[PW] ? mammal alphabet book ID--long shot

[Hilary Caws-Elwitt]

It's actually "W is for whale that swims in the sea." Not quite as creative!

Thank you also to Marian and Jean. I knew it was a long shot, but it sounding 
familiar to someone else is helpful.
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Borg, Matthew wrote:
> I've trawled the usual suspects, and can't find any reference to the poem.  Maybe it is original?
> 
> Anyway, as an aside...
> 
> I'm trying to figure out what the line preceeding "X is for blank..." would be.
> 
> Surely, it has to be 
> 
> "W is for Wombat - they answer tough reference enquiries
> X is for [blank]--no mammals that begin with this letter you see  
> 
> Any advances?
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org [mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Hilary Caws-Elwitt
> Sent: 06 March 2007 21:10
> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: [PW] ? mammal alphabet book ID--long shot
> 
> Hi Wombats,
> 
> I'm starting here because I'm not subscribed to any kidlit lists; feel free to
> pass on if any of you are.
> 
> We do a picture book contest for kids, and naturally have to deal with
> plagiarism issues once in a while. We have an entry entitled "Mammals A to Z" by
> which seems suspiciously advanced for a 7-year-old. (The illustrations are 
> clearly original and adorable; it's the text we are worried about). Some of the 
> couplets/animals also ring a faint bell. I can't find any matching book in our 
> collection or by searching the usual places.
> 
> Below are some representative letters. Does this seem familiar to anyone else? 
> Thanks for taking a look!
> 
> A is for ape that is big and brown
> B is for bat that hangs upside down
> ...
> M is for mouse that likes to eat cheese
> N is for narwhal that lives in the seas
> ...
> Q is for quagga, no longer around
> ...
> X is for [blank]--no mammals that begin with this letter you see
> Y is for yak, of horns it has two
> Z is for zebra, and now we are through