A long way to go for an inside joke
Continuing the poo theme which began with Friday’s announcement of my collaboration with Writer Dad on his potty training book and picked up in yesterday’s post, Your Toddler is Full of Crap (and other things I’ve learned as a first time parent), I bring you a new line of poo-related children’s books.
You see, the children’s book market is pretty crowded. As a writer, the odds are long that Plain Old You can sell a children’s book in a field full of insanely cute and marketable characters and books written by celebrities like Madonna. You need ‘a hook’ to get your book sold. Inspired by Kyddryn‘s tale of a poo dragon in this conversation over at Writer Dad’s, I decided, hey, what better way to sell books than to corner the often overlooked and neglected feces-related Children’s Fiction market!
So, here’s a few sample book covers I whipped up to pitch to all the major publishing houses. Look for them on store shelves just in time for Christmas.
In non-poo related news:
At the suggestion of Dave Fowler, I’ve added a subscribe to the comments button, which you should find at the end of this post. Thanks, Dave!
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Dave,
You continue to amaze. Harold and the Purple Crayon will send me to bed with a smile.
Writer Dads last blog post..I Link You!
I met brown, or red, after Chinese.
Writer Dads last blog post..I Link You!
Writer Dad – I aim to please the masses. The poo adoring masses.
Tagged! You’ve been tagged. TAGGED.
Come and get it dude!
Dave Fowlers last blog post..Playing Tag
Harold and the Brown Crayon, genius! There will be parents across the land nodding in necognition of that one.
Taras last blog post..Am I the only one with fond memories of 9/11?
Come and get it dude?
Ooooo. On reflection that didn’t sound too good!
Hey, did you see the Bear’s game?
*Manly cough*
The Brown Crayon is hilarious!
You could write these books for adults!
Tara – thanks. Hopefully the karma Gods won’t get any ideas. I really don’t want to see my son holding his own poo and writing all over the walls with it. (though it might make for an entertaining blog post)
Dave – Just don’t ask me to *hold you* while you cough. I got the tag. I will be posting the results on Thursday.
I must say that the good night poo is my favorite, although Harold and the Brown Crayon is a close second. I have another title for you, as my daughter says everytime she gets off the toilet “Bye Bye Poopy”
Sals last blog post..The "B" Word
LMAO.
Sal – Aw, it’s touching when children and their poo bond.
Blogger Dads last blog post..Your toddler is full of crap…
Oh, my goodness…
I had to show the Evil Genius, because he wanted to know why I was laughing so hard.
Expect the text of the Poo Dragon soon (“soon” meaning sometime before I’m one-hundred).
Shade and Sweetwater,
K
Kyddryns last blog post..You Lookin’ at Meme?
Hi Blogger Dad,
The book titles are TOO funny.
Barbara Swaffords last blog post..Digging Close To Home
Kyddryn- Glad I could make the Evil Genius laugh!
Barbara – Thank you. I’m thinking of making them into real books and going on a reading tour at libraries across the land. I’ll either inspire children everywhere or get banned from every library. Either one would be an accomplishment worth noting.