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Website: robertcarrpollywoguencreations.com

Instagram: Pollywoguen Creations

 

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The Pollywoguen Post

Parents, Guardians, Artists, Authors, Family Members, and Friends 

Predictable Text

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There are many types of picture books for children with various objectives.  Books with predictable text use repetition in one or many ways. The purpose is to allow young readers to achieve reading a book independently. Repetition of words, word placement, and sentences are characteristic of this type of book.  Concepts such as inflection, punctuation, and the mechanics of reading a book from left to right (top to bottom) are predictable and learned. 

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Bookplates

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I would be happy to make a customized bookplate for you with my signature on it.

If you are interested, please send to me the following information to the address above.

  • Self addressed stamped envelope

  • For what book title?

  • Who is the bookplate for; name, age? (write clearly)

  • Any special message?

  • If a gift, who is it from? What is your relationship? 

I will make as many as you need, as soon as I can, as long as the postage can handle the delivery. :)

Special requests are welcomed. Thank you for your patronage.  

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THANK

YOU!

                                 BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviews are so important to self-published authors. If you have purchased one of my books, I would be so grateful for your review. Example: If you purchased it on Amazon, there, you can give a review. I would also love to receive your thoughts at pollywoguencreations@gmail.com. Thank you so very much for this!

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Hello All,

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My imaginary friends and I would like to thank you for purchasing our books; Walrus, Will You Hang With Me, I Lost My Tooth,  All About Rainbows, Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, Where is Cleo?, Saint Nick-tionary, I am.  Uno's World , Ceo the Cat, I have a Dream and Kellogg's Calendar. We are very grateful to you. Your patronage helps us to keep our creative motors roaring, giving breath to multiple ideas - old and new. 

 

I'm so thrilled that so many people like you are loving my picture books. I would also like to thank those of you whom posted my picture book posts. This really helps to build followers. How generous of you.

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All About Rainbows is being produced in hardback now. This will be my first non-fiction book for children. Aunt Ruth (Age 94) Tells me it is the very best thus far! As non-fiction books go for children, I do believe it has a special flare. 

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry is out in both hardback and softback formats. I know you will love this one! ​

I am. is a funny but healthy book that models the practice of positive self talk and affirmations. A great book for every child.

 

Thanks again,

Robert Carr

pollywoguencreations@gmail.com

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Can You See the Rainbow?

Today was a remarkable day for me in so many ways.  As an author and illustrator of children’s picture books, I arrived at Rebecca Johnson Elementary School in Springfield, MA to do a reading from the book “All About Rainbows” and a related art activity. In the non-fiction book there is a black cat named Cleo. He is the narrator. Cleo brought the students into some rainbow math, some science, some art, and some history.

In the book, a sampling of non-controversial symbolic meanings of the rainbow from around the globe are illuminated through simple illustrations. For example; the rainbow in Siberia is a guide to the Sun Spirit, In Australia a rainbow serpent is symbolic of life, in Ireland the rainbow is a path to a pot of gold and good luck, in Greece the Goddess Isis appears as a rainbow, in Egypt Nut the Goddess of the sky embraces the rainbow, and in North America the Cherokee people represent their Sun God with clothes that have a rainbow hem. These are just a few global examples of the rainbow over time.

Children and adults marvel over the wonder of the rainbow. It is a global and universal experience. Perhaps an experience as old as the earth itself, well maybe as old as dinosaurs. Hmmm,  they did have eyes. That being said, the rainbow has taken on so many different meanings. During the recent pandemic it was used as a sign of gratitude toward health workers and others. When our pets die, it is said thy are on their way crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. Other meanings attributed to the rainbow are equality, equity, hope, promise, good luck, new beginnings, communication, peace, eternal life, afterlife and love. The rainbow has also been the symbol of the LGBTQIA community and advocates. 

The students from grades 3, 4 and 5 at the reading are refugees from Venezuela, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Uganda, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Somalia, Syria, and Ecuador. They are being guided by some very qualified, loving innovative teachers and paras under the direction of a well-loved principal. Shoulder to shoulder they sit each day. Children. Earth’s children under one sun. Their classroom is a united nation not only of nations but of survivors with open eyes. Grateful survivors and eager for life and learning. Beautiful children.

 

Can you see the rainbows here? Can you feel the hope? Can you feel the promise? Can you see the potential of their juxtaposition to one another? Can you see their potential as leaders one day? Peace, communication, equity, new beginnings and unity. We cannot touch a rainbow, but we can be touched by the multiple rainbows glowing from Rebecca Johnson Elementary School.

 

The children were excited to elaborate on using the rainbow to redesign Cleo’s wardrobe, add to his family and his identity, to practice the colors of the rainbow and more. A cat king with crown on roller-blades, a Christmas sweater, a bowtie, socks, boots, soccer ball, traditional shawl, and even rainbow fish buttons. I didn’t even know Cleo could skate and that he liked to eat fish and I invented him. Imagine that.

