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The ginger tub tabby, Lottie the hottie, Dizzy Lizzie the giraffe, Leon the chameleon, the chittery-chattery crab — these are just a handful of the characters that resident Robert Forbes brings to life in his children’s poems. Many of his characters are currently spread across the walls of The Society of the Four Arts children’s library as part of its …

From Watch. Connect. Read. I am thankful poet Robert L. Forbes dropped by Watch. Connect. Read. to finish my sentences. We discussed poetry, reading, writing, and picture books. I wrote the words in red, and Robert wrote the words in black. Thank you, Mr. Forbes! BEAST FRIENDS FOREVER! Animal Lovers in Rhyme is my third book of poetry, published by Overlook …

Hear here the radio interview that Jarrett J  Krosoczka of Lunch Ladies fame did with me, on his popular Sirius XM Radio show, KidsPlaceLive. @RobertLForbes is a poet and he knows it. Today on The Book Report with JJK! 5:40 ET @KidsPlaceLive SXM 78! pic.twitter.com/oppFtqhzSh — Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) November 20, 2013  

Malcom was a collector, Steve is political but Bob Forbes is the poet of the family. When Robert L. Forbes, one of Malcom Forbes’ five children, is not busy as president of Forbes Life he has another life as a poet. He is the author of of three books of rhyme featuring food- and love-themed poems which are humorously illustrated …