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« on: February 18, 2010, 08:39:55 AM »
Our Wonderful Board Elf, Chipperton the Great, has an extra brand spanking new
Book Markets for Children's Writers 2010
She wants to give it away to one of you!

How do you win it?
Simply imagine a great classic of literature turned into a children's rhyming picture book and write a first few (or do many if you want) rhyming lines. Here's an example for Charles Dicken's A TALE OF TWO CITIES:

  It could just be the best of times
  It could just be the worst
  And if the peasants starve to death
  They surely won't be the first!

Got it? Just add your entry to this thread and at the end....oh..let's run it until Saint Patrick's Day...that's a good elf holiday...at the end (March 17) we'll post all the entries in one thread and call for a vote. The winner will get the book (if you already have a Book guide but really want to enter...go for it. I'll find you a different prize if you win!)

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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 10:17:29 AM »
Ok, I'm going for Lord of the Rings here:


One toy to bring them all,
One toy to find them,
One parent to watch them all,
and in a playpen bind them.
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 10:37:01 AM »
OK here's my take on Alice in Wonderland Grin

Roses are red
Violets are blue
But they’d better be red
Before the Queen comes through.

If she catches them blue
You’d be better off dead.
You’ll be put on trial,
Then “Off With Your Head”.
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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 11:46:55 AM »
Excellent, George!  I happen to be reading Alice again, and I plan to start a thread on it here.

Okay, here's mine.  It should be obvious what I am spoofing.


“Sticks and stones may break your bones...”
My mother says to me,
But she just doesn’t understand
how cruel kids can be.
I guess I’ll be respectful,
and not send this press release:
Of course the kids will tease you
When your name is Warren Peace!
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2010, 10:24:21 AM »
Ok, here is another one. This one based on Rapunzel.

Clumbsy, clumbsy,
I feel down the stairs.
Clumbsy, clumbsy,
I'm hurt and no one cares.
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2010, 12:34:51 PM »
Not sure if this counts, but I was just brainstorming...

Lucy befriended the faun and his tea,
Edmund befriended the witch? We'll see.
Susan befriended her horn and her bow,
Peter befriended his sword, we all know.
The beavers befriended the springtime, the sea,
And Aslan befriended--well, you know--me.
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 12:56:20 PM »
This one based on "Lord of the Flies", by William Golding

The waves, they broke along the shore
And cast the plane wreck further more
Along the beach, across the sand
To where Ralph held the conch in hand

He sat, bewildered as he spoke
While SamnEric they did poke
The tiny crab, while in the sand
Sat nasty Jack with conch in hand

Simon, as quiet as he could be
Sat on the shore beside the sea
Wondering why, and in the sand
The conch was placed within his hand

The dark, it held their greatest fear
Of monsters that were lurking here
Within their midst, and in the sand
The conch did break in Piggy's hand

The hunt, it ended the biggest fight
Between the boys that fateful night
That innocence lost, while in the sand
They sat with no conch in their hand


I don't know...twas just some flapping thoughts when I saw this thread...
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2010, 04:14:20 PM »
An oldie but a goodie.

For a Golden Fleece was the price
While Jason quested with Argonauts,
Sirens called and sailors died,
Cyclops battled though lost his eye.
Gods and goddesses watched as they fought.
Jason returned for his prize.
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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2010, 01:33:36 PM »
ok, here goes:

At Twelve Oaks for a picnic -
Make ready for a war -
Scarlett has a tiny waist, but
Melanie has much more -
Ashley cares for Melanie and
Rhett's the Ladies Man -
But as for dear old Scarlett, frankly
No one gives a damn.
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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2010, 01:55:23 PM »
FANCY!!  OUTSTANDING!!   Grin

Okay, here's another:

Anne of Clean Fables

No dirty words in Avonlea,
No filth, nor trash, nor yard debris.
No skunks within your boundaries dwell
No rotting thing which one might smell.

For one expects but nothing less
than cleanliness and great finesse,
and nothing there to make us frown,
when visiting this fabled town.
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« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2010, 07:48:11 PM »
                   Here’s my submission attempt for the Totally Silly Contest based on a novel I  recently read by John Grisham. The title of the book is a line in this poem. See if you can guess what bestselling thriller novel this is.


     But it’s too tart
     Replied the King of Torts.
     It’s not at all smart
     To swallow this pill of sorts.

     Sweets is what I need for my pain.
     Maybe they are hidden in a grave.
     Just a little bit of sugar cane
     Makes this medicine what I crave.

     All day I practice law.
     Raking in money
     With both of my paws.
     I have a sweet tooth, honey.

 Grin
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 08:47:24 PM »
Here's my try at a favorite classic of mine.

Rosi Hollinbeck

Jem was thirteen when he broke his arm
Trying to keep his sister from harm.
But much had to told before that time,
‘bout Dill and Atticus and Miss Caroline.

Miss Maudie’s house went up in flames.
Mrs. Dubose called everyone names.
The children’s rifles could be heard,
But they wouldn’t kill a mockingbird.

Saving Tom Robinson was not to be,
Though Atticus was a great attorney.
Bob Ewell couldn’t stand to lose.
Getting revenge was what he’d choose.

Boo Radley really saved the day
Making sure Bob Ewell would stay away.
Scout and Jem learned lessons of life
From school, neighbors, love, and strife.
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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2010, 09:09:22 AM »
Hi folks:

This is fun.  Cheesy   Mine is based on "The Raven," by Edgar Allan Poe

When the night is dark and dreary
and you've piles of books to read,
if you hear a voice reciting quotes,
it's nothing you should heed.
For the eerie voice 'nevermore'
will speak another word.
It's just my cousin Edgar
squawking like a spooky bird.

If this were a picture book the illustrator would have a sock stuffed into the cousin's mouth while the other kid is trying to study.
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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2010, 12:09:47 PM »
I rush to their service,
for their harshness makes me nervous
They dress up and leave me behind,
stepmother to my wellbeing is blind.
Wish I can go to the ball,
and in the prince's arms I fall.
To my fairy godmother I'm grateful,
for she made me more beautiful.
Now a princess I've  become,
I won't forget where I came from.
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« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2010, 01:29:33 PM »
You're right "mmmgood" this is fun and addictive too. So many good ones! I love reading them all. Also loved your title, Anne of Clean Fables. So here's one more from GWTW:

The Burning of Atlanta
Smkoe rising to the hills
Scarlett's in the buckboard now,
Proud and angry still.

The civil war was costly,
The dead wear Blue and Grey -
We'll think on that tomorrow,
Tomorrows' another day.
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