Excerpts from another book by my 4-year-old nephew Cedar

Due to the popularity of the last book my 4-year-old nephew Cedar wrote for me, I am now publishing some of his new work. While his first tome had a decidedly philosophical-theological slant, this new, more poetic work revolves around meterology, fashion, and the surreal. I include only the last three pages, since the first two pages are mainly about running around naked (a common activity for four year-olds) and might embarrass him when he gets a bit older.

Here are the new excerpts:

Page 3
Rain, rain, rain. Rain, rain, rain, I hope rain comes down. But if I'm naked I don't want it to pound-down.

(illustrations include various strange creatures in the rain)

Page 4
Bananas, bananas grow on my head. Because I don't want people to be dead.

(illustrations include a dragon-like creature, plus a number of "sting-bugs," plus a person getting stung)

Page 5
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Cedar who had a striped shirt. A bird came along and pulled the stripes off his shirt--and put them on its own body. In its place, the bird left feather-colors. It was the prettiest shirt.

(illustrations include several people, a cat, and a bird)

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In other news from north-central Kansas, Cedar's momma (and my big sister) Kristin has recently published a few articles on back-to-the-land living in national publications (including CounterPunch, and the Hartford Courant) as part of the Prairie Writers Circle. Check out her latest, from AlterNet, here.

Posted by Rolf on January 20, 2004 12:06 PM