Story

I’m in the middle of writing a kids story…similar to what Bill Peet does. It’s (hopefully) going to be a cute story, but with a good Christian moral behind it. I got the idea yesterday at work, and typed up quite a bit, in between customers.

Now all I have to do is find someone who can illustrate well…because I can’t. :) If any of you is good…let me know! I like the Bill Peet style illustrations, too.

Here’s the first three “rhyme blocks”, just as a teaser, and so you can see what style I’m doing it in.

There once was a Knight named Sir Joshua Thayre
Whose favorite horse was an old brown-grey mare
He rode around town every day it is said,
And once every night, before going to bed.

He once was the most famous knight in the land
But those days had passed, just like hourglass sand
His armor felt light, despite what it weighed
Well polished and bright, like the day it was made.

He polished and washed it at least once a year
“In case”, he would say “if there’s enemies near!”
But year after year there was peace in the town,
No enemies seen, not for miles around.

I’ll keep you updated on progress. ;)

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Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Uncategorized

3 Comments to Story

  1. oh, I love it Michael! :D can’t wait to read the rest of it! what is a Bill Peet style illustration? :)

    2. SapphiraAdi on September 13th, 2008

  2. You never read Bill Peet as a child?!?!?!
    You missed out on your whole growing up!!!
    Bill Peet is just as big an author as Dr. Seuss.

    Here’s a link to Amazon. Click this link, and you can see the first few pages of this particular book. Look at the images…they are so cool. :) They make his books so interesting!

    Some of his books rhyme (like I’m doing with mine), and some of them don’t (like the one in this example). But look at the pictures. :D

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0395361710/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link

    3. admin on September 13th, 2008

  3. *shame* I may have but if I did, I don’t remember. :) lol

    wow! those are really cool pictures! I do like the way they are illustrated.. :) *continues flipping through pictures* wow!

    4. SapphiraAdi on September 13th, 2008

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