My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
My mother read this
To us when we were all kids.
I’ll never forget.
Bonus haiku!
Memorable scene:
The scorpion mother writhes,
Covered in babies.
(EEP!)
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(Participate in National Poetry Month! Add your own haiku in the comments, and I’ll post my favorite reader contributions in May!)
Tags: Poetry
April 24, 2012 at 5:16 pm |
Unending summers
Of perfect island childhood:
Cutting true pictures.
April 25, 2012 at 2:53 am |
We read Durell’s books
Out loud on our camping trips
When I was little
April 25, 2012 at 3:40 am |
I’m not a haiku-ist (haiku-er?) but MFaOA is one of my all-time favorite books ever.
April 25, 2012 at 9:45 pm |
I’m totally thrilled you guys know this one! I thought I might be the only one out there!