Meet Sir Silly
and Enter a World Where
Words Play
The world
is filled with so much that is serious and grim. We all need to put that aside
once in a while. Well, meet Sir Silly. He thinks in rhyme and
always lets his imagination dance freely. It seems to have never left him since
he was a little boy.
He plays
with words and the pictures that they can create. Some play with paint, chalk,
or pencils; others are actors and play with characters and their voices. Then
there are those who give us music, who play with tunes and words together.
David
Dayan Fisher's newest book, Sir Silly: The World
Where Words Play is all about making fun out of
having fun--and sometimes being funny while doing so. The cover, and the 37 fun
line illustrations that accompany each poem, were created by award-wining
artist Patricia Krebs.
Please
enjoy the silly side of a man soaked in silly.
About the Author
David Dayan Fisher is a modern day renaissance man. He moved from London in 2001 to live in Los Angeles as an actor and has since had a great career in movies and TV. He has also written five books, (three of which are for children), and had two art shows, selling over 50 paintings of his abstract art.
He has
shared the screen, big and small, with many great names in major movies and hit
TV shows. From National Treasure to the latest Batman
movie, the TV series 24, to his recurring role on the hit
show NCIS as the rogue CIA agent Trent Kort. Fisher always plays
the bad guy.
His first
children's book, Puppy School, is a wonderful story
of courage, determination and equality. And in keeping with Fisher's love of
his own dogs--and all dogs--he is donating all the proceeds from this book to
dog rescue organizations.
Sir Silly is one of Fisher's favorites.
His style is a mixture between Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. This wonderful collection of silliness is
just a simple reminder to have fun with words and the pictures they can create
in our minds. He hopes this book will bring a childish smile back to anyone who
reads it. Sir Silly is very serious about being silly.
In
addition to being available as a paperback book and an e-book for Kindle, Sir
Silly is also available on iTunes, for the iPad and iPhone
format, for a special promotional price of only 99 cents! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sir-silly/id669568882?mt=11)
It will
soon also be on iTunes in audio book, on which Fisher has added silliness in
between each poem from Sir Silly and his good friend
Billy. This is a great giggle for anyone to listen to.
Learn
more about Fisher at www.sirsilly.com
and www.davidfisherart.com.
You can also visit Sir Silly on Twitter.
Our Thoughts
I like silly books, especially silly kids books! Unfortunately, overall I was disappointed with Sir Silly, The World Where Words Play. I can see where Fisher's style is a mix (as mentioned above) between Shel Silverstein and Dr. Suess, two of my favorite children's authors, and I can see that Fisher himself is having fun with words and rhymes and probably had a blast writing these poems.
I thought Sir Silly was supposed to be geared more toward children, but a lot of the poems are geared more toward adults, like Lazy Day. Some of the poems are really cute (for children) like The Cow Said Meow and Animals and a Hat, but for the most part they just didn't pique my interest. I like poetry that makes sense and I get that part of being silly means that not everything needs to make sense. Maybe I'm too structured, but this just isn't for me.
I think older kids would get more of a kick out of Sir Silly than would young children. Adults may find it putting a smile on their faces as well. If you're into less-structured silliness than I am, give Sir Silly a try!
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