Thank you for asking. My work-in-progress? Uh, well….
Story limbo.
I don’t know why I’d thought this would work.
No, it’s awful. I’m a hack. #failure. Okay, FINE.
Maybe if I distract myself….
Random yelling is fun.
I need more.
Wait.
And …
Hmm.
Could they be…?
I’m goin’ in.
Hey!
It’s true.
At least until the next draft.
.
Annette is an advertising-creative-director turned picture-book-maker, and a BookSeller at The BookMark in Neptune Beach, Florida, where she took these photos. Her titles include MOCKING BIRDIES and THIS BOOK IS FOR ALL KIDS by Jack Simon, and she’ll follow up last year’s Indie Kids’ Next Pick and Buckeye Children’s Book Award nominee, ROBOT ZOMBIE FRANKENSTEIN!, with an awfully loud read-aloud, ROBOT BURP HEAD SMARTYPANTS!, in February. Please see more at AnnetteSimon.net.
A PiBoIdMo Prompt/Offer: Share your picture book spine creation for a chance to win a personalized copy of ROBOT ZOMBIE FRANKENSTEIN! and related bling (robot chest panel iron-ons, child-size chef hat and apron, a mini notepad, a disguise, and foam shape stickers). Keep spine photos for yourself, but stack the picture book titles in the comments section below like this: HERE I AM / STUCK. While your local indie bookstore is a great resource, titles don’t have to be new ones—old favorites and library books are game, too. Meantime, you may find you’ve escaped story limbo. Plus, random yelling is fun.
This prize pack will be given away at the conclusion of PiBoIdMo. You are eligible for these prizes if:
- You have registered for PiBoIdMo.
- You have commented ONCE ONLY on today’s post (as per Annette’s spine-tingling challenge).
- You have completed the PiBoIdMo challenge. (You will have to sign the PiBoIdMo Pledge at the end of the event.)
Good luck, everyone!
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November 27, 2013 at 9:25 am
Laura Gehl
This post was a great way to start off the day. Thanks!
November 27, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Laura!
November 27, 2013 at 9:25 am
skeerswriter
Such a fun and clever post — LOVE it!
November 29, 2013 at 8:28 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, skeerswriter!
November 27, 2013 at 9:26 am
Malena Fuentes
Amazing way to post!
November 29, 2013 at 8:28 am
Annette Simon
Fair warning: You may never look at book spines the same way.
November 27, 2013 at 9:27 am
LovableLobo
Brilliant visual post! Love it!
November 29, 2013 at 8:29 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, LovableLobo!
November 27, 2013 at 9:28 am
Courtenay Schurman
This sounds like fun! I’m game!
November 27, 2013 at 5:55 pm
Annette Simon
Yay. Come play!
November 27, 2013 at 9:30 am
heather sisson
Love this post. Very unique way to show the process 🙂
November 27, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Annette Simon
Heather, I just wish THUNDERSTORM / THE DARK/ INFINITY AND ME
wasn’t so true. Seems like I spend an awful lot of time there.
November 27, 2013 at 9:33 am
Lisa Robinson
RUN, TURKEY, RUN!
That feels appropriate for today as I chase ideas across the screen. . .
November 27, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Annette Simon
Yes. Go, Dog. Go! 😉
November 27, 2013 at 9:35 am
Juliana Lee
Two words: Creative Genius!
November 27, 2013 at 5:52 pm
Annette Simon
Two words: Not. But thanks. (Okay, three words. I never was great at math.)
November 27, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Juliana Lee
No, seriously, you’re my new hero! And really who needs to be literate, funny, and good at math?
November 27, 2013 at 9:36 am
kirsticall
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS/THE DAY THE BABIES CRAWLED AWAY/READ ALL ABOUT IT!
November 27, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Annette Simon
Kirsti, I want to read more!
November 27, 2013 at 9:36 am
Susan Nicholas
Thanks for the fun post this morning. Ideas are already popping into my head as a result.
November 27, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Annette Simon
Yay!
November 27, 2013 at 9:38 am
dorothia
Love this! Thank you!
November 27, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Dorothia!
November 27, 2013 at 9:40 am
Jane R Cooper
Clever, visual…profound inspiration!
November 29, 2013 at 8:29 am
Annette Simon
Go, Jane!
November 27, 2013 at 9:42 am
Andria
OFF WE GO/ ON A BEAM OF LIGHT/ JOURNEY/ DEEP IN THE SAHARA/ NEVER EVER/ SEE ME DIG/ WAIT! WAIT!/ THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR YOU
November 27, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Annette Simon
Love it. ON A BEAM OF LIGHT!
November 27, 2013 at 9:45 am
Ann Birnie
I love this. Some days inspiration is “Catching Fire” and then there are those days when inspiration is “Gone With The Wind”!
November 27, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Annette Simon
Yes!
November 27, 2013 at 9:45 am
gpatmiller
Each morning I think I won’t get an idea. By bedtime, I’ve got one. It’s like this: Journey / Daisy Gets Lost / The Dark / Bear Has a Story to Tell / Leap Back Home to Me 🙂
November 28, 2013 at 7:50 am
Annette Simon
And finally, GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE.
November 27, 2013 at 9:46 am
Anne Bielby
You managed to do something different and creative as we are nearing the finish line. Thanks!
November 29, 2013 at 8:31 am
Annette Simon
PiBoIdMo’s almost done, but we’re just getting started. Right?
November 27, 2013 at 9:46 am
MC
I love this so much!
November 29, 2013 at 8:30 am
Annette Simon
😉
November 27, 2013 at 9:51 am
Lori Dubbin
Thank you for such an idea generating post!
How about: A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE:(/HOW TO BE A (STEALTHY)CAT/HELLO,HELLO!
November 28, 2013 at 7:51 am
Annette Simon
Lori, the ideas generated are all yours!
November 27, 2013 at 9:51 am
Jessie Miller (@pigknit)
Oo, this was fun! Very creative!
November 29, 2013 at 8:33 am
Annette Simon
Fun, yes! Beats doing laundry all day….
November 27, 2013 at 9:51 am
Sue Poduska
Thanks, Annette!
November 27, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Sue!
November 27, 2013 at 9:52 am
Catherine Johnson
Fun idea! Now there’s a children’s writer’s imagination at play. Great post.
November 28, 2013 at 7:51 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Catherine. Come play!
November 27, 2013 at 9:53 am
nicole snitselaar
ha ha ha ! This is good !! Thanks ! 🙂 🙂 🙂
November 28, 2013 at 7:52 am
Annette Simon
Thank you thank you thank you, Nicole.
