ART + ILLUSTRATION: CARLOS SERIES: MojoCyclone2

From Custard and Mustard, Carlos in Coney Island, Illustrated by Alison Josephs, written by Maureen Sullivan. ©2009 

This delicate pretzel, all lacy and white? 

Don’t let it fool you, you’d better hold tight. 

Your fast beating heart could end up in your mouth, 

when the car inching northward decides to plunge south.