In conclusion, remember there are rainbows everywhere and you can be a part of making one or many.                                                                                                                                                                                                      November 2023 By Robert Carr                                         

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HOW TO ORDER MY PICTURE BOOKS

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My picture books are available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Walmart and sometimes Target. You can do this in one of four ways. In the search box, you can type in the title, the title and by Robert Carr, or type in the ISBN (number), or type in Pollywoguen Creations  

Your local bookstore can also order the book for you. Having the ISBN is helpful but not necessary. Keep in mind that hardback books have a different ISBN than their twin softback books.

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Book ISBNs and Their Status

GRANBY, MA - RELATED

Kellogg's Calendar, (softback) ISBN 9781726338592 (Available at Amazon.com only) 

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WALRUS RELATED 

Walrus, Will You Hang With Me?, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707042 (Available) 

I Lost My Tooth, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707004 (Available) 

I Lost My Tooth, (softback) ISBN 9781959707011 (Available) 

Guess Who's  having a Birthday? (not available)

What's Wrong Walrus? (not available)

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CLEO THE CAT RELATED

All About Rainbows, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707066 (Available)

All About Rainbows, (softback) ISBN 9781959707073 (Available)

Where is Cleo?, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707103 (Available)

Where is Cleo?, (softback) ISBN 9781959707110 (Available)

Cleo the Cat, I Have a Dream (hardback) ISBN 978 1959707 27 1 (Available)

Cleo the Cat, I Have a Dream (softback) ISBN 978 1 959707 28 8(Available) 

Cleo the Cat (hardback) ISBN           (Not available)

​​Cleo the Cat (softback) ISBN             (Not available)

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​​​UNO THE BABY CYCLOPS RELATED

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707028 (Available)

Hush Little Cyclops Don't You Cry, (softback) ISBN 9781959707035 (Available)

Uno's World, (hardback) ISBN  9781959707127 (Available)

Uno's World, (softback) ISBN 9781959707134 (Available) 

Can You Find My Mom?, (hardback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

Can you Find My Mom? (softback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

I am. (hardback) ISBN 9781959707189 (Available)

I am. (softback) ISBN 9781959707196 ( Available) ​

I Can and So Can YOU (hardback)  ISBN 978 1959707 29 5(Not Available) May?

I Can and So Can YOU(softback)  ISBN 978 1959707 30 1 (Not Available) May?

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OTHER STAND -ALONE PICTURE BOOKS

Jack and Jill and Ted and Bill, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707080 (Available) 

Jack and Jill and Ted and Bill, (softback) ISBN 9781959707059  (Available) 

Who on Earth am I? (hardback) ISBN 9781959707165 ( Available)

Who on Earth am I? (softback) ISBN 9781959707172 (Available)

A Mouthful, (hardback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

A Mouthful, (softback) ISBN (Presently Not Available)

Saint Nick-tionary(hardback) ISBN 9781959707141  ( Available Now! Think Christmas!) 

Saint Nick-tionary (softback)  ISBN 9781959707158 (Available Now! Think Christmas!)

Think creativity! )

​Dancing With The Rain, (hardback) ISBN 978 1 959707 24 0 (Available)

Dancing With The Rain, (softback) ISBN 978 1 959707 23 3 (Available)

One Smart Cookie, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707318  (Available)

One Smart Cookie, (softback)  ISBN 97819597073225  (Available)

 

PENCIL THEMED PICTURE BOOKS

Pencil Talk, (hardback) ISBN 9781959707219 (Available)

Pencil Talk, (softback) ISBN 9781959707202(Available)

Pencils Count, (hardback) ISBN 97788 1 959707 25 7 (Available)

Pencils Count, (softback) ISBN   977 1 959707 26 4 (Available)

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I have begun to frame many of my original illustrations from my picture books and hope to have a show soon.

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I enjoyed my visit to Bowles Elementary School in Springfield, MA. The preschoolers were very excited about "Uno" the baby cyclops. They created their own baby cyclops' .Above are just 4 examples. What do you think of them? I say they sure look like Uno's cousins. 

Every adult I encountered was so supportive and generous in spirit, secretaries, paraprofessionals, teachers, the custodian and  the principal. A special Thank you to Ms. Mizek for coordinating the visit and to Principal Mr. McCann who provided each student with a copy of the book "Hush Little Cyclops Don't you Cry". 

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COUSINS?

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Quotes from Robert Carr 

“I've been working on poems for various characters in this book today. It’s going well, but in order to write them, I must become the characters. Now I am confused about who I am.  All said, I really am all of the characters. And that is frighteningly delicious!”

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“There is one thing I delight in about aging. I can integrate all that I was, all that I am with all that I want to be. Now, that is one big palette of color to work with"

“Tears and toil moisten the soil for dream seeds cast". 

“Children have a brevity in there speech that is profoundly brilliant"

"We as Americans love to add and add more. Subtraction is difficult for us but, not when it comes to eating a cookie"

“After 9-11, a 5 year old boy posted a note on a memorial wall in NYC, "If we all hold hands we cannot fight". His quote has made a difference in how I operate and I am forever changed"

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