Stuck for an idea?
Don’t know what to do?
Based on book sales
I’ll give you a clue
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
Picture book writers
Form into a queue
(Resist the temptation
To write something new)
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
Top tips for the many,
And not for the few.
(Don’t even think of
A contrary view:
If it’s already written
DELETE! Strike it through! )
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
An alien dino’s
Got locked in the loo:
He’s lost all his clothes,
And underwear too!
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
Can’t quite remember?
One more time through
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
To end this advice,
I’m telling you true:
If you could NOT rhyme,
Please
Do!
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
Dinosaurs, aliens, pants and poo!
Picture courtesy of flickr.com/photos/zharth/5976725631… probably not the type of aliens that should feature in picture books though
This post was “inspired” by Cathy’s fantastic blog post on what makes a picture book stand out, and what’s popular in the market at the moment – https://beecathy.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/picture-books-and-the-power-of-poo/. Well worth checking out 🙂
A Certain Point of View 
Giggles and grins and spittle sliding down chins… too flipping funny!
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I’ll try and tone it down 🙂
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Don’t you dare… this is why we have rags, napkins and sleeves… Keep it coming!
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You are a wise man, Mr. Al. I cannot tell your readers how true this is! “Resist the temptation To write something new” is brilliant. My picture book critique group and I were just complaining about the genre and how much of the same old, same old it is.
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Wise, maybe… cynical, definitely! Once I read that line in the attached article, I couldn’t get it out of my head, and had to develop it
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Cynicism will save one’s butt; I swear by that! 😉
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Hilarious! You can’t go wrong with poo!
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Not to mention dinosaurs, aliens and pants too!
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But of course, silly me! I can just do more with poo than the others 🙂
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Ha ha! I am very flattered that my line inspired your poem!! Thank you for the kind words about my blog item too1
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You’re welcome. All advice on “making the leap” with PBs is gratefully received! And that line really did stick in my head. Even now… Dinosaurs, aliens…
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I’ve reblogged it on my site too.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Hilarious! Do you have children?
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Boys, aged 2 and 5… Does it show? 😉
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I was thinking you had to get that inspiration from a very close source 🙂 You’re blessed, Al, very blessed!
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😃
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Chez l'abeille and commented:
I wrote a line. A writer read it. A poem appeared. I’m glad he shared it.
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This made me laugh, Al! Thank you! I’ve just shared it with the other picture book bloggers on Picture Book Den.
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Thanks Moira 🙂
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My newest book is written in verse and “poo” plays a big part in one revealing stanza. I’m sure it will be an enormous hit! Love this a lot!
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Fingers crossed for you! You can’t go wrong with poo 🙂
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haha love this. now I’ll be chanting it! 😉
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I live with a fiver year old, I can only agree 🙂 Very funny!
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Thanks Angela. We have two boys – aged two and five – so subtlety is rarely needed!
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