Kids' Choice KidLit 2023
It’s time for one of my favorite writing contests: @KaileiPew’s KIDS’ CHOICE KIDLIT 2023!
A kid-lit contest where the stories are judged by 290+ KIDS! (Which as a 1st-grade teacher, makes my heart so happy.)
The deets:
Write a PB, MG, or YA story, 200-words or less that you think kids would love
Post to Kailei’s google form between January 26-28, 2023 (linked below)
Add a blurb or your whole story to the comments section of the official submission page for others to see
Winners will be announced around March 20th
This year, Kailei is asking for donations to give thanks to these awesome kiddo-judges. If you’d like to support, donate through her shop, or through Venmo: @Kailei-Pew . No amount is too small!
Without further ado…here is my entry for this year!
JUST A LIL’ TARADIDDLE
By: Alicia Meyers
WC: 187
I told Mama
just a lil’
Just a lil’ taradiddle.
A sprinkle of the story.
An itty-bitty fib.
See, on the kitchen table
sat a sprinkled donut.
A chocolate, sprinkled donut.
Totally alone.
I heard it cry,
“LOOK AT ME!
I AM SO DELICIOUS!”
So, when I heard…
“ANNABELLE MARIE BENNIGAN,
Come here THIS INSTANT!”
I had to tell Mama
just a lil’
Just a lil’ taradiddle.
A sprinkle of the story…
An itty-bitty fib.
“THE DINOSAUR!
It ROARED!
It RAWRED!”
“GIMME THAT DONUT!”
I told it,
“ABSOLUTELY-NOT-NO-WAY!
That donut’s off-limits!”
“A dinosaur?” Mama asked.
“YES! Then…
THE GORILLA!
IT GRRRR’D
IT GROWLED,”
“GIMME THAT DONUT!”
I told it,
“ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NOT!
That donut’s off-limits!”
But, they lunged toward the plate.
I tried to separate!
But instead…
My face,
went straight
toward
the…
I licked the last of the chocolate from my lips.
A rainbow sprinkle dropped to the floor.
“GO TO YOUR ROOM, ANNABELLE!
NO MORE FIBS!”
I told Mama
just a lil’
Just a lil’ taradiddle.
A sprinkle of the story…
An itty-bitty fib.
I PROMISE!
[Dinosaur] C’mon, Annabelle.
[Gorilla] Everyone knows, donuts can’t talk!
Did you enter #KidsChoiceKidLitWritingContest this year? Drop your link below, I’d love to read it.