November 28, 2013 at 9:18 am
nicole snitselaar
🙂
November 27, 2013 at 9:53 am
Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Best post ever 🙂
November 27, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Annette Simon
I doubt that, but thank you!
November 27, 2013 at 9:55 am
Grant J
Awesome post – very well constructed – made em smile :
November 29, 2013 at 8:35 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Grant J. Your comment made me smile.
November 27, 2013 at 9:56 am
Beth Stilborn
I’m Bored / Wemberley Worried / I Lay My Stitches Down / Someday / The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart / ! / I’m Here / My Name is Elizabeth! / Grateful: A Song of Giving Thanks
(Thank you for this post!)
November 27, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks for playing, Beth.
November 27, 2013 at 9:58 am
Jewel Sample
EXPLORING WINTER/THE MAD MAD MAD TREASURE HUNT
SNOWFLAKES FALL/ALLIGATOR BOY
THIS MORNING SAM WENT TO MARS/FLYING HUGS AND KISSES
THAT’S WHAT I’D DO/I LIKE ME
SNOWBALLS!/EXPLORING WINTER
Thank you for the fun read…great PB idea..explore the titles on your bookshelf…
November 27, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Annette Simon
Bookshelves hold treasures, don’t they, Jewel?
November 27, 2013 at 10:01 am
joannesher
So VERY amazingly creative! May be back to edit this post and add my book stack.
November 28, 2013 at 7:53 am
Annette Simon
Yes, Joanne. Come play among the stacks!
November 27, 2013 at 10:06 am
Susan Cabael
WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK/LITTLE RED WRITING/AS FAST AS WORDS COULD FLY/CLICK, CLACK, MOO!
November 27, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Annette Simon
Go, LITTLE RED WRITING!
November 27, 2013 at 10:11 am
kevanjatt
Brilliant!
November 27, 2013 at 10:15 am
Alicia van Thiel
Cleverly fun!
November 27, 2013 at 10:17 am
Debra Daugherty
What a unique way to give inspiration!
November 29, 2013 at 8:37 am
Annette Simon
If you’re inspired, I’ll be happy to take credit. But we both know it all comes from you.
November 27, 2013 at 10:19 am
Joan
Terrific prompt!
November 29, 2013 at 8:35 am
Annette Simon
Joan, only if you do it. Come play!
November 27, 2013 at 10:22 am
Cathy Biggerstaff
Love the creative way you chose to send us your message. I’ll bet you had a blast putting it together. Some of my grandkids favorites are: LOVE YOU FOREVER, DO ROOSTERS SING IN TUNE, FROGGY BUILDS A TREE HOUSE, ANY OF THE HERBSTER READERS.
November 28, 2013 at 7:54 am
Annette Simon
Cathy, I don’t know the Herbster readers, but they sound appropriate for Thanksgiving dinner. 😉
November 27, 2013 at 10:22 am
cherylsec
What a fun post! Such a clever way to share an inspiring message. Thanks so much, Annette. 🙂
November 27, 2013 at 10:57 am
cherylsec
I commented before I read the prompt. 🙂
The Napping House
Oh, Look!
Five Minutes Peace
Book! Book! Book!
November 27, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Annette Simon
Thank you, Cheryl!
November 27, 2013 at 10:23 am
Sue Heavenrich
Love, love, love (!!!) this post. Great inspiration and fun. Clearly I have food on the brain because here’s my stack:
Animal Snacks/ Tiger in My Soup/ Moose Eggs/ Cool Melons Turn to Frogs/ Ugly Pie
November 27, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Annette Simon
Mmm! Food = inspiration for me, too, Sue.
November 27, 2013 at 10:26 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, guys. Aren’t picture books fun??? Sorry that jpg number 7 didn’t come out. Its last title (perhaps appropriate this week of Thanksgiving) is MUNCH!
November 27, 2013 at 10:28 am
Kathy moncrief
Perfect for the day before Thanksgiving!
November 29, 2013 at 8:38 am
Annette Simon
Better than Black Friday, right, Kathy? Oops. That’s today.
November 27, 2013 at 10:29 am
lmconnors
Lucy Walker, Nonstop Talker/I’m not Reading/Again!
November 27, 2013 at 5:25 pm
Annette Simon
ha!
November 27, 2013 at 10:31 am
Jill Lyttle Tadros
Llama Llama, Holiday Drama/Llama Llama, Mad at Mama/Llama Llama, Time to Share/Llama Llama, Nighty-Night
November 28, 2013 at 7:55 am
Annette Simon
Llama Llama? Sweet sweet.
November 27, 2013 at 10:42 am
deborahholtwilliams
Three titles on my book shelf, one a gardening book and two kids’ books, would provide quite a distraction: Sex in the garden where the sidewalk ends and chocolate moose for dinner!
November 28, 2013 at 7:56 am
Annette Simon
A great distraction, Deborah! But you might not wanna randomly yell it. 😉
November 27, 2013 at 10:42 am
Nancy Armo
Fun! All great titles!!
November 29, 2013 at 8:40 am
Annette Simon
They are great titles, aren’t they? We love our picture books.
November 27, 2013 at 10:45 am
Melanie Vickers
An impressive technique to get the point across to me. I love the July entry for the Nerdy Book Club.
November 27, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Melanie. Aren’t picture books fun?
November 27, 2013 at 10:50 am
katmaz2012
Love it! You made it look so easy. Thank you!
November 29, 2013 at 8:41 am
Annette Simon
Thnks, katmaz. You’re right, though. Posting is easy. It’s writing that’s hard!
November 27, 2013 at 10:56 am
FLOWER T
I WENT WALKING/WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS/ALL FALL DOWN
November 28, 2013 at 7:57 am
Annette Simon
Love it, Flower T!
November 27, 2013 at 10:58 am
Pia Garneau
Oh what fun! A little rah-rah for PiBoIdMo-ers…Oh The Things you Can Think/The Little Engine That Could/Go, Dog. Go!
November 27, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Annette Simon
Go, Pia. Go!
November 27, 2013 at 11:03 am
Alan Stacy
Cute and clever beyond words! Titles say it all.
November 28, 2013 at 7:58 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Alan.
November 27, 2013 at 11:05 am
Linda Gammon
Fun!
This is exactly how I found these two books in my library stack:
PENGUIN CHA-CHA/SAY WHAT?
November 27, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Annette Simon
Love it! My brain added AND TANGO MAKES THREE.
November 27, 2013 at 11:14 am
msmo1958
What a creative way to get the point across. Loved it!
November 27, 2013 at 11:15 am
Shirley
A fun and creative post. Love it.
