Town and Country Animals: Good-Natured Limericks

Animals are always in and out of trouble in John F. Malone’s books of humorous poems. His newest book "Town and Country Animals: Good-Natured Limericks" is no exception. Once again the author’s creatures and critters are the center of mishap.

The setting for "Town and Country Animals" extends from the city to the country to the seashore. It’s where the animals live, work and play. It's also where people routinely get in their way. John F. Malone's latest book tells 40 uniquely funny stories about animals, insects, birds and more all through the medium of short funny poems. Each one is a good-natured limerick. “Annie’s Tern” describes the remarkable adventure of a wave-tempting Jones Beach bird. “Spark” is an at-the-ready lightening bug who can be helpful to a fault. “Duck’s Food Truck” tells of haute cuisine found in the country, not in a city restaurant.

The stories presented in "Town and Country Animals" have been conjured by John F. Malone who well knows all of the settings inhabited by his animals. The author grew up in New York, loaded with street pigeons, and now also makes his home on Nantucket, sharing space with seagulls, lobsters and an occasional shark.

John F. Malone is an animal lover. He grew up living with dogs, cats, turtles, parakeets, fish, rabbits and whatever else followed him home on the subway from school. His first animal book “A Zoo of Sorts” takes place just where you would expect, at the zoo. The author has traveled the world visiting zoos of all sorts. In “A Zoo of Sorts” his first book of humorous poems the author takes his readers into the homes and realms of funny animals. They are from as far away as Sydney Australia’s Taronga Zoo to New York's Central Park and Bronx Zoo.

Just as if someone unlocked all the cages in "A Zoo of Sorts", it would appear the animals and their friends followed the author to new but familiar territory in his newest book of funny poems "Town and Country Animals".