Woodchuck Chuck
There once was a young woodchuck named Chuck
Who would beg every day to his dad named Huck
"Could I go chuck wood? Could I chuck like you?"
"Could I go to the woods? Do you want me to?" “You can’t come chuck,” said woodchuck Huck
To his woodchuck son little woodchuck Chuck,
“Oh, please Dad, pleeeeease!” said Chuck to Huck,
“I can chuck wood, I’m a BIG woodchuck!”“But Chuck you’re nine! You’re out of luck!”
Said woodchuck Chuck’s brother woodchuck Buck
“The Woodchuck Rulebook says you’re stuck,”
“If you’re not TEN you can’t chuck, Chuck!”“What’s wrong, Chuck?” asked quick quack Duck,
“I’m mad ‘cause my Dad won’t let me chuck,”
“I could chuck real good and you know I would,
“If the Woodchuck Rulebook said I could!”“Can you Chuck me?” asked quick quack Duck.
“I could and would,” said woodchuck Chuck.
So woodchuck Chuck chucked quick quack duck
And the duck went spluck in the thick, thick muck.“Chuck me next!” said Big Pig Ben
So Chuck chucked Ben from the big pig pen
Then Big Pig squealed “Weee! I can fly!”
And he came down ‘PLOP!’ in the slop, oh my!“Chuck me next!” said the little grey mole
So Chuck chucked him, oh bless my soul
And grey mole squeaked, “I’m a SUPERMOLE!”
And he plopped on the top of his big mole hole.Then the little red hen asked, “May I try?”
So Chuck chucked her to the big blue sky
And the red hen said, “Look what I can do!”
As she did a double-flip and a loop-de-looAnd the whole crowd cheered to the hen’s delight
‘Till they saw a fox and screamed with fright.
Then the little red hen clucked, “Don’t eat me!”
And Woodchuck Chuck cried, “Leave her be!”Then the sly fox smiled and said, “Dear child!”
“Do I look like a crook or a beast from the wild?”
“Would I eat such a sweet little innocent bird?”
“Would a fox eat a chicken? That’s simply absurd!”But the woodchuck said, “That’s a big fat LIE!”
“Go away sly fox, or I’ll make YOU fly!”
“You CAN’T chuck me,” said the slick sly fox
“You might get sick, I’ve got the pox!”But woodchuck Chuck said “I don’t care.”
And he picked slick fox up in the air
And he chucked that Fox with all his might
As the fox cried, “Wait, I’m afraid of heiiiiiiiiights!”
“Oh, thank you, Chuck!” clucked the little red hen,
“You’re amazing , Chuck!” oinked Big Pig Ben
Then Chuck’s friends cheered, “You saved the day!”
“Three cheers for Chuck! Hip, Hip, HOORAY!”
Then back from the woods came woodchuck Huck
Who told his son, “You’re a hero, Chuck!”
“You can come chuck wood even though you’re nine.”
“You’re a great son Chuck, and I’m glad you’re mine!”
This whole book, though 'written' as it were, by me, is actually the product of many brainstorm sessions with Scott Wakefield, the brainchild and illustrator of the book, paired with my ability to rhyme. We started while I was in Orthodontic school at USC and he was attending Pasadena Art Center. As fate had it, he and his family moved into an apartment just below ours. Lisa and Kori became close friends very quickly, and Parker's best friend from age 1 - 5 was their little girl Aubree. Scott and I are also good freinds, but instead of shooting hoop with me, as he does with other friends, he shoots ideas with me. Together we turned his idea of writing a book that illustrated the toungue-twister "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?" into a full length story that followed the rhyme. He is an amazing artist, as you can see, so I am honored to have penned what will be his first big illustrated book. The Wakefields are in Logan now, where he is getting his masters degree. His thesis is to start with several styles of illustration, then select the style that we all like the best, and illustrate the entire book with that style. I am not an author, yet, but have always had a rhyming knack. We are on our 28th? edition of the story. I am glad to say that any change for ME and the writing from here forward will be very minor. He has the lion's share of work to do. He IS fantastic. Would you like a signed copy of our first edition? Please let us know what you think of the styles! He is supposed to select by the end of October 2008. Please vote for YOUR top three choices. :)
Who would beg every day to his dad named Huck
"Could I go chuck wood? Could I chuck like you?"
