Prompt:  You are a children’s book writer.  Write the first few lines of your new book.

Disclaimer:  I would never, ever write a children’s book.  I wouldn’t have the patience for that.  But here it goes…

Jon watched his father lather up his face so he could  shave.   He looked at him curiously in the mirror and asked, “what are you doing”.  As his father was beginning to speak, Jon interrupted him and asked, “why are you doing that?”.   Jon then, not missing a beat, asked, “Can I try to shave my face?” and then, “why do girls not shave their faces?” 

Jon’s father was trying not to laugh; he was trying to match Jon’s expressions and tone.  He wanted Jon to be comfortable with him and feel like he could talk to him about anything.   

Ummm… I don’t think that this is the correct way that the prompt wanted the story to go, but this is how I interpreted it the first time I read the prompt.   Now, I guess I should do it the right way.

In the dark, in the night, let the moon be your guiding light. 
In the day, not the night, let the sun shine so bright. 
Grab a hat, get your pack, off on an adventure we will go! 
Fields, flowers, bugs and trees, oh the things we will see….

Again, I think it’s painfully clear why I would never write a children’s book.