Twenty Six Letters
A Whimsical Whitney151 total reviews
Comment from Jean Lutz
This one is such a joy to read. Especially since so much of my time is spent with little ones. Even the four month old is so quickly making associations and already has some favorites. I suspect where Sawyer sees letters as building blocks, his grandmom sees a writer.
reply by the author on 23-Mar-2014
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This one is such a joy to read. Especially since so much of my time is spent with little ones. Even the four month old is so quickly making associations and already has some favorites. I suspect where Sawyer sees letters as building blocks, his grandmom sees a writer.
Comment Written 23-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 23-Mar-2014
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Jean, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from bichonfrisegirl
Ha,ha! .... "Too many are hard to herd" and "an extra would be absurd". What a delightful Whitney poem this is, Brooke!
Loved the sense of humour in this write! The pic of Sawyer, as always, enhanced your write ... so very, very cute!
Connie :)
reply by the author on 18-Mar-2014
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Ha,ha! .... "Too many are hard to herd" and "an extra would be absurd". What a delightful Whitney poem this is, Brooke!
Loved the sense of humour in this write! The pic of Sawyer, as always, enhanced your write ... so very, very cute!
Connie :)
Comment Written 17-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 18-Mar-2014
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Connie, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Aplgwest
Very cute picture and, as usual, a fine poem. I like that there's just enough alphabet, yours, mine and ours, for us to grow into words, and that any more would be absurd.
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Very cute picture and, as usual, a fine poem. I like that there's just enough alphabet, yours, mine and ours, for us to grow into words, and that any more would be absurd.
Comment Written 17-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Skylight, thanks so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Maltese Falcon
I just love the picture. children at that age love numbers. numbers can be fun in small quantities but large sums can be a headache.
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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I just love the picture. children at that age love numbers. numbers can be fun in small quantities but large sums can be a headache.
Comment Written 17-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Maltese Falcon - so far he can count to twenty and he gets such a kick out of saying twenty. LOL Thanks so much :-) Brooke
Comment from the blue pixel
"Too many are hard to herd" is a real jewel of a line Brooke. In fact, the entire second stanza in particular is clever, humourous and, now that you mention it, accurate. Anyone who DOES complain about the number of letters in our alphabet should take a look at 'the letters' that make up the Russian language. Loved it. xx Carol
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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"Too many are hard to herd" is a real jewel of a line Brooke. In fact, the entire second stanza in particular is clever, humourous and, now that you mention it, accurate. Anyone who DOES complain about the number of letters in our alphabet should take a look at 'the letters' that make up the Russian language. Loved it. xx Carol
Comment Written 17-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Thanks so much, Carol. I wonder how little children manage to learn some other languages, like Russian and Chinese. Brooke
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Whatever language you hear growing up, even if it two at the same time, little kid's brains are programmed to pick them up much quicker than we adults. Language is the one thing it is believed that we are all pre-wired to pick up because it just isn't possible to learn any language in the same way that evolution does. By the age of 5, children know the semantics of a language and understood most of what it said to them. All they need to do is add vocabulary and (hopefully) get their grammar and tenses right after that. All babies are said to be born with what they 'technically' label "babies babble" which contain the 12 basic sounds every language in the world, has. I actually challenged my psychology lecturer on this because there is no "click" in babies babble and how many Sth Africans are there in the world" lol He didn't like me after that and ignored me and I would have loved to follow this up further but time wouldn't allow it. Psychology lesson over. lol xx Carol
Comment from Cajungirl
Thank goodness there are only 26 letters. Just think how much more writing we could do if we had more letters to create more words. LOL
Sawyer's picture is just gorgeous.
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Thank goodness there are only 26 letters. Just think how much more writing we could do if we had more letters to create more words. LOL
Sawyer's picture is just gorgeous.
Comment Written 17-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Thank you, Cajungirl, for this thoughtful review :-) Brooke
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You are welcome.
Comment from Cumbrianlass
Well, first of all, I just love Sawyer's outfit. A Ninja turtle, if I'm not mistaken. I know every word of that movie. Every. Single. Word. Yes, I raised a son, too. LOL!
