Gobble, Gobble,
Get Away
by
L.D. Burr
Art by Lilly Koski
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There once was a farm with three especially fat turkeys.
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Dudds, Specs, and Goze—those birds were a little bit quirky.
Gobble, Gobble, Get Away
Gobble, Gobble, Get Away is the comical story of three cunning turkeys who hope to dodge the Thanksgiving Plate. Stealing the farmer's glasses, sneaking into the old shed, browsing the web on the farmer's tablet, the clever gang devises a plan to leave the country altogether.
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This 403 word children's picture book features catchy rhymes and a myriad of onomatopoeia, engaging the reader in turkey prattle.
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Art by Lilly Koski
This 2400 word story is a fresh twist on the fabled Frog Prince. This children's picture storybook features the comedy of thirteen Prince Charmings and the tragedy one not so wicked witch.
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Image by Peter H from Pixaby
"On the corner of Royal and Brew, there stood a most unusual house. It was dismal looking, a bit creepy. People stayed away. Every night brilliant colors shone through its dingy windows. Was it haunted? It's hard to say."
Image by Peter H from Pixabay
CHARMING, MATILDA, AND HOP
Enjoy the story of a shy witch whose life is plunged into utter chaos when a tree frog unexpectedly throws himself into her caldron. Out pops Prince Charming! The earnest Prince endeavors to clean the witch's dingy old house. Matilda gets more than she bargained for when the Prince uses her caldron to muster extra help. Home renovations, stately gardens, a two story ballroom: the Prince puts his crew to work! What is a witch to do with an invitation to a royal ball?
Image by cocoparisienne from Pixaby
Charming, Matilda, and Hop received a nine out of ten point score by select reader/judges participating in the 2021 Michigan Write Contest!!
THE CRANKY
PRINCESS
While waiting for her charming Prince, Princess Ruby skips her nap. Caught in the emotional storm of too little sleep, the cranky princess is plagued by a series of misfortunes. Has the Prince come far to late? The cranky princess drifts off and awakens to find her hair has turned gray, her skin wrinkled, and she is covered in a hundred years of dust! Ah-chew!
"Once upon a time there lived a cranky princess named Ruby. She grew up in a pink and purple painted castle at the tippy-top of a steep mountain. Everyday, she watched from her pink, sparkly tower for the Prince who would come to fetch her. She waited for such a long time that she became tired of waiting."
Artwork by Virginia Hanks
The Carnival Witches
This is the story of four witches who use their traveling show as a cover for their wicked mayhem. Using their specialty potion, Ranus Razzle Treat, they transform all of the carnival attendees into frogs. Sensing a traitor in their ranks, the witches, Gruellla, Prucella, and Druscilla devise a plan to deal with the young witch, Matilada and her new frog friend Hop.
"Sometimes, the caldrons stir themselves. Now and again, the brooms fly alone. A wicked witch is easy to spot, or maybe not!"
What is a witch to do when she loses all her wicked?
Harry
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When a little boy named Harry introduces himself to the monster under his bed, he learns about Monster Land, a place with NO RULES, and NO MOMS. Borrowing Monster’s key, Harry descends a hidden spiral staircase into the secret world of monsters. There, he visits the Monster Cafe, joins the fun at a monster playground, and takes a turn at being the scary thing under the bed. When the key fails to unlock the library, Harry is shocked to learn that there are no books in Monster Land, and that monsters cannot read!
Stop in at the Monster Cafe! We only serve POP!
“There is a monster under my bed. He likes frosting, lollipops, and bubble gum. He chews his gum like a cow, just like me. Sometimes I have to tell him, “I am trying to sleep!” and I make him spit out his gum. This is the true story of how I came to know about a place called Monster Land.”
Welcome to Monster Land!
Moster Park Hours
Never Closes!
The cheese wagon does not come to Monster Land!
The Tra-La-La's of Naughty and Nice
"This year," Naughty rubbed his palms together. "This year will be the year I 'wow' the Klaus! I don't need one great gift to catch Santa's eye. I just need to stay on Santa's good side." Crank, click, crank, turned the gears. Blub, blub, boing! A surprised Santa was launched from his bed!
The annual Best Christmas Present Yet contest is on and the competition is fierce. It's down to Santa's two craftiest elves, Naughty and Nice. The Bowlful of Jelly 5000, the Snowman Maker Extraordinaire, the Cookie Perfection Machine, every time Naughty tries to "wow" Santa with his wonderful inventions, Nice wrecks his plans with her add-on perfections. Dong chimed the Christmas Eve clock; Santa checked his list twice. 'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa still had to vote.
No Santa Allowed!!
​The Skeletons in My Closet
Click, crack, rickety-crack. "More and more skeletons kept coming out of my closet? Some came to cry it out! They littered my room with tissues, blowing boogers all about."
Crack, crack, crack. "Some wanted to arm wrestle to see who was stronger."
Click, click, click. "Some took selfies trying to be cool.
One had the munchies, and complained and complained how he was starving to death. I didn't point out he was already dead."
Click-clack, prattle, tap. When one little boy is plagued by feelings he finds too difficult to share, the skeletons in his closet, c-r-e-a-k, come out to play. Like the little boy, skeletons have feelings too. How many skeletons can fit in one room?
Written for easy readers ages 5-9, this story features a myriad of onomatopoeia supported by a metaphoric cast of lovable skeletons.
Knock, Knock, C-r-e-a-k
"Lizard lips, tongue of a teacher, the tail of an oink!" cackled the witches. "Now stir! Stir! Just one more thing!" They eyed me again. "This brew still needs the arm hairs of a foolish, wandering child."
Is there any better child trap than a bowl of candy? One haunted house thinks not. Spookie things lurk in every room: witches, mummies, a chic dracula, and dear Dr.Frankenstein. Trick or Treat. Step into the briny deep as one unsuspecting child tries to escape a haunted house where every door leads to anywhere but out.