Children's books

So, I've been encouraged by a close friend, to attempt to write a children's book. I figured, what better way than to write about things my own children do. I wrote this this afternoon and am thinking about having some of the excellant drawers from church help me out with the pictures. Read it to your kids and let me know what you think!

The Riddle Adventures
Book 1
Baby Ben

Benjamin Riddle was an ordinary baby.
He liked cars, cartoons, and bouncy balls.
His favorite food was apples and spaghetti.
And at night he slept with his two favorite blankets and his binky.

But Ben was also very good at finding trouble.
He learned to climb on his sisters bunk bed.
Loved to play in the dishwasher.
And enjoyed climbing on the kitchen table for a drink.

One afternoon, Ben was hungry and wanted some crackers.
He waddled over to his mommy, pulled on her pants and said "crawka."
"Say please," she asked. Ben shook his head no with his lower lip sticking out.
"Crawka!" he said again.

"No Ben. You need to say please, " his mother replied.
Ben did NOT like that answer.
He threw himself on the floor and began to cry.

"Ben watched as his mother poured crackers into small cups.
He watched as his sister Dani said "please," and received one of the cups.
He watched as his sister Hannah said "please," and received a cup.

But Ben DID NOT WANT to say please.
HE WANTED CRACKERS!
He walked over to the cupboard and pulled on the door.

But it wouldn't open.

He looked on the floor to see if any had dropped.
But there weren't any.
He walked over to his sisters and said "crawka."
But they too said, "Say Please!"

Ben began to cry. His mother picked him up and hugged him.
"Ben," she said. "Do you want a cracker?"
Ben nodded his head.
She kissed his cheek and gave him 1 cracker.
He smiled.

When his cracker was gone,
he looked at his mom and said "Peesse."
His mother, with a smile on her face,
promptly gave him his cup of crackers.

"Ben, say thank you." said his mother
Ben looked at his crackers,
then back at his mother,
and ran away.