November 29, 2013 at 8:41 am
Annette Simon
msmo, Shirley, the post loves you, too.
November 27, 2013 at 11:16 am
kristivaliant
For when I think up a new idea and then realize it’s already a picture book:
PICTURE BOOK WRITING/
TICK-TOCK/
PSSST!/
MINE!/
GUESS AGAIN!/
THERE,THERE/
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD/
BEDTIME FOR MOMMY
November 27, 2013 at 5:34 pm
Annette Simon
Fun, Kristi. Happens to me all the time, too.
November 27, 2013 at 11:19 am
Sylvia Liu
Love this post! Thanks muchly for a smile.
November 27, 2013 at 5:34 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Sylvia.
November 27, 2013 at 11:20 am
Carolyn Rohrbaugh
Great idea!
November 27, 2013 at 11:20 am
Kirsten Carlson (@kirstencarlson)
WIGGLE! LIKE AN OCTOPUS | ROLLER COASTER | FLOTSAM
never looked at my books like that before, very cool!
November 27, 2013 at 5:35 pm
Annette Simon
Crazy, huh? And the books just sit right there in front of us.
November 27, 2013 at 11:27 am
Peyton Leung
WHAT’S THE STORY?/SMOKE AND MIRRORS/GRAPEFRUIT/WISDOM PEACE/SO MANY WORLDS/PRELUDE TO SPACE
Wow, that was fun. Thanks Annette, for providing a fantastic new perspective on books!
Tara, thank-you for gathering such an amazing lineup for PiBoIdMo 2013!
November 27, 2013 at 11:33 am
Stephanie Shaw
Where The Wild Things Are/ Monsters Eat Whiny Children/ Just for Fun
Well, that was enlightening! Thanks for the fun trip through my bookshelf!
November 27, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Peyton. And yes, Tara!
November 28, 2013 at 7:59 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Peyton. And yes, thank you, Tara!
November 27, 2013 at 11:32 am
Bridey Mendoza-Moore
Really enjoyed that! Thank you!
November 29, 2013 at 8:42 am
Annette Simon
Thank you, Bridey.
November 27, 2013 at 11:35 am
Alicia Schwab
That was fun! Let’s do it again!
What a clever way to look at inspiration. 🙂
November 28, 2013 at 8:00 am
Annette Simon
Alicia, let’s!
November 27, 2013 at 11:38 am
amymariesmith
Nice change of pace. Thanks!
November 27, 2013 at 11:45 am
Janie Reinart
Thanks Annette! Love it!
The Great Blueness/Who’s Hiding Here?/Now One Foot, Now the Other/The Clown Said No/Something from Nothing/ Oh, The Places You’ll Go.
November 27, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Janie. I’ve not heard of THE CLOWN SAID NO. Sounds like fun!
November 27, 2013 at 11:47 am
Jennifer Judd
Love book spine poetry! Great post; here is mine:
The Thirteenth Tale/
Far, far away/
The Real Boy/
Proof of Heaven
(On vacation, so limited access to titles.;))
November 27, 2013 at 11:55 am
Sandie Sing
Yeph, Anything is Possible! Love that title! Love those inspirational titles.
November 27, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Annette Simon
Ah, love it. Thanks, Jennifer.
November 28, 2013 at 8:02 am
Annette Simon
Right, Sandie?
November 28, 2013 at 8:01 am
Annette Simon
Ah, sweet. Thanks, Jennifer.
November 27, 2013 at 11:50 am
Theanna
Loved your intro! Very inspirational and creative. Thank you for sharing your story. Best of luck to you!
November 27, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Annette Simon
And to you!
November 27, 2013 at 11:51 am
lindaschueler
It’s a Book
Look at my Book
The Best Story
November 28, 2013 at 8:03 am
Annette Simon
Linda, you’re on it!
November 27, 2013 at 11:53 am
Lori Mozdzierz
Creative post! 😀
November 27, 2013 at 5:51 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Lori. 😉
November 27, 2013 at 12:06 pm
danacarey1
INCH BY INCH
OVER AND OVER
BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
🙂
Great post!
November 27, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Annette Simon
Dana, INCH BY INCH and OVER AND OVER. True!
November 27, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Dawn Young
Annette and the Terrific, Hilarious, Yes Good, Very Rad Post!
Thanks for sharing!
November 28, 2013 at 8:05 am
Annette Simon
Dawn, what a compliment. Love Judith Viorst.
November 27, 2013 at 12:23 pm
klmcmorranmaus
WEMBERLY WORRIED/SUDDENLY!/A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC/STELLA LOUELLA’S RUNAWAY BOOK.
November 28, 2013 at 8:04 am
Annette Simon
Fun, Kim!
November 27, 2013 at 12:32 pm
renajtraxel
Lol. That put a smile on my face. And nice tension. I really wanted to know how it was going to end.
November 28, 2013 at 8:04 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Rena. Though you know we’re really just starting. 😉
November 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm
artsyandi
Thanks for Thanksgiving / Going to Grandma’s House / Little Blue Truck / The Loud Family / Too Much Noise! / Are We There Yet?
Thanks for this challenge! Had fun and got my creativity flowing for the day.
November 28, 2013 at 8:06 am
Annette Simon
Fun! We identify way too much with THE LOUD FAMILY. And often, THE STUPIDS.
November 27, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Sharon K Mayhew
What a great post! I needed it too as I am stuck on my last two pages of revisions on my mg.
IF KITTENS COULD TALK (to) THREE NINJA PIGS (they’d be) SAVING THE MANATEE (wink)
November 28, 2013 at 8:07 am
Annette Simon
Sharon, as long as the kittens aren’t CARNIVORES!
November 27, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Barbara Kupetz
Oh! No! / I Can’t Sleep / What’s Happening to Me? / So You Want to Write a Children’s Book? / What Do You Do When You’re Scared and Worried? / Now one Foot, Now the Other / Hope / Wonder/ Now What Can I Do?/ Arthur Writes a Story /Rocket Writes a Story/ You Can Write a Story / You Can Do it! /And Another Thing / The Way I Feel / Butterflies in My Stomach / The Very Mixed-Up Chameleon / Up, Down, and Around / Scared Silly / What are You Thinking?/ Can You see what I See?/ Oh the Places You’ll Go / Good Luck, Mrs. K
I loved this post and had so much fun doing it. Thanks Annette!
November 28, 2013 at 12:08 am
Lynn Anne Carol
This is great. Ha, a mini novel.
November 28, 2013 at 8:08 am
Annette Simon
Yes, you’ve also completed NaNoWriMo!
