The Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) gave us a word that rhymes with purple. Sadly, children’s picture book writers probably can’t use it in their rhyming books about colors, because the word “curple” means “butt.” Here’s the stanza… Read More
According to legend, the prophet Muhammad was so fond of his cat that once when the cat fell asleep on his robe, the prophet cut away his own sleeve so as not to disturb the sleeping cat.