Monday, November 06, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
I had not cosidered the "old woman who lived in a shoe" motif. that actually brings life back to daddy on the couch idea.
mommy says be quite because daddy is on the couch today.............(kid is maybe a little down because he wanted to play catch with dad)..... story, story,story.... in the end the kid is suprised/happy/over joyed when daddy drags his tired butt off the couch to fulfill his promise and play with kid.
story could have some repitition like when kid comes to a conclusion about what daddy does a makes a leap to some fantastic idea: i.e. "I could be wrong, but daddy is an astronaut/cowboy/knight. That must be it!" Not sure if that would work outside of a Suess-like format.
mommy says be quite because daddy is on the couch today.............(kid is maybe a little down because he wanted to play catch with dad)..... story, story,story.... in the end the kid is suprised/happy/over joyed when daddy drags his tired butt off the couch to fulfill his promise and play with kid.
story could have some repitition like when kid comes to a conclusion about what daddy does a makes a leap to some fantastic idea: i.e. "I could be wrong, but daddy is an astronaut/cowboy/knight. That must be it!" Not sure if that would work outside of a Suess-like format.
I thought the "Couch" idea would have the same sort of structure, one thing leading to another.
"Why Daddy Is On The Couch Today."
"Daddy is on the couch today because he's tired."
"Daddy is tired because he had a busy day."
(So what did Daddy do to get tired?)
"Daddy had a busy day at work."
(I think the childs imagination idea is great in almost all, child's point of view stories. Philip thinks I go to work to make money to buy things on his wish list. the list excists entirely in his head.)
"First he has to ride the train to work."
(crazy/magical/thomas type train? What does work look like?)
"Than he has to get his van/truck."
(Crazy super van/truck flying? Does it have rockets?)
"He takes his Van to help people."
(Dad as superhero saving the day.)
Kids waking up. More to come later.
"Why Daddy Is On The Couch Today."
"Daddy is on the couch today because he's tired."
"Daddy is tired because he had a busy day."
(So what did Daddy do to get tired?)
"Daddy had a busy day at work."
(I think the childs imagination idea is great in almost all, child's point of view stories. Philip thinks I go to work to make money to buy things on his wish list. the list excists entirely in his head.)
"First he has to ride the train to work."
(crazy/magical/thomas type train? What does work look like?)
"Than he has to get his van/truck."
(Crazy super van/truck flying? Does it have rockets?)
"He takes his Van to help people."
(Dad as superhero saving the day.)
Kids waking up. More to come later.
Friday, October 13, 2006
write what we know. Maurice Sendak siad that he wrote good children's books because he didn't write for children.
By the way...i'm not married to the daddy on the couch story line.
New Ideas...
"Philip, No... Thank You." A redhead boy named Philip with a heart of gold who finds mischief in his great big house. "Philip,no. Don't disturb sleepy-grumpy grandpa. Thank you." He climbs cupboards, he over-waters lawns, he plays with grandma's figurines...When told no, he goes through steps to put things right. OR he creates mischief and sets things right (with help of a little brother?) before anyone discovers what happened.
"Daddy's Work Boots" What does daddy do? From the kid's point-of-view. A story about what daddy does or might do when he leaves the house every morninng. Kid has all sorts of crazy/wild/complex ideas about what daddy does all day. at end of day baby and mama show up to meet daddy as he gets off work---revealing what he actually does only at the end of the book. During the story clues are offered as to what daddy does. Is he a cable guy?
"Magic Subway" a subway line that transports a kid to different enchanted places... in actuality the kid was using his imagination during the entire boring train trip to grandma's at 95th st. Different subway stops= a different enchanted land. Possible inner-city motif. Possible Chicago specific.
By the way...i'm not married to the daddy on the couch story line.
New Ideas...
"Philip, No... Thank You." A redhead boy named Philip with a heart of gold who finds mischief in his great big house. "Philip,no. Don't disturb sleepy-grumpy grandpa. Thank you." He climbs cupboards, he over-waters lawns, he plays with grandma's figurines...When told no, he goes through steps to put things right. OR he creates mischief and sets things right (with help of a little brother?) before anyone discovers what happened.
"Daddy's Work Boots" What does daddy do? From the kid's point-of-view. A story about what daddy does or might do when he leaves the house every morninng. Kid has all sorts of crazy/wild/complex ideas about what daddy does all day. at end of day baby and mama show up to meet daddy as he gets off work---revealing what he actually does only at the end of the book. During the story clues are offered as to what daddy does. Is he a cable guy?
"Magic Subway" a subway line that transports a kid to different enchanted places... in actuality the kid was using his imagination during the entire boring train trip to grandma's at 95th st. Different subway stops= a different enchanted land. Possible inner-city motif. Possible Chicago specific.
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