November 27, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Erin Fennell
My reaction:
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds/
Can You See What I See?/
“More More More,” Said the Baby/
Higher! Higher!/
The Glorious Flight/
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes/
March On
November 29, 2013 at 4:42 pm
annette simon
Erin, yes, let’s MARCH ON!
November 27, 2013 at 12:43 pm
dee win
so clever!
November 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Robyn Campbell
Hahaha, fun, fun, fun! Thank you. So inspiring.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE/WHERE THE IDEAS HIDE
POKEY LITTLE PUPPY/POKEY LITTLE IDEAS
CLICK CLACK MOO/TYPELESS
November 28, 2013 at 8:13 am
Annette Simon
Yay, Robyn. (My sister’s favorite book was POKEY LITTLE PUPPY.)
November 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Ashley Bohmer
Two Words: Awesome Post! 🙂
November 27, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Ashley Bohmer
THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT I bought NUGGET AND FANG at THE MONSTORE.
November 28, 2013 at 8:14 am
Annette Simon
Fun, Ashley. I’ve also lived THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT.
November 27, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Valarie Giogas
This was awesome. I won’t play, but wanted to say thanks for the chuckle.
November 28, 2013 at 8:15 am
Annette Simon
Thank you, Valarie. A chuckle is important!
November 27, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Sherry Walz
Annette, thanks for the clever post!
Little Red Writing / Loula is Leaving for Africa / A Perfect Day for It
November 28, 2013 at 8:16 am
Annette Simon
Sounds like Loula is avoiding the holiday traffic! Happy Thanksgiving, Sherry.
November 27, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Kristine Gunnell
Fun,
November 27, 2013 at 1:16 pm
lindamartinandersen
DON’T LET THE BEDBUGS BITE /ANIMALS IN CAMOUFLAGE/MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
November 28, 2013 at 8:19 am
Annette Simon
Don’t you love Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Oack, Pack and Quack?
November 27, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Laura Purdie Salas
I love this take on Book Spine Poems!
November 28, 2013 at 8:20 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Laura. I think I’m addicted to Spine Poetry.
November 27, 2013 at 1:21 pm
thiskidreviewsbooks
I AM TALKING / AS FAST AS WORDS CAN FLY / OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO / !
I love this challenge! Great book! 😀
November 28, 2013 at 8:22 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Kid. Grab those flying words and write them down!
November 28, 2013 at 1:43 pm
thiskidreviewsbooks
Yeah! 😀
November 27, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Ashley Bankhead
Fun post.
ONE / BEAUTIFUL OOPS!
November 28, 2013 at 8:22 am
Annette Simon
Beautiful, Ashley.
November 27, 2013 at 1:32 pm
One Happy Writer
LOOK AROUND/ THIS IS WHO I AM/ A STRANGE BOOK (all translated picture book titles)
Thank you for the fun distraction, Annette 🙂
November 28, 2013 at 8:23 am
Annette Simon
Aren’t we all strange books? Thanks, One Happy Writer.
November 27, 2013 at 1:50 pm
mochamusing
Cute post.
November 27, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Kathy Doherty
MAYBE I CAN.
MAYBE I CAN’T.
I HOPE I CAN.
I’LL TRY.
I GOT IT!
November 28, 2013 at 8:23 am
Annette Simon
You do!
November 27, 2013 at 1:55 pm
cantsing1
What Do Authors Do?
See Under the Sea
Find the Cat
BAAAA
Clink
Wak(ing) Dragons
Sparkle and Spin
Make Way for Ducklings
Lift the Flap
November 28, 2013 at 8:24 am
Annette Simon
Especially, LIFT THE FLAP!
November 27, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Pam Jones
FALLING UP/THE GIVING TREE/NO DAVID!
November 28, 2013 at 8:24 am
Annette Simon
If anyone could fall up that tree, DAVID could.
November 27, 2013 at 2:09 pm
schriscoe
YAY! What fun!
Corduroy/Little Bear/Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs/Cat in The Hat (Old favorites)
Bedtime In The Meadow/The Monstore/I Need My Monster/Vampirina Ballerina/Nugget and Fang/Time Out For Monsters (new favorites—too many to list them all:)
November 28, 2013 at 8:25 am
Annette Simon
Here’s to old AND new favorites!
November 27, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Suzy Leopold
Thank you for the fun, creative inspiration. ALEX AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY; AN AWESOME BOOK OF THANKS.
~Suzy Leopold
November 27, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Suzy.
November 27, 2013 at 2:14 pm
teresa m.i. schaefer (@TMISchaefer)
EDWARD THE EMU/ YOU ARE SPECIAL/ JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
Boy this was fun. Can’t to wait to visit my bookshelves at home.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING PIBOIDMOers!
November 27, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Annette Simon
Happy Thanksgiving, to you, too, Teresa.
November 27, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Sandy Perlic
How fun! Amanda & Her Alligator/Munch/Creepy Carrots/The Three Ninja Pigs/Crash, Bang, Boom/Bad Kitty/Bear Snores On
November 28, 2013 at 8:26 am
Annette Simon
Fun, Sandy!
November 27, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Lauri
Super clever! Here’s my attempt: WHEN A MONTER IS BORN/IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN/ITSY MITSY RUNS AWAY
November 27, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Annette Simon
Fun titles, Lauri.
November 27, 2013 at 2:23 pm
danielledufayet
Wow! That was fun and unexpected! Thank you!
November 27, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Danielle.
November 27, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Debbie Faith Mickelson
Such a great fun read today. Just what I needed.
November 27, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Annette Simon
😉
November 27, 2013 at 2:39 pm
LeslieG
SILLY AND SILLIER/BEAR SNORES ON/DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH/LITTLE MISS WHOOPS
November 27, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Annette Simon
Leslie, you made me laugh. Thanks.
November 27, 2013 at 2:39 pm
Gaye kick
Great visual! Thanks
November 29, 2013 at 4:43 pm
annette simon
Thank you, Gaye.
November 27, 2013 at 2:39 pm
mbeaversillustration
Super Fun!
November 29, 2013 at 4:44 pm
annette simon
😉
November 27, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Christine M. Irvin
Love it!!!
November 27, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Anita
How cute and fun!!
November 27, 2013 at 3:19 pm
shiela fuller
Where Does The Brown Bear Go/The Forest/Trees of the Dancing Goats
So FUN!!!!
November 29, 2013 at 4:45 pm
annette simon
Shiela, I’ve not heard of TREES OF THE DANCING GOATS. Sounds like fun!
November 27, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Ellen Mott
You have a way with books. What fun! Thank you.
