Peter and the Whimper-Whineys
Description
<span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri, 'sans-serif';font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Peter and the Whimper-Whineys is about a small rabbit who whines all the time. His mother cautions him that if he keeps on whining and crying, he’ll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. One night Peter hops into the dark forest.<span> </span>He meets some Whimper-Whineymen and discovers that not only do the Whimper-Whineys whine all the time, but they are very ill-mannered and rude. He discovers that everything is sour in Whimper-Whineyland and decides his mother was right! If only he can get back home… a recent critique, “Though there are other books out there for children about whining, I cannot imagine any parent or guardian not wanting to read this book to their child!... <span> </span>Parents everywhere applaud you!” </span></span>
Story Behind The Book
Poetic dialogue with the celebrated Persian poet/astronomer/tent maker….. OMAR KHAYYAM
Rejoinder to each of the 101 quatrain (Tetrastich)…in the same poetic meter….aaba
Based on English translation of the Rubaiyat…..
Note: Puritans/purists can rest their case….as this is a book on positive thinking….not a commentary on Omar Khayyam!!!
Introduction and sample dialogue….
This is a dialogue with a forgotten friend
Who probably lost his way…on a certain bend
Of life’s road…and to wine he turned
I wish… he saw a beginning ….in every end
For life’s road goes up and down
It’s true….for both rags and crown
But the road isn’t just full of holes…
There’s great beauty too….why drink and drown?
