Cricket Poems

(images from GoodReads)

We had the great pleasure this week of a visit from our favorite librarian, Carole, who read to us some poems about crickets from wonderful collections of poetry.  They were:

Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian
After Dark: Poems About Nocturnal Animals by David L. Harrison & Stephanie Laberis
& Boom! Bellow! Bleat!: Animal Poems For Two Or More Voices by Georgia Heard & Aaron DeWitt

She mentioned in passing the classic The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden, & seemed a bit too dismissive of Jiminy Cricket, who actually sang a song on the show.  Wait.  That wasn't an actual cricket?  Oh.

Please listen to Carole's segment on this week's Self Help Radio - on the Self Help Radio website or on the KBOO website - she found out something about crickets that might blow your mind!

We thank her for coming by!