His first novel
Last week, Isaac and I began plotting to write a book together about dinosaurs. Nothing to head to a publishing house or anything; it's just that he is SUCH a storyteller and a prolific dinosaur illustrator that I knew he would enjoy the process. Yesterday when Jake was napping, he and I sat down at the kitchen table and he dictated his story to me, organization and all.
I thought I would transcribe for you here this book that was in my son's head. Not a word of it is my own. He is strongly influenced in his literary style by paleontologist Charlotte Lewis Brown, who authors his favorite book of all time, "The Day the Dinosaurs Died."
Dinosaurs by Isaac O'Neal
coauthored by Steggy the stegosaurus, Ceratty the ceratosaurus, and Camary the camarasaurus
Chapter 1 -- The Flood
Once upon a time, there was a ceratosaurus. He roamed America all over the world so he could try to get away from the big flood. The flood was in North America, just where he was. But on a rainy, rainy day, he was so tired that he couldn't run any more. He was so tired that he took a drink. And then he ran and ran until he came to the forest. There was no flood there, and he smelled something. He sniffed the air.
"Stegosaurus!" he roared.
He jumped up the hill, then he took a big bite and chewed it up. THe stegosaurus lashed out his spiked tail and missed him. And then the stegosaurus was dead.
Chapter 2 -- The Meal
Chapter 3 -- The Crush
Then, the ceratosaurus smells something else. He smells a camarasaurus. The camarasaurus comes busting through the forest. Suddenly, a calling noise appears. It sounds like this -- "Ar-AAH-ah! Ar-AAH-ah!" -- that was an archaeopteryx. He was dipping his sharp teeth into the water and getting some fish. His teeth were like two long knives ready to strike the fish. But when he heard the camarasaurus coming, he was so surprised that he flew away.
The camarasaurus squished a stump that was in his way. The ceratosaurus jumped on the camarasaurus's back. Then the camarasaurus whacks him off and he crashes into a tree. Camarasaurus comes back running, right toward the ceratosaurus. The ceratosaurus comes running, too, and the camarasaurus busts his neck into the ceratosaurus's belly. The ceratosaurus tries to jump onto camarasaurus's neck, but it was too late. The camarasaurus whacked him again and he was dead.
THE END
I thought I would transcribe for you here this book that was in my son's head. Not a word of it is my own. He is strongly influenced in his literary style by paleontologist Charlotte Lewis Brown, who authors his favorite book of all time, "The Day the Dinosaurs Died."
Dinosaurs by Isaac O'Neal
coauthored by Steggy the stegosaurus, Ceratty the ceratosaurus, and Camary the camarasaurus
Chapter 1 -- The Flood
Once upon a time, there was a ceratosaurus. He roamed America all over the world so he could try to get away from the big flood. The flood was in North America, just where he was. But on a rainy, rainy day, he was so tired that he couldn't run any more. He was so tired that he took a drink. And then he ran and ran until he came to the forest. There was no flood there, and he smelled something. He sniffed the air.
"Stegosaurus!" he roared.
He jumped up the hill, then he took a big bite and chewed it up. THe stegosaurus lashed out his spiked tail and missed him. And then the stegosaurus was dead.
Chapter 2 -- The Meal
Chapter 3 -- The Crush
Then, the ceratosaurus smells something else. He smells a camarasaurus. The camarasaurus comes busting through the forest. Suddenly, a calling noise appears. It sounds like this -- "Ar-AAH-ah! Ar-AAH-ah!" -- that was an archaeopteryx. He was dipping his sharp teeth into the water and getting some fish. His teeth were like two long knives ready to strike the fish. But when he heard the camarasaurus coming, he was so surprised that he flew away.
The camarasaurus squished a stump that was in his way. The ceratosaurus jumped on the camarasaurus's back. Then the camarasaurus whacks him off and he crashes into a tree. Camarasaurus comes back running, right toward the ceratosaurus. The ceratosaurus comes running, too, and the camarasaurus busts his neck into the ceratosaurus's belly. The ceratosaurus tries to jump onto camarasaurus's neck, but it was too late. The camarasaurus whacked him again and he was dead.
THE END
posted by Claire at 11:36 PM
4 Comments:
His first novel...his very own blog can't be far behind.
Chip off the ole block! An author's author. Sounds like a man's book too--PopPop and I have seen quite a few gory movies lately--I can picture he, Uncle Chissy and PopPop veggin on the couch watching Godzilla vs. Megzilla (or whatever:-)together. They'll all have a blast! Writers, engineers, TV's, firefighters--not your everyday run of the mill family. So exciting for us to see. Thanks for sharing. - Love you all! Meemaw
absolutly genious, riviting,gripping. He has all the makings of a great author. How very proud w are. mamaw
awesome!
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