#KidLitVibes put together a fun new writing contest just for picture book writers. We had to spin a "Wheel of Feels" to select a "vibe" or feeling on which to write and I won "silly." (Big thanks to the Frenzy Friends Critique group! find them here on Twitter: Lindsay Hobson, Molly Write-olito, and Jess Hinrichs.)
For those who know me, that's a perfect word.
Rules for this challenge included for readers 12 or younger, 125 words or less, and no illustration notes, either. It can be lyrical or poetic and doesn't have to have the typical story structure of a beginning, middle, and end. We just need to capture the "vibe" of our word.
Hope you enjoy my entry and join me in a silly jamboree!
Our Silly Jamboree
By Kathy Halsey
Dad busts a K-pop move . . .
hits the ground in baggy jeans. Bam!
Mom swings on monkey bars . . .
yells, “Aahuaaa-uaaa, me Jane.”
Wiley Corgi zooms round and round and round the yard . . .
chases a tail no one sees.
Rosie “knock-knock-jokes” to Nana . . .
“Little ol’ lady who? . . .
I didn’t know you could yodel.”
Tobin snort-laughs chocolate milk . . .
cracking goofy Mad Libs at the cat.
Pops opens a surprise and . . .
smacks a BIG bow on his forehead.
Nana rolls down the hill . . .
Oops! Accidentally shows polka dot undies.
Welcome to our silly jamboree!
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| Here's some of our silly jamboree a few summers ago! |
