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Carrie Lowrance
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Don't Eat Your Boogers (You'll Turn Green)
Author Insight
My First Children's Book
I wrote this book while I was working in daycare. It was the height of cold and flu season and I heard my co-teacher say, "Ew! Don't Eat Your Boogers!" and I thought, "You'll turn green." I could feel a story brewing and by the end of the week I had a rough draft. Then I sat on it for a bit. I took a writing course and at the end we had to submit either a novella, a chapter of a book, or a children's story. I sent in my story and got really good feedback and that I should publish it. I tried a few places but no luck. So, I read it to our school age room (4's and 5's) and they liked it. Then I heard someone say, "I want that book." So, I published it. If it weren't for the kids liking the story, I may never had had the courage to publish it.
Book Excerpt
Don't Eat Your Boogers (You'll Turn Green)
Goober McGee had a habit. Some kids
chewed their fingernails, other kids
stretched out their clothes. Goober ate his
boogers. It wasn’t like he enjoyed it, but
most of the time he didn’t have a tissue. So
what was he supposed to do? He never
dreamed it would become such an issue
until one day….“Ew! Don’t eat your boogers you’ll turn
green!” his older brother, Sludge, said to
him one day. Goober was reading a book on
the couch and Sludge came in to watch some
television.
“No I won’t! Mrs. Cherokee has never said
anything in science class about that kind of
stuff. You don’t know what you’re talking
about.”
“Yes I do because it happened to me once. I
had the same bad habit and I eventually
turned green. My whole body turned green.”
he said.
“I still think you’re pulling my leg.” Goober
said.“Just keep it up and you’ll see what
happens.” Sludge said, walking into the
kitchen. Goober popped another crusty one
in his mouth and started another chapter.
Not long after it was time to go to bed.
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