November 28, 2013 at 8:27 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Ellen. Yes, I have a way with OTHER people’s words. 😉
November 27, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Jessica
Thanks for the motivation! 🙂
November 29, 2013 at 4:49 pm
annette simon
Thank YOU, Jessica.
November 27, 2013 at 3:58 pm
viviankirkfield
Just scrolling down the comment thread is a revelation in creativity!!!
Thank you for an awesome post, Annette…it felt like a team cheer/pep talk/shout-out!
THE RUNAWAY SEED
LIONITIS
DONUTSPEAK
TURKEY IN THE GRASS AND SNAKE IN THE STRAW
That was fun, Annette…4 ideas for me to work on.:)
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
November 27, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Annette Simon
Happy Thanksgiving, Vivian.
November 27, 2013 at 4:08 pm
emazza1217
Colorful and to the point. thank you for contributing.
November 28, 2013 at 8:27 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, emazza.
November 27, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Suzanne kaufman
Anywhere there is an idea. Yay.
December 1, 2013 at 8:11 pm
Annette Simon
You said it, Suzanne.
November 27, 2013 at 4:21 pm
jacquesartandbooks
BEST POST EVER
November 27, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Annette Simon
Aw, thanks!
November 27, 2013 at 4:29 pm
tpierce
Hilarious! What a great post!
November 27, 2013 at 4:30 pm
MSackman
Nothing like a little humor to help get a new perspective or at least to get you over the “hump.” Thanks for the fun post.
November 27, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Annette Simon
Yes. If we don’t laugh….
November 27, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Claire Annette Noland
Lucky/Fortune Cookies/ Take Joy!
November 27, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Annette Simon
Don’t you love Jane Yolen’s TAKE JOY!
November 27, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Sharon Wildey Calle
Close Your Eyes/ Rap A Tap Tap/ Santa Calls
November 28, 2013 at 8:28 am
Annette Simon
Sharon, it’s THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
November 27, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Marty McCormick
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Green Eggs and Ham
The Wolf’s Chicken Stew
All About Spam
November 27, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Annette Simon
You’re making me hungry!
November 27, 2013 at 4:55 pm
Ramona
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU/
INSTRUCTIONS/
THE GREAT EXPEDITION!
November 27, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Annette Simon
Sounds like something I’ve said to my husband. ha
November 27, 2013 at 5:05 pm
jheitman22
Greet the Dawn/All the World/More Than Anything Else/Dare to Dream
November 27, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Annette Simon
You said it!!!
November 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm
kpbock
Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex/I am an Ankylosaurus/Not a Box/Not a Stick/Just a Dream/Journey
November 28, 2013 at 8:29 am
Annette Simon
KP, Glad you’re on the JOURNEY with us.
November 27, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Genevieve Petrillo
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? / Bad Astrid / Bad Kitty / Butterfly Tree / Dog Biscuit / Dog Parade / Dozens of Cousins / Friends
November 28, 2013 at 8:30 am
Annette Simon
Sounds like the holidays are here!
November 27, 2013 at 5:58 pm
Judith Snyder
Come Play with Me / Why Not? / What Do You See? / My Friend Rabbit
December 1, 2013 at 8:12 pm
Annette Simon
Thank you for playing with us, Judith.
November 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm
Laurie L. Young
Best post ever, and so clever!
WAY DOWN DEEP / MY DOG THINKS I’M A GENIUS / GOOD BOY FERGUS!
December 1, 2013 at 8:12 pm
Annette Simon
Laurie, your dog is probably right.
November 27, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Wendy
Not having a great day. Trying to channel a stack of Remy Charlip’s Fortunately/Fortunately/Fortunately . . . .
November 29, 2013 at 4:51 pm
annette simon
FORTUNATELY for us, Wendy, you’re playing!
November 27, 2013 at 6:14 pm
Karen Williams
So easy to forget that it is the process, the little things, that we should enjoy and will eventually get us where we need to be. Here is my go at it:
Bird by Bird/Thirteen Reason Why/Getting to Yes
-Karen Williams
November 30, 2013 at 11:18 pm
Annette Simon
Karen, yes, BIRD BY BIRD! Love that Anne Lamott.
November 27, 2013 at 6:25 pm
Kjersten Hayes
The Way We Work/ This Is What Happy Looks Like/ A Moment Comes/ When You Reach Me/ Ideas That Changed The World/ Write It Down, Make It Happen/ Celebrate!/ Shout! Shout it out!/ A Good Day/ All In A Day/ Gracias, Thanks.
November 30, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Annette Simon
Wow, you did a lot ALL IN A DAY! (p.s. WHEN YOU REACH ME is one of my all-time favorites, too.)
November 27, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Dawnyelle
Beautifully written! Great wit for day 27!
November 27, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Dorothy Wiese
Cool ideas. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2013 at 8:05 pm
intheirownwrite
Clever post. It made me smile.
November 27, 2013 at 8:30 pm
Melanie Ellsworth
Thanks for the creative jolt, Annette!
ONE MORNING IN MAINE/I JUST FORGOT/GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE
November 30, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Annette Simon
Well, yeah, Melanie. It’s hard to remember GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE.
November 27, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Laurie Young
Love it!!!!
November 27, 2013 at 8:34 pm
Therese Nagi
Thanks for sharing these fun and creative ideas!
November 27, 2013 at 8:44 pm
Jim Hill (@heyjimhill)
Dear Life, You Suck / Cold Cereal / When You Reach Me / Just Write: Here’s How / Project: Genius / Spilling Ink
November 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Annette Simon
Go, Jim!
November 27, 2013 at 9:01 pm
heatherj
What a fun idea!
Here’s the writing process at it’s best:
A Glorious Day/ All The World/ Each Kindness/ My Best Friend/ Hello, Baby!/ Terrific/ Wings
And a more frustrating (and emphatic) writing process:
Oh, No!/ So Slow!/ I Stink!/ What if?/ Overboard!/ Again!
November 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Annette Simon
Love ’em, HeatherJ.
November 27, 2013 at 9:22 pm
Penny Parker Klostermann
This is a wonderful post! I just loved it! Here’s mine…I ended up singing when I finished!
Little Red Writing/Go! Go! Go!/More/Imagine a Place/The Obstinate Pen/A Light in the Attic/Penny and Her Song/Time For Bed
November 28, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Annette Simon
Penny! Then you finished with yet another picture book title: SING! by Tom Lichtenheld.
November 27, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Tracy Molitors
Lol. The story of today’s writing process: Time and Again/Things Fall Apart
November 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Annette Simon
ha! Too true. Thanks, Tracy.
