Today I have the sweet pleasure of posting a poem written by my 8yo and 9 yo. They collaborated and have been working on this all day. I’m just the publisher!
ENJOY!
Pancake Tortoise
By Zee and Cee
I have a Pancake Tortoise
I have him as a pet
I have a Pancake Tortoise
I caught him in a net
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He likes to bike and dance
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He won the Tor-toise-France
I have Pancake Tortoise
Today he’s feeling blue
I have a Pancake Tortoise
I think he’s got the flu
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He’s in the zoo quartet
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He plays the clarinet
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He made this poem fun
I have a Pancake Tortoise
He says this poem is done
For more info on the Pancake Tortoise, here are a few links:
http://www.knoxville-zoo.org/case-studies/70
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/pancake.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/pancake.html
Tagged: exotic animals, kid friendly poems, pancake tortoise, poems by children, pots, tortoise, young poets, young writers, zoo
Donna,
What fun! I’m hoping more Pancake Tortoise poems will follow. Perhaps one about a day at the Tor-toise-France or a day with the Pancake Tortoise on a bike–move over Curious George. Who knows?
Thanks for sharing girls. Keep writing!
What talented children, you have. Really fine stuff here. I see a bright future ahead for these two. What a delightfully smart and talented tortoise they have, too. Amazing!
Looks like your girls are following in their talented mama’s footsteps! Nice work.
Congratulations young poets. I enjoyed your delightfully fun poem. I love your Pancake Tortoise. Write more poems to share,please.
Boy, that would make a cute picture book. I can see it. I’m not sure what a pancake tortoise looks like. Might I suggest they try to draw the character. I love it. My grandkids are always making up stories. That’s where all my kid’s books come from – spending time with kids! It’s the best assignment God has ever given me.
AWESOME! This is really good! I too think this would make a good picture book! Just think, written by Zee and Cee and published by mama Earnhardt!
Sounds good to me!
so cute!!! I love the “Turtoise France!”
Awesome possum!
Delightful, firls!
Keep rhyming!
Miss Jean
On behalf of my cutie-patooties, I thank you all! I will let them read the comments tomorrow. I know they’ll be grinning from ear to ear.
I’m so glad y’all “got” the joke about tor-toise-France. My hubby is a cyclist and this line made him laugh b/c we’ve been watching the Tour-de-France for the last few years!
Love it! I want a Pancake Tortoise, too!
You all are the best. Thank you for all your sweet words. YOu make them feel great!
I spent the day with the sweet poets helping them get their room clean. That was soooo much less fun than it sounds like. Really.
Love that your girls are following in your poetic footsteps, Donna!
Tell them I loved their poem, especially the line about the Tor-toise-France. So clever! 
You are so sweet, Cheryl. Thank you for your encouragement of them. It will make their day.