Dippy’s First Business Venture
My son, Dippy, is now an author. Here he is with his first book:
The Shouting Dad, Book I, by Dippy Igarashi
Dad shouted, “TOM! Clean up the rug!”
Mom said, “Tom, you don’t have to clean the rug. You get candy.”
Mom said, “Dad, go bend over the bed.”
“WHY DO I HAVE TO BEND OVER THE BED IF I’M THE DAD!?!”
Mom said, “Because you told Tom to clean the rug!”
“Since you won’t bend over, you have to go to the AIR FORCE”, said Mom, “and you have to give Tom ALL your money and candy”
Dad says, “Tom, stop messing with my real army bomb helicopter!”
Mom says, “Tom you can play in there and fly the bomb helicopter if you want.”
Mom says to Dad, “Now you have to go to the Air Force AND Marines!”
Dad says, “Tom! Don’t drop those bombs!” … BANG!!!!!
And then the Dad died, so Mom and Tom had to clean the rug.
The End
I don’t know if Mom and Tom had to clean dad ‘off’ of the rug. He didn’t elaborate.
I told Dippy that I would put his book up “for sale” on my website and he will be paid one quarter for anybody who comes and reads it and then say they like it. Ok, so maybe it’s not exactly the most accurate way to introduce him to Economics and Capitalism but 1) He is really set on selling it and 2) I thoroughly enjoyed the book. You shoulda seen the pictures he drew for each page.
I just hope this book is not later sold as an auto biography.
In other news, Jess and Charley finally got around to posting their personal thoughts on Sarah Palin. It is interesting to read their perspective since they they’ve (sorta) known her and, as Alaskans, have been personally affected by her policies.
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September 4th, 2008 - Posted in Uncategorized | | 42 Comments 42 Responses to ' Dippy’s First Business Venture 'Leave a reply |
on September 4th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Thanks for the comment. and no doubt. I’d be down with that- party at the white house- whoop whoop. Maybe Sarah could send someone to get us in a private jet (since she sold *hers* on ebay)
love you- and love Dip’s book too. I bid $5.
on September 4th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
No Jess, you can’t bid FIVE BUCKS. You’re just sposed to say, “I like it” and then *I* pay him a quarter. I’m hoping he makes at least two bucks. If he ‘makes’ more than that then I’m going to need you to loan me some cash.
: P
I’m off to tell Dip that he just got his first customer..
on September 4th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I loved the book! Now he gets .50! 🙂
on September 4th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
whoo hooo! Yay for the Dipster!
on September 4th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I think Tom needs to send his parents to a Family Life conference on unity in parenting… 🙂
But the Bombs are cool! 🙂 🙂 🙂
on September 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
oooooh. boy am i a dummy. I thought he wanted to sell it. Well then. Tell him to write ME a book. A different one. And send it to me for my birthday. Hey, did Bo ever mail that letter to Toby? Any response?
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Pay that boy a quarter!
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Hello Mrs. Igarashi,
I am So. Cal. Jennifer’s 15 yr. old daughter. I like Dippy’s story. It so made me laugh =) Tell him to write some more stories, he could be rich =)
love,
Miss Kitty
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I liked it!!
Way to go Dippy:~)
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
i liked it. give the boy a quarter. wish i could have seen the dramatic pictures.
on September 4th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I too, really like the book. I love random, chaotic ideas. Beautifully done. Can you give him another quarter from me for being soooo handsome??
on September 4th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
thats soo cute! i remember when i tried to write my first book. tell dippy i loved it.
on September 4th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Two thumbs up for Dippy’s book! Give the boy a quarter for me!
I had the delightful Jess visit my blog today. What a joy! I really appreciated their commentary on Sarah Palin.
‘Night ~
on September 4th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Love the book Dippy!
KaChing!
on September 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
good read! i found it rather amusing!
on September 4th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Well sign me up. I liked it, and he deserved that quarter for me sayin’ so.
