Binky the Space Cat, Part Three

After devouring Ashley Spires' adorable and sting-tastic Binky to the Rescue, my daughter Ivy said, "I wonder what happens next in the story?"  Of course, I said, "You can write that part."  And she did!  With a little typing assistance from her old lady, she composed this rather violent tale (spoiler alert):

Binky, Part Three, by Ivy (age 4) and Mama (age 37)

The bees come and sting Ted and cut him open.  Binky fights back with his atomic flyswatter.  The bees sting Binky and cut him open too.  Binky says, “Shoo, go away, bees!”  Ted says, “Thanks, Binky, you saved my life!”  Then Binky and Ted share a victory pizza.

Then the bees cut their house open and put some sharp stings on there, so when Binky and Ted fall out of their house they will prick themselves.  Then they prick themselves and say, “Ouch, ooch, ouch owch!”  But Binky’s people from outer space come down in a bigger space ship, and rescue Ted and Binky!

Then they see this bright light and a monster eats them.  But they use a sword to cut the monster open and escape.  Another monster comes and eats them, but they escape from this one, too, by opening his mouth and cutting all his gums.  After that, Binky and Ted are so tired from all the fighting that they fall down asleep on the floor.

Next to come: illustrations in KidPix.

I wonder if 4-year-olds are eligible to nominate books in the Cybils?  She won't be awake tonight to get involved in the nom nom nom party, but I'll read through the rules and see if she can participate in the nominations. 

It's Cybils time!

 

I am so excited to be part of the Cybils again this year.  From the web site: "The Cybils awards are given each year by bloggers for the year's best children's and young adult titles. Nominations open to the public on October 1st."  Anyone can nominate books in all categories. 

For the second time I'm participating on the first round graphic novel panel.  That means I get to read lots and lots of graphic novels this fall!  I also get to give myself permission to read teen fiction, which most of the time is relegated to the summer when I'm not teaching.

I notice a lot of familiar faces among the panelists this year.  I'm looking forward to getting to know new folks in our discussions and decisions!  In the meantime, I'm putting books on hold at my public library (which, luckily, has a well-developed graphic novel collection) and starting my list of possible nominees over at Goodreads.

Cybils finalists are in!

Of all the Best Of lists, this one is my favorite. You'll see me in the Graphic Novels section. We had so much fun reading this eclectic mix of books, all of which were good and many of which we never would have heard of if we hadn't been on this panel. A fantastic experience all round.

http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2010/01/2009-finalists-the-best-of-the-best.html

Thanks to all my fellow panelists!