November 27, 2013 at 9:40 pm
Jennifer Voigt Kaplan
It’s a cycle, isn’t it? And it always bubbles back up… which is a wonderful thing.
November 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Annette Simon
Yay, bubbles!
November 27, 2013 at 10:00 pm
laura516
S IS FOR STORY/ AUNT ISABEL TELLS A GOOD ONE/ THE PLOT CHICKENS/ IF YOU WERE A WRITER
Love this creative use of book titles! Thanks for the inspiration to scour my shelves with new eyes.
November 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Annette Simon
It’s all about seeing with new eyes, isn’t it? Thanks, Laura!
November 27, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Jill Siegel
Very cute post! Thanks!
December 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Jill. It thinks you’re cute, too!
November 27, 2013 at 10:30 pm
B Lee Draper
Very creative. 🙂
December 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Annette Simon
As are YOU, B Lee!
November 27, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Deirdre Englehart
I love the post and all the book titles!
November 28, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Annette Simon
Don’t you just love picture books?
November 27, 2013 at 11:12 pm
Pat Holloway
So fun! Here is my offer: TIME TRAIN/WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS/THE IMPORTANT BOOK/ANOTHER IMPORTANT BOOK.
November 28, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Annette Simon
Pat, I don’t know TIME TRAIN; thanks for introducing me. But old me at the beach loves the other titles.
November 27, 2013 at 11:18 pm
Cindy Schumerth
Step Gently out
No No Yes Yes
Rules
Exclamation Mark
November 28, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Annette Simon
STEP GENTLY OUT! That’s it!
November 27, 2013 at 11:23 pm
Crystal McIntyre
Little owl lost/ lost and found/ oh, the places you’ll go!
November 28, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Annette Simon
Sounds like you’re on your way!
November 27, 2013 at 11:31 pm
John Cooper
wow, creative and relevant presentation! With the bonus of random yelling!
November 28, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Annette Simon
Random yelling makes everything good.
November 27, 2013 at 11:53 pm
Lynn Anne Carol
SIX LITTLE DUCKS
WAITING FOR WINGS
THE DAY I ATE WHATEVER I WANTED
WHEN I DANCE
My picture is at http://www.zebrakitchen.blogspot.com
great post, at the top of my list!
November 28, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Lynn Anne Carol!
November 28, 2013 at 12:20 am
MichelleLynn
Very fun post! Got my creative juices flowing. Thanks!
November 28, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Annette Simon
Glad to be of help. Thanks, MichelleLynn!
November 28, 2013 at 2:08 am
Perfecting Motherhood
Fun post! These are just a few books we’ve read this past year.
Cat up a tree!
Stuck
Up and down
Down to the sea with Mr. Magee
November 28, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Annette Simon
I, too, adore Oliver Jeffers and his STUCK. Along with every other book he’s ever touched.
November 28, 2013 at 2:11 am
kitumscheid
Okay, never tried this before, but it looks like fun…so here goes:
THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK | STUCK | LOST! | IF YOU WANT TO SEE A WHALE | JOURNEY | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE | HUFF AND PUFF | CLICK CLACK MOO | IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN | PING | CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM | A STORY! A STORY! | THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT
Thanks for a fun post. I got another idea while putting together titles. 🙂
November 28, 2013 at 8:31 am
Annette Simon
Yay for new ideas. Thanks, kitumscheid.
November 28, 2013 at 2:52 am
Jenny Blum
What an inspiration! I feel liberated to think outside the square. Thank you.
November 28, 2013 at 8:32 am
Annette Simon
Sometimes it’s fun to just get off the paper, you know?
November 28, 2013 at 5:11 am
Stella Jane Stauffer
Fun post!
November 28, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Stella Jane. Hope your Thanksgiving is fun, too.
November 28, 2013 at 5:38 am
mona861
This Tree Counts
In My Backyard I See
Ten Turkeys In The Road
Thanks for the great post.
November 28, 2013 at 8:33 am
Annette Simon
Uh-oh for those in the road. It’s Turkey Day.
November 28, 2013 at 6:14 am
Yvonne Mes
That was something different, and fun!
PRESS HERE/ ROLLER COASTER/ STARS/ ONE/ FEARLESS/ UNFORGOTTEN
November 28, 2013 at 8:32 am
Annette Simon
Yvonne, here’s to FEARLESSness.
November 28, 2013 at 8:35 am
Quinn Cole
All the Way to America / My Father Knows the Names of Things / The Little House / When I Grow Up / Space Station Science
Terrific exercise in creativity and new writer’s block remedy. Thanks!
November 28, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Annette Simon
Quinn, I think random yelling is a remedy for many blocks. ha
November 28, 2013 at 8:40 am
Betsy Devany
I loved this post, Annette! So fun, so unique! Thanks!
November 28, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Betsy. And always, Tara.
November 28, 2013 at 8:46 am
Gail Kamer
What a wonderful post! Thanks for connecting to my visual side.
November 28, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks for connecting with us, Gail.
November 28, 2013 at 8:59 am
marciecolleen
I am totally in love with this post!!! Thank you!
November 28, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Annette Simon
Marciecolleen, this post loves you, too.
November 28, 2013 at 9:14 am
helen dening
Great fun! Thank you Annette! When Dinosaurs Came with Everything/Smelly Socks/ The Lonely Moose
November 28, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Annette Simon
Helen, WHEN DINOSAURS CAME WITH EVERYTHING, I imagine socks weren’t the only things smelly. 😉
November 28, 2013 at 9:16 am
Cindy Cornwall
Great idea! Over and Over/Around the Year/Millions of Cats/No Two Alike.
November 28, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Annette Simon
NO TWO ALIKE sums it up. Thanks, Cindy.
November 28, 2013 at 9:46 am
aliciaminor
TURKEY ON THE LOOSE/ TURKEY RAN AWAY WITH THE MOOSE / TURKEY DISGUISED AS MOOSE
I tried. Like your post.
November 28, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Annette Simon
Alicia, if I were a turkey today, I’d disguise myself, too.
November 28, 2013 at 10:21 am
Renee LaTulippe
This is my favorite post of all time.
THE DARK / JOURNEY / UP AND DOWN / LOST AND FOUND / IN THE LAND OF WORDS / GRUMBLES FROM THE FOREST / WORDS WITH WINGS / THIS IS JUST TO SAY… / BOOKSPEAK!
EXCLAMATION MARK!
November 28, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Annette Simon
Renee! EXCLAMATION MARK!!!
