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Chicken a la Boynton

The inspiration for this contest came from my two-year-old, who told me this afternoon that I was his "personal penguin". (That will make perfect sense if you have read the Sandra Boynton book entitled such)

The funniest thing was that he could not understand why I found that funny. I mean, c'mon! Everyone needs a personal penguin, right?

So I have decided to host a contest in his honor, and he will help me judge it.

I will be looking for creativity and an ability to appeal to the whimsical fancy of a literary toddler. He will be looking for words that sound funny and/or rhyme.

Vocabulary can be over his head since I don't dumb much down for him and that is why he uses words like "ridiculous", "refreshing" and "rhinocerous" in their proper context. (Not to brag ) Length is an issue, however, since he has the attention span of a two-year-old. A poem that fascinates him will hold his fancy for about 20 lines, after which he tends to get restless. (Just thought I'd warn you)

http://allpoetry.com/list/69569-Children-s-Poems will give you an idea of what I am looking for. Or you can google "Philadelphia Chickens"

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 20, 2009
  • Rewards: Gold: 700, Silver: 500, Bronze: 350, Honorable mention: 4 people
  • Final notes:
    This contest was a lot of fun to judge, especially since each entry was read with a toddler in my lap to gauge his reaction.

    To be honest, his reaction was the deciding factor in the judging process. There were some poems that I truly enjoyed that (for whatever reason) did not capture his attention, but were still excellent writes.

    Thank you all for taking the time to enter this, and I hope you continue to delight audiences of adults and toddlers alike!

Contest Winners

  1. Alien In My Pocket
    When I poured out my sugar pops,
    Something wriggled in the box.
    by Naked Angel 23 lines, 41 comments, on Jan 27 9:11 AM 2009. In Humor, KIDS STORY/POEM
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear
    There was a fuzzy wuzzy bear
    Sitting on my bed
    by Naked Angel 29 lines, 28 comments, on Oct 17 10:06 AM 2009. In Pre school kids
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Wanda and I
    My friend Wanda the whale
    took me for a ride on her tail.
    by whyspr 22 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 15 3:46 PM 2009
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Ferdinand the Snail.
    by Black Narcissus 17 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 10 9:17 AM 2009. In Fantasy
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. The Story of Bethany Boo...
    by Fritz O skennick 52 lines, 22 comments, on Dec 4 6:28 PM 2008. In Contest, Children, Weird, Humour
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Fly-Fly Rhyme
    Butterfly, butterfly how you fly?
    Butterfly, butterfly take me high?
    by amnouup 13 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 16 7:31 AM 2009. In Children
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Topnotchsy
    October 15, 2009
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    I submitted a poem that is a bit longer than 20 lines. I hope the 20 lines was not a hard limit as I feel my poem has exactly what you are looking for and if your son gets bored...well then it did not deserve to win anyways. I hope this is ok.


  • WaterChild Reborn gold member
    October 15, 2009
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    No, it is not a hard limit at all, just a fair warning for those not familiar with the fickle nature of toddlers.

    LOOK! SOMETHING SHINY!!!


  • amnouup
    October 20, 2009
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    Thank you

    Thanks :-)