You Stole My Name

By Denni s M c Gregor

Kangaroo Rat

You stole my name but I don’t mind,

after all we’re two of a kind.

I like to jump and you do too.

They say I even look like you!

Chicken Hawk

I always run I do not walk

when I see a chicken hawk.

Every day I play this game with the one who stole my name.

ParrotFish

Rainbow feathers in the sky make me wish that I could fly. But water’s just like air to me so I fly beneath the sea.

CowBird

Can you tell me why or how I was named for a cow? Fashion choices I prefer feature feathers over fur.

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhino says, “Beetle, you’re a mini me.”

Beetle says, “Rhino buddy, I agree!

I like your name, it suits me fine.

From now on I’ll make it mine.”

Elephant Seal

Goodbye circus, goodbye zoo, I’m off to see the ocean blue. A creature there who’s named for me has a nose I’d like to see!

Tiger Shrimp

Being tiny is a blast.

I swim backwards to go fast! Quicker than you’d ever think, looky there, I made you blink!

Have you ever wondered why the bull trout shares its name with the bull, or how the spider monkey got its name? You Stole My Name takes you and your child on a colorful journey through some of the animal kingdom’s most interesting creatures and their namesakes.

The 16 pairs of hand-painted creatures in this beautiful picture book include:

• Cat & Catfish

• Tiger & Tiger Shrimp

• Cow & Cowbird

• Bull & Bull Trout

• Dog & Dogfish

• And many more!