Shabalaba Zoo Diaries

By Fred Karpala

Shabalaba Zoo Diaries is a children’s poetry book filled with whimsical rhymes and delightful illustrations. Each poem relates the antics of some creature that may or may not be found in a zoo and can stand alone or come together in this wonderful menagerie. The creatures can be found jumping, running, climbing, dancing, singing, painting and getting into a variety mischief and having lots of fun. The poems are easy to read for those who can and fun to listen to for those who aren’t old enough to read for themselves. The illustrations complement the words beautifully and bring the verses to life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fred Karpala
• Release date: Jun 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9780991919512

Fred Karpala

Fred has been writing children’s poetry for many years. He first started writing poems for his nieces and nephews and then when his own children miraculously arrived he wrote for them as well. He doesn’t write all the time. He writes when the mood hits him. As he says he loves to play with words, and play he does. That’s why the Poetry Playground is the perfect place for his poems. He hopes that you enjoy them too.

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Shabalaba ZOO Diaries

Fred Karpala & Sanela Dizdar

Copyright © 2013, by Fred Karpala. All rights reserved.

Smashwords Edition

www.poetryplayground.ca

Published by Poetry Playground Publishing Kitchener, Canada

Print version ISBN: 978-0-9919328-0-1

ePub version ISBN: 978-0-9919195-1-2

Designed by Sanela Dizdar

Printed in Canada by M&T Print

This book is dedicated to my daughter Kelly, my sons Jeffrey and Brian and to my nieces and nephews who started it all a long time ago. Shabalaba Zoo is a nonsensical place where children and animals can find each other and get together to play and have fun. – F.K.

Illustrations are dedicated to all of you little