[MD] Primer children's book

[Robert Robinson]

I pretty much agree with your sentiments Mike:
  But someone can always try.  Rawling got quite a few rejection slips on her first children's book and now she is the richest broad in England.  Rivaling maybe even the queen.  I'm not saying it can't be done.  I'm just a little pessimistic.
  Robbie

Mike Craghead <mike at humboldtmusic.com> wrote:
  Greetings!

Isn't the MOQ a bit beyond the scope of a children's book? In fact, 
through many developmental stages, isn't the differentiation between 
"self" and "other stuff" (i.e. SOM) crucial? Is metaphysics even a 
factor until a child is well into the double-digits?

In my opinion, the two things a children's book needs most are clarity 
and humor. Without both (in correct proportions!), a book ends up 
muddled preachy or or saccharine or [fill in your own substitute word 
for "lame" here]. I'm concerned that making the MOQ palatable in 
children's book form is outside the realm of possibility, even for the 
most skilled wordsmith.

Wouldn't a book about gumption traps be fantastic, though? I sat my kids 
down and read them that part of ZAMM (and I'll probably keep doing that 
again and again until it sinks in). Replace the word "carburetor" with 
"homework," and you've got a practical cure for homework-itis.

Mike Craghead
humboldtmusic.com
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