Birthday Contest for Children's Writers!

Susanna Leonard Hill is having a birthday contest on her blog! The challenge is to write a birthday story in 300 words or less. The story below is my entry. There are thirteen other entries (as of right now) and the competition is stiff! Head over to her site to read them all! If you're a writer, hurry up and join the contest - the deadline is 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 22 - that's tomorrow!!

Birthday Surprise!

With Henry's birthday coming up, we planned a celebration.
We thought we'd catch him by surprise and cause a huge sensation!


We hung up streamers, big balloons and cooked his favorite treats,
Then shut the lights and held our breath and waited in our seats.


And when, at last, the doorbell rang, we pictured his surprise.
Imagining the look of shock we'd see in Henry's eyes.


We lit the lights and yelled, "SURPRISE!" with hollers and with hoots,
But Henry had his own surprise - he wore his birthday suit!

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A To Z Poetry Challenge - Pick Your Favorite

Over on Rena Traxel's Blog, On The Way To Somewhere, to wrap up last month's poetry challenge, she has posted seven 
poems by seven of the participating poets. Visit her site, read the poems, and vote for your favorite.  Voting will close on May 24 at 11:45pm (mountain time) and the winners will be announced on May 25.