November 28, 2013 at 10:23 am
Brenda Harris
Creative lady! No wonder Annette is Creative Director. 🙂
November 29, 2013 at 8:26 am
Annette Simon
Thanks, Brenda. You’re a PiBoIdMo-er, so you are,too. 😉
November 28, 2013 at 10:24 am
Eileen
Wow very unique post! And amazing comments from piboidmo participants.
November 28, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Annette Simon
You said it – amazing participants.
November 28, 2013 at 10:26 am
amievc
(From my collection…)
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf/ Balloons over Broadway/ My Friends/ We Gather Together/ Giving Thanks/ Can You Hear It?
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for the inspiration!
November 28, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Annette Simon
I hear it! Happy Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2013 at 1:31 pm
littledbl
Fun!!! And we love loud read alouds at our house.
November 28, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Annette Simon
At our house, there’s no such thing as a quiet read-aloud.
November 28, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Lynn A. Davidson
I had to think about this awhile and dig out some books. What I ended up with is more of a little story, though.
Greet The Dawn/Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?/Footprints in the Snow/An Elephant in the Garden/Where the Wild Things Are/Love You Forever/Emma Bean/You Are Special
November 28, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Annette Simon
Aw, Lynn. Way to GREET THE DAWN.
November 28, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Ann Treacy
So fun! Posted mine on the Facebook group page!
November 29, 2013 at 8:24 am
Annette Simon
Oh, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks, Ann.
November 28, 2013 at 6:45 pm
RadSheri
Thanks for the new ideas, can’ t complete the task, not at home for Thanksgiving,
November 29, 2013 at 8:15 am
Annette Simon
Oh, RadSheri. It’s not a task. Play when you can!
November 28, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Kelly Parker
Lol! This is so funny! Ok here’s mine:
If you give a pig a pancake/where the wild things are/don’t let the pigeon drive the bus
November 29, 2013 at 8:23 am
Annette Simon
Fun! Thanks for sharing, Kelly.
November 28, 2013 at 8:03 pm
20emeline14
You are so creative! Love this!Thanks for sharing.
November 29, 2013 at 8:22 am
Annette Simon
20emeline14, you’re a PiBoIdMoer. You are so creative, too!
November 28, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Carrie Brown
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks/A Turkey for Thanksgiving/The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree/Dear Santasaurus/Santa is Coming to Texas/The Christmas Story/Born on Christmas Morn
Several of my PiBoIdMo ideas this year have been inspired by the holidays! My lesson plan book at school has also benefited from some of these great books!
November 29, 2013 at 8:20 am
Annette Simon
Lucky students. Happy Holidays, Carrie!
November 29, 2013 at 4:51 am
Tracey Jackson
Great idea – thanks! I had fun doing your challenge with my little girl and here’s the result:
DINOSAUR, A Creature Strange/LOST AND FOUND/ON SAFARI/
ARE WE THERE YET?/CHICKEN LICKEN/
COCK-A-MOO-MOO/I SPY MUM!/BOSS OF THE FARM/
November 29, 2013 at 8:19 am
Annette Simon
Tracey, how fun that you did it together!
November 29, 2013 at 11:11 am
RadSheri
The First Thanksgiving
Indian in the Cupboard
Duck Duck Moose
Pig Pigger Piggest
Mercy Watson Saves the Day
Sometimes it’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Not
Llama Llama Holiday Drama
Where the Wild Things Are
In the Night Kitchen
Seemed Appropriate for ideas about this holiday.
November 29, 2013 at 4:54 pm
annette simon
Fun. Happy Holidays, RadSheri.
November 29, 2013 at 11:17 am
Angela De Groot
I love prompts! Here goes:
Here I am/Stuck/Where’s My Teddy?/Duck to the Rescue/No Matter What/Blue Kangaroo/Noisy Nora/Yes!
November 29, 2013 at 4:53 pm
annette simon
YES!, Angela. NO MATTER WHAT.
November 29, 2013 at 11:44 am
pathaap
Wow – what a great post! I’ve already gotten a few ideas from reading through your prompts!
November 29, 2013 at 4:55 pm
annette simon
This is one creative group, huh?
November 29, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Maria Gianferrari
Very playful and creative way to inspire us–thanks Annette!
November 29, 2013 at 4:55 pm
annette simon
Thanks, Maria.
November 29, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Dani Duck
Great post! The books in your post were a great idea! Made me laugh.
November 29, 2013 at 4:54 pm
annette simon
Your comments made me grin. Thanks, Dani.
November 29, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Priya Gopal
Fun post, thank you
November 29, 2013 at 4:56 pm
annette simon
Thanks, Priya.
November 29, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Michelle O'Hara Levin
This. Is. Brilliant.
Thank you!
December 4, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Annette Simon
Thank YOU, Michelle.
November 29, 2013 at 5:40 pm
patientdreamer
Whether it’s the ABC’S of Writing for Children
or the Frist Draft in 30 Days,
its How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published Is the aim.
lol.. Very creative idea with a capital C. Thanks. Diane Tulloch
November 30, 2013 at 11:22 pm
Annette Simon
Thank You with a capital T and a Y, Diane.
November 29, 2013 at 5:52 pm
megmillerwrites
Adorable! Thanks for the chuckles! 🙂
November 29, 2013 at 6:03 pm
julie rowan zoch
Super creative post!
November 29, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Lauri Meyers
A whole post in spine poetry?! Awesome!
How to catch a star/
When no one is watching/
The quiet place/
Listen, listen/
Put it on the list
November 30, 2013 at 11:23 pm
Annette Simon
Ah, nice. Sounds like you’ve snagged that star, Lauri.
November 29, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Leslee Anne Hewson
Fun! Thanks for the inspiration. Reminds me of the song ‘Anything you (not you personally) can do I can do better’. I like the positive vibe. Thanks. Picture books favourites: EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM/THE DARK/BLUEBIRD/All of Richard Scarry’s/PIGS MAKE ME SNEEZE
November 30, 2013 at 11:24 pm
Annette Simon
Leslee, I remember watching Lucy and Ethel sing that song, on reruns at my grandma’s. ; )
November 30, 2013 at 12:37 am
angiekarcher
So clever! Loved this!
November 30, 2013 at 10:06 am
Andrea
This clever post…and the responses…are so much fun!
November 30, 2013 at 11:25 pm
Annette Simon
It’s a great group o’ PiBoIdMo-ers, isn’t it?
November 30, 2013 at 10:41 am
alwaysbedancing
Great post! I’ll never look at my library the same way again (maybe I need to rethink how it’s organized?!)
November 30, 2013 at 11:26 pm
Annette Simon
Alwaysbedancing, Dewey Decimal is rolling in his grave.
