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Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, or "M5," is a book of children's poetry beautifully complemented by a series of paintings that tell the story of the Dally and the Blug, their journey and friendship in a struggle against sadness. Readers encounter twenty-six mythical mammals along the way—witnessing good, evil, courage, humor, sadness, endurance, and hope—one poem at a time:

 

The Dally [that one with necktie ears!]

 

Among the pelting drops of rain,

The Dally can be seen again.

The rocks, the trees, they know him well,

But where he'll show no one can tell.

For though the forest's soaked and sopped,

The Dally skirts each drop that's plopped.

So if you are one keen of eye,

Who sits and stoops in storms, you'll spy

The dodgy Dally dancing dry.