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Farmer Brown's Goat

A farmer's goat that causes trouble.

26 total reviews 
Comment from karenina
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Congratulations on winning this contest! I love children's rhymes...
Here this sits just patiently waiting for one more review to be an ATB!

There! Mission accomplished!

Karenina

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2023

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2023
    I thought agout trying to illustrate the a couplet or two on each page as a children's book but I'm not sure I have that kind of patience.
    I appreciate another one gettting the 26 reviews.
    Beth
reply by karenina on 20-Aug-2023
    There was not a lot I could boost over! I did look though...

    :)
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
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Congratulations on your win! I understand why you won. This poem is fun and kids will love it--even big kids. Your lines flow smoothly with good rhymes, imagery, dialogue, examples of the chaos the goat caused, and a fitting resolution. Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan

 Comment Written 17-May-2020

reply by the author on 18-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review, and the great comments.
    Beth
Comment from Bichon
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Aww, I really loved this poem! It is the perfect child's poem. The storyline was excellent and really captured my interest whilst reading. The rhyming was lovely too!

 Comment Written 17-May-2020

reply by the author on 17-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review on this. It was a pleasant surprise to will that contest.
    Beth
Comment from bob cullen
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Loved it and I can see it won the contest. Congratulations and well deserved. I loved the rhythm of this piece. I can see it hold the attention of children. It was light and it provided a smile on this old codger's face. Thank you

 Comment Written 17-May-2020

reply by the author on 17-May-2020
    Thank you Bob, I so glad you liked it. I've been wondering if I could make it into a children's picture book with one verse on each page. I'm supposed to be an artist, but I've never tried illustrating a book.
    Beth
Comment from LisaMay
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I'm pleased for you that this delightfully told little story about the naughty goat won the contest. Congratulations! There is a moral here too - idleness makes mischief. Give the goat a job to do and he has self esteem and a purpose. Life is no longer boring for him.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review and comments. I didn't realize that it won.
    Beth
Comment from Willie P. Smith
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I'm out of sixes, but this certainly deserves them. Very understandable and well rhymed. Also very funny. My dad owned a goat once, it ate every
thing around. He was unable to keep it from jumping the fence and getting out.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review and the great comments. I hope you plan to vote. That's better than a six. LOL
Comment from Sankey
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This was a great laugh and good poem. Suggestion... for flow's sake...

Free time got you in[to] much trouble,
and you turned this farm (in)to rubble."

Loved the picture and the great layout. No spags.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you for the review and comments. I appreciate reading what you wrote.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
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A very well-written rhyming poem for children that teach them to not do things that is naughty and not right to do to others just because they become bored and have nothing else to do to keep themselves busy.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review and comments.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
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Wow! I am going to give you my last six stars. I love your silly poem about Farmer Brown's goat. This is so cool! How many times does a Billy Goat eat grass way to the ground? This time he ate several shirts.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you so much for the review, comments and all the stars. I so glad you found it cool.
Comment from Monica Chaddick
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Well Fred certainly found ways to entertain himself. Nice rhyme, nice flow. Very cute poem. This could almost be a children's book. Maybe something to consider.

 Comment Written 16-May-2020

reply by the author on 16-May-2020
    Thank you for the review and comments. Several people suggested a book with a stanza and picture of each page. I'm thinking about it.