November 30, 2013 at 11:03 am
Kelly Vavala
No Matter What
Love You Forever
What a great and humorous post (giggle, giggle) I think I may arrange my Library this way! Wonderful and very creative post..thank you so much for sharing!
November 30, 2013 at 11:27 pm
Annette Simon
Kelly, thank YOU. But before you go reorganizing, see my comment to alwaysbedancing, above.
December 10, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Kelly Vavala
Gotcha! we don’t want to upset Dewey now… Do We?? lol
November 30, 2013 at 11:19 am
City Sights for Kids
Fun post & challenge – thank you!
ALL THE WORLD / AND THEN IT’S SPRING / THE QUIET PLACE / SLEEP LIKE A TIGER / MANY MOONS / NOW I AM BIG
November 30, 2013 at 11:28 pm
Annette Simon
Aw, nice!
November 30, 2013 at 11:43 am
Shirley Ng-Benitez
Great post!
December 4, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Shirley. How’re you doing, post-PiBoIdMo?
November 30, 2013 at 12:49 pm
wendymyersart
Great post. I’m off to play with some books!
November 30, 2013 at 11:28 pm
Annette Simon
Yay, Wendy. Imho, playing is key
November 30, 2013 at 1:06 pm
miki
13 WORDS / LOST & FOUND. This was fun; thanks for the challenge!
November 30, 2013 at 11:29 pm
Annette Simon
Love it, Miki. Two titles can say so much about the process….
November 30, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Buffy Silverman
Hey There, Stink Bug!
POETRY MATTERS
Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks?
A Kick in the Head
Immersed in Verse
The Cuckoo’s Haiku
November 30, 2013 at 11:30 pm
Annette Simon
Speaking for myself, I sure hope an old dog can learn new tricks.
November 30, 2013 at 4:24 pm
carolmunrojww
Ha! Chuckled all the way through and gave a hearty laugh for the full circle ending. Thanks!
November 30, 2013 at 11:32 pm
Annette Simon
Hearty laughs, random yelling. My kind of day.
November 30, 2013 at 4:54 pm
Jennifer Ali
Pssst!/The First Thing My Mama Told Me/…Just a Minute.
November 30, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Annette Simon
Ah, the tension! What’d she tell you, Jennifer? What?!
November 30, 2013 at 8:35 pm
Kathryn Ault Noble
Fun post, Annette! It is so hard getting through the moments that feel like defeat. At first I despaired, but through great teachers like yourself I have learned to embrace failures as great events of knowledge enhancement. Today I posted a failure/success story on my blog. Faster and Faster. . . Again!
November 30, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Annette Simon
Kathryn, when smart, talented people say it’s hard to achieve success without failure, I confess to wishing those people weren’t so smart or so talented. ; )
November 30, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Joanne Roberts
This will be my first book spine creation, so . . .
In November / A Time to Keep Silent /
Afterwards / Write Now / Every Day /
Someday Maybe / It’s a Little Book
Thanks to Cynthia Rylant, Gloria Whelan, Ian Maclaren, Karin Russell, David Levithan, Coleen Hoover, Lane Smith
November 30, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Annette Simon
Yay! Fun!
November 30, 2013 at 9:28 pm
vijikc
Wonderful!! thanks!
November 30, 2013 at 9:55 pm
cheryllovestoread
Why Worry?
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff.
I Can Make It!
I Can Write!
Thanks for the great creative post!
November 30, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Annette Simon
Cheryl, you can and you did!
November 30, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Tracey M. Cox
I just have to say…
I love this creative post!
November 30, 2013 at 11:40 pm
Annette Simon
Tracey, it loves you too. ; )
November 30, 2013 at 10:14 pm
erin
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? / Peek-a-boo, Little Mouse
Wonderful inspiration! Thanks!
November 30, 2013 at 11:40 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Erin!
December 1, 2013 at 1:56 am
amomnextdoor
Fighting my way through writer’s block: The Runaway Bunny/The Napping House/The Day the Crayons Quit/What You Know First/The Search for Delicious/The Very Busy Spider/The Little Engine That Could/ If…/Higglety Pigglety Pop!…Olivia (No, wait, that was someone else’s idea. Start over.) In the Beginning…
December 1, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Annette Simon
Sounds like you’re winning the fight, mom next door.
December 1, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Karen Mae Zoccoli
Hi Annette – I am a visual person and so enjoyed your post and looking at all the great books and inspirations! I loved it – very creative!
December 1, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Karen Mae. I was happy to be included.
December 1, 2013 at 12:30 pm
blanchebaxter
So much fun! Thanks!!!
December 1, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Annette Simon
And thank YOU, blanchebaxter.
December 1, 2013 at 6:21 pm
SevenAcreSky
You nailed the process…thanks, Annette! Great post.
December 1, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Annette Simon
Sometimes the process feels like it’s nailing ME. But thanks, SevenAcreSky.
December 1, 2013 at 10:30 pm
DianeKHower
Now One Foot, Now the Other
Where the wild Things Are.
🙂 thanks!
December 2, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Annette Simon
Diane, I get so impatient sometimes. First one foot, then the other. Baby steps, some backwards and a fall, when all I want to do is run! (Yes, I am a toddler.)
December 1, 2013 at 10:34 pm
cnparch
What a fun post! How about CLICK, CLACK, MOO! or DRIVE for more book spine inspiration. 🙂
December 2, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Annette Simon
yes!
December 2, 2013 at 10:12 am
Franziska Green (@franziskagreen)
Inspiring post!
December 2, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Franziska.
December 2, 2013 at 10:14 am
Franziska Green (@franziskagreen)
What an awesome looking post!
December 2, 2013 at 11:31 am
Daniela Weil (@Daniela_Weil)
Some books from Lucy’s bookshelf:
Woke up this mornin’ with SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS, as I started making breakfast, the BOSS BABY said LET ME DO IT! I said PRESS HERE. The joy in her face as she said I CAN DO IT TOO! was priceless, as was hearing her say I LIKE MYSELF! So WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? Still think that CHILDREN MAKE TERRIBLE PETS?
Thanks for the post Annette!
December 2, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Annette Simon
Fun, Daniela. For the record, I think that children make wonderful pets. Teenagers, however, are another story.
December 3, 2013 at 12:44 am
Laurie J. Edwards
What a fun way to do a post!
December 4, 2013 at 7:28 pm
Annette Simon
Thanks, Laurie. How are you doing, post-PiBoIdMo?
December 3, 2013 at 10:18 am
elisehyldenillustration
Fabulous ideas, Annette! I’m off to rearrange the titles on my bookshelf.
December 4, 2013 at 7:29 pm
Annette Simon
Go, Elise!