Me: Hey, Willie, whatcha got there?
Willie: Just the most awesome book ever. And guess what! It was written by a good friend of mine.
Me: Well it does my heart good to see a young person who likes to read.
Willie: Oh, I do like to read, and this book certainly quenches my thirst for fine literature, but it is the original artwork that keeps me coming back for more.
Me: Can you tell us a little about the book.
Willie: Sure, I would love to. At first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking that this is just a cute children’s book about monkeys. But as you read it, you find that the words are carefully crafted to open a dialogue in the reader’s mind about a wide variety of topics. It is important to stimulate critical thinking at a very early age, you know.
Me: I’m sure that’s true. What sort of things does it make you think about?
Willie: Oh, about what makes us different and what makes us the same. About how we all like different things. And about how a monkey in a space suit could possibly eat a banana. I like the way the author doesn’t give you the answers. You have to think about it yourself. I mean, it seems so simple and obvious, but a lot of thought went into that.
Me: So you would recommend this book to other young readers?
Willie: I sure would! It is funny and thought-provoking. And as I said, the original watercolor paintings are wonderful. I love the polka dot monkey, and the one of the dad who looks just like a gorilla makes me laugh every time. And did I mention that the guy who wrote the book talked to hundreds of kids to get quotes for the book? In a way, this book was really written by us kids. You gotta love that.
Me: Well, thank you for taking the time to talk with me, Willie.
Willie: No problem. Oh, if anybody wants to get the book, they can go to my friends blog and order it there. There is a picture of the book over on the sidebar to the right, and they just click on it to go to the link. He wrote a science fiction book too, but I am too young to get most of the humor in that one. Okay, see you later, I am going to eat some sand now.
Pouring My Art Out 
Shame on you for using Willie to pip your book – but it is the best pimping you have done so far!
I had his and his parents consent. Johnny thought it was funny. I’m going to do it again at Christmas, I bet.
Cool idea, and very very cute kid.
How shameless was that?
It really wasn’t, I thought it was a cute post. Made me smile.
Using a kid to pimp my blog and my book… it is cute and shameless!
now, that’s what I call a recommendation!
It pays to have loyal friends.
Willie is so articulate. He should open up an account on WP.
It is only a question of time.
Boy that little Willie sure has a vast vocabulary for his age…
I know, right? That post might almost work on Wepoetsshowit…
It totally would 🙂
In what category?
Debut writer or book/mag spotlight
cool… I am going to do a poem for this poetry contest too… even though you might still have one…
Okay!
I can’t paste my poem in the box on your site…
why?
I right click and nothing happens… but I just emailed a poem… for whatever… only I pasted it into the body and not as an attachment… is that okay?
You don’t have to right click, you just type it in the box and hit submit
I have to retype the whole poem??? What is this, the dark ages???
no you’re just lost! lol
again???
Then how do I do the Willie interview with the pictures and everything… wait… why does that seem familiar?
lol!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I think we got via email what you wanted to send didn’t we? Don’t tell anyone but email the post too.
I tried that… you put up with so many of my shenanigans…
ha, we got two emails was that the book and poem?
The willie interview and the poem, yes…
Okay, I think we’ve got it, I don’t open the emails TD does so he will likely let you know if there are any problems. Did you put in the title which category each is? Like one a poem the other for which ever category you wanted it in?
I think I did…
Great!
Okay, Tony the tiger…
I know! I”ve so become him lately and I don’t know why…lol
To much Frosted Flakes?
The funneh thing is that I don’t even eat cereal at all, i hate cereal!
what
what what?
tahw
You know it says you can copy and paste right there on your site, right?
you can but you still don’t need right click
I can get the little flashing bar in the box, but that’s it.
Very clever and very cute. I am waiting anxiously on mine to be delivered.
That makes me feel all warm and gooey inside…
haha this is the cutest thing ever and so funny 🙂 great post!
Thanks, but I can’t take credit for much of it.
This is fun and full of fanciful. You little friend gives quite an interview! LOL. Best wishes and Congratulations. Barbara
Thanks… he is a bright kid.