If Kids Could Publish A Book

Kids says the darndest things. And who better to give picture book authors great ideas than their readers? I asked Mrs. Lombardo’s 2nd Grade and Mrs. Mozer’s 3rd Grade classes what kind of book they would like to write and why. “If I could publish a children’s book, it would be about…” “Dragons because a lot of little boys like dragons.” â€" Oscar “Soccer because I could teach others how to play soccer.” â€" Victor “Dinosaurs because children like the T. Rex, triceratops and others.” â€" Aidan M. “Friendship because children should learn how to be nice to each other.” â€" Mark “Presidents because they are important for our country.” â€" Marshal “Turkeys because it’s November.” â€" Dylan “A girl and a boy walking in the woods and a witch would take them and bring them home. I would write it so some people would get scared a little bit.” â€" Taylor “Dragons because I like dragons.” â€" Chris “A little funny eraser who has big adventures all around the world because kids always like adventures.” â€" Gabriela “Animals because lots of people like animals.” â€" Eliana “Vampires and aliens because that is what most kids like.” â€" Annika “A kid getting a pet. I would do it because they might like the book.” â€" Angelina “Two girls who buy cotton candy. One of the girls eats it and the other one doesn’t. So it makes fun of that cotton candy. I would write this story because it makes me laugh.” â€" Neda “Dragons. My book will be about dragons because it’s easy to make the problem and solve the problem.” â€" Thomas “Friends because at school we learn about being bullied and good friends have to be nice to each other.” â€" Kyle “Snow because children like to play in snow.” â€" Payoon “Valentine’s Day because a lot of people like Valentine’s Day.” â€" Rebecca “A girl and a boy helping others because other people could help others, too.” â€" Sophia “A long time ago so kids can learn about a long time ago.” â€" Aidan Z. “Christmas because it’s my favorite holiday.” â€" Halle “A scarecrow, pumpkin, witch, house, people, crayons, lunch, snack, class. You could write a school.” â€" Vikesh “A boy that could fly because it would be cool to see the world.” â€" George “A boy who’s stuck in a haunted house because I like to tell spooky stories and it would be a cool adventure.” â€" Melanie “A boy who could create pictures in his mind and make things happen because I think that would be exciting.” â€" Nick “A girl who plays soccer because I think it would be interesting to read about a girl like me.” â€" Leah “A girl who was teased because she was so good at math because I’m so good at math.” â€" Sophie “A girl that has powers because I think that would be interesting.” â€" Hanna “Dinosaurs because kids really like dinosaurs.” â€" Pierson “A girl in a wheelchair because it would be cool to see how she dealt with school and her differences.” â€" Alex “A girl that could fly because I would love to fly.” â€" Ella “A girl that could go anywhere because she’d be able to get anything.” â€" Meredith “A girl that wanted a dog because I want a dog and can’t get one.” â€" Denise “A bear that is lazy and never helps people because it would be funny.” â€" Christian “A boy who could fly because it’s my dream to fly and it would be cool to read about.” â€" Matthew “People with powers because that would be cool.” â€" Jenna “A boy who could fly because I like fantasy.” â€" Jimmy “An alien who is friends with a boy because it would be cool.” â€" Julia “A boy that could do