Sidewalk Chalk Doesn't Wash Off

By Donna Cowden

Learn what “sidewalk chalk doesn’t wash off,” and just what it was that made “Paw Paw’s truck” so special. Take a journey through the world from a child’s point of view. Catch stars, become a Wee Picasso, and eat a monster meal with your new pet alligator. Entertain children with the “Eight Parts of Speech” in “Word Jambalaya” or give them a lesson in idioms and clichés with “What Sayings are Really Saying.” Most of all, enjoy this fun and educational collection of poetry from new author and illustrator, Donna Cowden.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donna Cowden
• Release date: Jul 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301266128

Donna Cowden

Hi, I’m Donna Cowden author and illustrator!I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where the food is perfectly spicy and the weather is beautifully warm (although quite HOT in the summer months). In bloom, the crepe myrtles are awesomely beautiful and the live oaks full of Spanish moss are exquisite. I’m not sure what exactly to say about the alligators except they live here too! Everyone has something – it’s bears further north.I’m less than one hour from New Orleans (NOLA as it is known here), which is a fantastic, fun city to visit. Not just because of Mardi Gras, either, in fact I’ve never been to Mardi Gras — that’s just not for me! I do enjoy Jackson Square, The House of Blues, watching live street performers, the French Outdoor Market, getting around the city via old time streetcars, the antique shops, cruises on the Steamboat Natchez, and of course enjoying the culinary treats — jambalaya, gumbo, beignets, crawfish...yum...and so much more! If you ever visit with children, here is a link to a great site to help you plan your getaway...New Orleans Kids.I grew up in the rural countryside in the north and have fond memories of ice skating, sledding, swimming (I was on the swim team), riding horses (I had a pony named “Mom”), riding bikes to the general store for penny candy and other treats, ransacking the mulberry tree when it was in bloom, games of Hide-N-Seek at dusk, and so much more!I recently began writing and illustrating children’s books — a career change for me. I LOVE the work. I wish I had chosen this path years ago.

Book preview

Sidewalk Chalk Doesn’t Wash Off

Poems and Illustrations by

Donna Cowden

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Copyright 2013 Donna Cowden

ISBN 9781301266128

Smashwords Edition

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For the Hopeful, the Forgetful, the Fanciful, the Boastful.

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List of Poems

Catching Stars

Bangles and Beads

Wee Picasso

Sidewalk Chalk Doesn’t Wash Off

I’m Gonna Catch an Alligator

Paw Paw’s Truck

When I Learn How to Fly

Don’t Go Shopping for a Guacamole

Dressing like Mama Isn’t Easy to Do

Last Day of School

Boat Adventures

Being Forgetful is Fretful

Word Jambalaya (And the Eight Parts of Speech)

Stand Up to Bullies

He Caught a Case of the Me’s

I’m So Excited

Crazy, Windy Day

What Sayings are Really Saying

Grandma’s Jewelry Box

The End is Near