DONT KISS YOUR MOM!
by Rick Walton
I know you want to give your mom
A big sloppy kiss! But…
Don’t kiss your mom!
Oh no, did you kiss your mom?
Maybe you didn’t understand.
If you kiss your mom, she’ll give you a big hug, like this.
And she’ll give you a big sloppy kiss, like this.
You mean you like that?
Well let me give you another reason not to kiss your mom.
Because if you do, you’ll turn into…
A kangaroo!
So DON’T KISS YOUR MOM!
You did? You kissed your mom anyway? Oh dear.
Are you turning into a kangaroo? Check and see. Do you have a pocket?
You do?
Can you hop?
You can? Uh-oh!
Do you have big feet?
You do? Oh no!
You’ve turned into a kangaroo!
Oh well. Since you’re already a kangaroo, go ahead.
Kiss your mom!
(Illustration note: although there might seem to be few illustration possibilities, given that this story consists of one person talking to the reader, I imagine several fun possibilities, which I would be happy to discuss. But I would rather the illustrator have the first shot at illustration ideas. If the text works, I know that the illustrations could also be delightful.)
(Second illustration note: if having the kid turn into a different animal would make the story more fun, that would be easy to do.)