Love the poem, Brooke. It's fun and educational - always a great recipe to stimulate learning, I think. Great cadence - like a tap dance. Does that make sense? I just heard those shoes tapping as I read. :)
A pleasure!
Av
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Well, first of all, I just love Sawyer's outfit. A Ninja turtle, if I'm not mistaken. I know every word of that movie. Every. Single. Word. Yes, I raised a son, too. LOL!
Love the poem, Brooke. It's fun and educational - always a great recipe to stimulate learning, I think. Great cadence - like a tap dance. Does that make sense? I just heard those shoes tapping as I read. :)
A pleasure!
Av
Comment Written 16-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Thanks so much, Av - yes, it's a ninja turtle. I remember those days when I had certain books and movie scripts memorized too. LOL Brooke
Comment from Kimberly216
This is witty and cute. It is simple and I like that you are so great at writing about something as simple as 26 letters making up our language.
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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This is witty and cute. It is simple and I like that you are so great at writing about something as simple as 26 letters making up our language.
Comment Written 16-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2014
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Kimberly, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Brooke
So many wonderful pictures of little Sawyer, thanks for sharing them with us. His expression seems bewildered. "Where do I start?" I'm sure he'll be a wonderful poet, just like his grandmother.
This poem about the alphabet reminds me of a little story I wrote about a "Missing Letter". I think that's what I called it. I posted it a long time ago to show kids how each and every letter is important. The letter Z was sleeping...zzz... and the rest of the alphabet was in a panic looking for him. That's the joy of writing for children... it doesn't matter that I'm 63, I can be a kid again! And I'm sure you feel the same way when you write these delightful poems.
"Countless thoughts
are ours to share
as our letters grow to words."
Nicely penned!
your fan,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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Hi Brooke
So many wonderful pictures of little Sawyer, thanks for sharing them with us. His expression seems bewildered. "Where do I start?" I'm sure he'll be a wonderful poet, just like his grandmother.
This poem about the alphabet reminds me of a little story I wrote about a "Missing Letter". I think that's what I called it. I posted it a long time ago to show kids how each and every letter is important. The letter Z was sleeping...zzz... and the rest of the alphabet was in a panic looking for him. That's the joy of writing for children... it doesn't matter that I'm 63, I can be a kid again! And I'm sure you feel the same way when you write these delightful poems.
"Countless thoughts
are ours to share
as our letters grow to words."
Nicely penned!
your fan,
Kimbob
Comment Written 16-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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Kimbob, thank you, my friend :-) All I know is when he says G is for Grandma, my heart melts each and every time :-) Your poem sounds adorable. Brooke
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Hi Brooke,
It was a story. I just looked it up. I called it "The Alphabet Was in Trouble", posted July 12th of 2010. I only had 6 reviews for it, and yours was the first. That was just about a month after I joined Fanstory. I had forgotten all about it. You know, I could have entered it in the children's category of the 2014 Writers of New Brunswick competition. Darnit! The target age is 3-8 this year, and it would have made a nice fit. Oh well. I did send an entry of 96 pages for the Alfred G. Bailey prize for adult poetry. It would be nice to even make it to "honourable mention" status. It's a prestigious award in this province.
Perhaps I should repost the alphabet story to see if I'd get any more reviews/advice. What do you think? How do you do that anyway?
your friend,
Kimbob
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there is some certificate that allows you to repost old stuff - I've never used it, but I'm sure if you go to the certificates you'll find it with instructions. I will have to reread even though I won't be allowed to give you a new review :-)
Comment from ExperiencingLiphe
I forget if it's Spanish or French but I think they have more letters or something in their alphabet. I remember learning about it and thought it was very strange. Great job with this
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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I forget if it's Spanish or French but I think they have more letters or something in their alphabet. I remember learning about it and thought it was very strange. Great job with this
Comment Written 16-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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experiencingliphe, thank you so much :-) Yes, Spanish has a couple more than we do, and it's not the only one. I'm glad we don't have extras. LOL Brooke
