Animal Crackers Author:Leonard R. N. Ashley Animal Crackers: An Alphabestiary in Light Verse contains over 200 short poems focused on the animal kingdom around us. Filled with humor and delight to please any reader. To The Reader A book like this is rather like a box of bonbons. Dip in and try a few, but do not try to digest the whole all at once. That might upset your stomach. S... more »elect a few and savor. Taste soft centers; never just push the bottoms in and put them back. Some are hard centers. Linger on them. And, of course, even if this is light verse it is poetry, meant to be read aloud and guided by the line arrangements. Do not read on public transport where if you laugh loudly or even smile broadly people think you must be crazy. Amusement is not crazy; laughter is good medicine.« less