I guess the cat's out of the bag. I was browsing on Amazon.com today and I discovered that my next funny poetry collection, The Tighty-Whitey Spider: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up is now available for pre-order, even though the book won't be available until April 1, 2010.

This next book is a collection of 55 funny animal poems and songs, and includes a CD of me reciting the poems and singing the songs, complete with music, sound effects, and crazy voices, as usual. And, just like My Hippo Has the Hiccups, The Tighty-Whitey Spider will be beautifully illustrated by Ethan Long, the creator of Tickle the Duck!

So if you just can't wait and want to have it delivered the moment it's available next spring, you can go ahead and place your order now.