"Could I go to the woods? Do you want me to?" “You can’t come chuck,” said woodchuck Huck
To his woodchuck son little woodchuck Chuck,
“Oh, please Dad, pleeeeease!” said Chuck to Huck,
“I can chuck wood, I’m a BIG woodchuck!”“But Chuck you’re nine! You’re out of luck!”
Said woodchuck Chuck’s brother woodchuck Buck
“The Woodchuck Rulebook says you’re stuck,”
“If you’re not TEN you can’t chuck, Chuck!”“What’s wrong, Chuck?” asked quick quack Duck,
“I’m mad ‘cause my Dad won’t let me chuck,”
“I could chuck real good and you know I would,
“If the Woodchuck Rulebook said I could!”“Can you Chuck me?” asked quick quack Duck.
“I could and would,” said woodchuck Chuck.
So woodchuck Chuck chucked quick quack duck
And the duck went spluck in the thick, thick muck.“Chuck me next!” said Big Pig Ben
So Chuck chucked Ben from the big pig pen
Then Big Pig squealed “Weee! I can fly!”
And he came down ‘PLOP!’ in the slop, oh my!“Chuck me next!” said the little grey mole
So Chuck chucked him, oh bless my soul
And grey mole squeaked, “I’m a SUPERMOLE!”
And he plopped on the top of his big mole hole.Then the little red hen asked, “May I try?”
So Chuck chucked her to the big blue sky
And the red hen said, “Look what I can do!”
As she did a double-flip and a loop-de-looAnd the whole crowd cheered to the hen’s delight
‘Till they saw a fox and screamed with fright.
Then the little red hen clucked, “Don’t eat me!”
And Woodchuck Chuck cried, “Leave her be!”Then the sly fox smiled and said, “Dear child!”
“Do I look like a crook or a beast from the wild?”
“Would I eat such a sweet little innocent bird?”
“Would a fox eat a chicken? That’s simply absurd!”But the woodchuck said, “That’s a big fat LIE!”
“Go away sly fox, or I’ll make YOU fly!”
“You CAN’T chuck me,” said the slick sly fox
“You might get sick, I’ve got the pox!”But woodchuck Chuck said “I don’t care.”
And he picked slick fox up in the air
And he chucked that Fox with all his might
As the fox cried, “Wait, I’m afraid of heiiiiiiiiights!”
“Oh, thank you, Chuck!” clucked the little red hen,
“You’re amazing , Chuck!” oinked Big Pig Ben
Then Chuck’s friends cheered, “You saved the day!”
“Three cheers for Chuck! Hip, Hip, HOORAY!”
Then back from the woods came woodchuck Huck
Who told his son, “You’re a hero, Chuck!”
“You can come chuck wood even though you’re nine.”
“You’re a great son Chuck, and I’m glad you’re mine!”
This whole book, though 'written' as it were, by me, is actually the product of many brainstorm sessions with Scott Wakefield, the brainchild and illustrator of the book, paired with my ability to rhyme. We started while I was in Orthodontic school at USC and he was attending Pasadena Art Center. As fate had it, he and his family moved into an apartment just below ours. Lisa and Kori became close friends very quickly, and Parker's best friend from age 1 - 5 was their little girl Aubree. Scott and I are also good freinds, but instead of shooting hoop with me, as he does with other friends, he shoots ideas with me. Together we turned his idea of writing a book that illustrated the toungue-twister "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?" into a full length story that followed the rhyme. He is an amazing artist, as you can see, so I am honored to have penned what will be his first big illustrated book. The Wakefields are in Logan now, where he is getting his masters degree. His thesis is to start with several styles of illustration, then select the style that we all like the best, and illustrate the entire book with that style. I am not an author, yet, but have always had a rhyming knack. We are on our 28th? edition of the story. I am glad to say that any change for ME and the writing from here forward will be very minor. He has the lion's share of work to do. He IS fantastic. Would you like a signed copy of our first edition? Please let us know what you think of the styles! He is supposed to select by the end of October 2008. Please vote for YOUR top three choices. :)