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    I  write  for  my
    Grandchildren ‘s
    Grandchildren.

My   Very   Best


I hear Mom’s request.
I will do my very best.

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I will not sit and wait.
I will not procrastinate.

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I will quickly snap to it.
I will go and do it.

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When I ‘m really snappy.
Mommy is very happy.

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   I arrange words that
   are easy to read aloud.

A l p h a b e t

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A
Ant starts with an A.
Miss Ant lives on a hill
with her big sister Jill.
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B
Banana starts with a B.
Bananas turn yellow
and are very mellow.
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C
Cat starts with a C.
A cat will go and hide
but never in a beehive.
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D
Doggies starts with a D.
Doggies play catch
and sit to scratch.
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   Choose a letter
   and write your own
   three line poem on
   a single sheet of
   paper.

   Have your child
   color it and show
   it to your parents.

   Complete the alphabet
   and put the pages in a
   scrapbook for your
   Grandchildren to read.

Grace     Lux     Penguin


Mamma and Poppa
Penguin lived in
the land of snow.

They lived with their
pretty little baby.

On the day she was born,
Mamma and Poppa
needed to give
her a name.

Mamma wanted to call
her Grace.

Poppa asked why?

Mamma said,
it means kindness,
everyone likes kindness.

Poppa wanted to call
her Lux.

Mamma asked why?

Poppa said,
it means light,
everyone likes light.

Both agreed to call her
Grace Lux,
that means
Kindness of Light.

Mamma and Poppa
learned what babies do.

They sleep, they eat and
they wiggle.

They smile, they laugh and
they giggle.

Quickly,
Grace Lux
learned
how to walk.

She walks
in the snow
every day
with her
Mamma and Poppa.

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   Write this story
   for your child.

   Change Penguin to
   another plant or
   animal and create
   your own story.

   Your own creative
   piece will become
   a special memory
   between you and
   your child forever.

   Build a collection
   of stories that you
   have written.

Work   Together



We have one nose.
We have two eyes.
We have two ears.

All work together.
Checking for danger.

The nose can
smell danger
but it cannot
see danger.

The eyes can
see danger
but they cannot
hear danger.

The ears can
hear danger
but they cannot
smell danger.

They asked
a question.

Who is smartest?
Who is important?

The nose said,
I can smell danger,
because of that,
I am smartest.

The eyes said,
we can see danger,
because of that,
we are important.

The ears said,
we can hear danger,
because of that,
we are smartest
and important.

They kept saying
the same thing,
over and over
and over
red rover.

We are smartest.
We are important.

The more they
said it,
the louder
they got.

Everyone was
shouting.

WE ARE SMARTEST !!!
WE ARE IMPORTANT !!!

No one was checking
for danger.

The mind heard
all the yelling,
and went to see
what happened.

As the mind
looked around,
everyone became
silent.

The mind asked,
who is smartest,
who is important?

All raised their
hands, waving
them all about.

The mind said,
I see everybody’s
hands in the air,
everyone feels
smartest,
everyone feels
important.

You can feel it,
but do not say it.

Everyone needs to
remember these
important rules.

I help the others.
Others help me.

That is the way
we want it to be.

Helping each other,
working together.

The mind looked
all around
and said.

No more yelling.

I have work to do.
You have work to do.

We all have
work to do.

Now, let us get
get back to work
and check for danger.

All agreed.

We will help
each other.

We will work together.

We must remember,
how we want to be.

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   Teaching success
   skills with stories,
   helps our children
   gently learn life
   lessons.

Simplicity – Complexity



The King
came in
the room.

The Court
Crier
shouted;
“Hear ye,
 Hear ye!”

The
King
spoke
in a
loud
voice.

Listen all ! ! !
Stand tall ! ! !

Remember
my first
command.

Simplicity!
Simplicity!!
Simplicity!!!

We are being
run over
by the
complexity
of
verbosity.

We must banish
verbosity
a bloated
monstrosity.

The Jester lifted
his hand for
permission
to speak.

The King
called on
him.

The Jester
did speak.

My dearest, kindest,
and most wise King;
You declared
simplicity
simplicity
simplicity

The King shouted,
I
d i d   n o t
d e c l a r e
I
C O M M A N D E D.

The Jester
continued.

In my humble opinion,
my dear Sire.

One simplicity
is brevity,
two is
complexity,
three is
verbosity.

The King ‘s face,
turning red as
a cherry pie,
did yell.

HOW   DARE   YOU ?

GIVE ME A LESSON
IN  PROSE ! ! !

YOU SLEEPY LITTLE
ROSE ! ! !

THE   JESTER  
FROZE…


Rolling his eyes,
with a sad face,
he had a quick mind,
to leave the place.

Twirling on his toes
and pinching his nose.

Giggling and
wiggling off,
he vanished
with a cough.

L A     F I N

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   Use exaggerated
   facial expressions.
   as you read this.

   Make a video of your
   child’s reaction and
   share it with your
   parents.

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I have fond memories of
reading with my family.

Dad read the newspaper
and I would look at the
back page filled with
pictures.

Mom liked to read comic
books.

Her favorites were,
“Nancy and sluggo,”
“Henry” and “Scamp.”

I remember those rainy
days when my brothers
and sister would read
comics with Mom.

Memories that never
washed away.

M y     I d e a

I hope my memories of reading will encourage many to set aside time for reading as a family activity.

As a family, we did not spend every moment reading.

But, Mom set aside a few minutes a day for reading. Those moments allowed us to have an easier time at school.

Making time for reading in the present, will prepare our children’s future, with a past filled with the fond memories of family reading time.

A time of happiness that will be passed onto the next generations.

Everything you read on this blog can be used by yourself to share with your family.

They are not must do activities. They are suggestions.

I will keep copyright ownership for all my work and writings on this site.

I may want to write a book in the future and call it,
Maybe Later – Sometime

Use the writing ideas on this site to develop your own book. There is always room for another book to be read to our children, let it be yours.

For right now, thanks for reading my WordPress blog, titled The Brevity Bell.

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