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Of Lamb : poems / by Matthea Harvey ; paintings by Amy Jean Porter.

by Harvey, Matthea, 1973-

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McSweeney's Books, c2011.

Lambs -- Poetry

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Short poems, with illustrations.

Lamb and Mary were alike. Unbalanced. Flat-footed. High-strung. This is their story like you've never heard it--the tale of a loopy shepherdess and a depressive farm animal. In this version of the children's nursery rhyme, Lamb and Mary fall in love. They swoon, they are smitten. Then Mary has second thoughts. Lamb is a lamb, after all, not a man. Lamb, heartbroken, turns to drinking. Lamb goes to a madhouse. Mary buries her feelings. And then somehow, Lamb pulls it together. He leaves the madhouse mature--saddened but more dignified, ready for another chance to win Mary's heart. But will Mary let Lamb back into her life?

American poetry

Porter, Amy Jean.

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