(wow…Air Force…AND Marines….you’re hard.)
on September 4th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
My daughter and I both read the book and LOVED it! I think he has a future as an author :o)
My youngest daughter recently wrote a 4 book series that has kept us in stitches. In every one, the main character Kim falls off her bike on the way to various destinations followed by our favorite line “Uh oh. Kim has blud.” OK so we need a little more work on spelling but the illustrations are hysterical. Dontcha just love homeschooling?
Blessings,
Courtney
on September 5th, 2008 at 12:04 am
I love the book and it’s a accurate repesentation of how kids dream up crazy ideas. Jenn, it makes me wonder if there is a direct relation between the book and reality :/ hmmm? When I was little we called my mom’s parent’s Grandma Bell and Grandpa Cheyeny. I always thought they weren’t married and shacking up together. Turns out Bell was my grandma’s middle name/nickname and Cheyney was my grandparent’s last name, they were married after all. Kids have interesting thoughts!
on September 5th, 2008 at 12:49 am
I LOVE the book!
Really, I’d say he has the talent of Beverly Cleary and John Erickson. He knows how to write the way a kid (or Hank!) thinks! 🙂
Way to go Dippy!
on September 5th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Tell Dippy he did a great job.
I enjoyed reading it!!
I will need to stop by Jess’s blog and leave her a comment.
I hope you are having a splendid week!
Love,
Maria
on September 5th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Loved the book, Dippy! Here is my review…Sounds like Dad needs to stop yelling so much. Tom needs to learn to obey his Dad when he is told to do something, and Mom needs to be more agreeable with Dad. I mean after all, all that arguing just because no one wanted to clean the rug! Heavens to Betsy!
Jen, what an excellent idea for teaching entraprenuership (Spelling?)! May I borrow your idea?
on September 5th, 2008 at 7:41 am
LOVED the book! Will he be writing a sequel?
on September 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I liked it! You can add another quarter to the royalty fund :).
on September 5th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Very cute. Mildly disturbing, but that’s what boys do! My 13 y o’s first question about a new book or movie suggested to him is, “Are there any gun fights or explosions?” Can’t wait to try to get him to read Emma or other girly classics. Maybe Brit Lit won’t be his favorite 🙂
Drop a quarter in the far from me!
P.S. I am just a few pages short of the end of The Woman in White. Slow in the beginning, but now I can’t put it down!
on September 5th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Um, that’s JAR, not Far. Tropical weather is rattling my brain.
on September 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Fantastic story! I loved it! Very exciting. 🙂
on September 5th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
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on September 5th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Caleb liked the book. He smiled to.. I think that calls for two more quarters!
on September 5th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I liked Dippy’s book…a little morbid…
on September 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Way to go Dippy!
Another quarter for you!
on September 5th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Most entertaining- the intensity kept building till the end, with a very dramatic ending. And justice was served, Mom and Tom had to clean the rug after all. I predict this book will have a huge, enthusiastic audience with young men ages 8-12. Especially with the pictures included!
We want a sequel!!
Jen G.
on September 5th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
You can give him a quarter for me, but as I deal in Canadian currency that will work out to somewhere around 26 cents USD.
on September 5th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Great story. I love kids stories. My baby wrote one yesterday. This reminds me that i need to take pictures of it and post it.
Susan
on September 5th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
What a fun story. I love the book.
You know they say to write what you know, so I was just wondering…… : )
on September 5th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Looks like you are going to need a loan to pay the boy off. He can then save it for carpet cleaner 🙂
Jennifer
on September 6th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Really love the book. Another quarter in the piggy… 🙂
on September 6th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Loved the book.. hoorah for the aspiring author!!
on September 6th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
This is my little contribution to the “Make Dippy Rich fund”. 🙂
Loved the book!
on September 7th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
That was too funny, in a strange kind of way.
I would LOVE to see the pictures. LOL
Give the boy another quarter!
-Tessa
on September 7th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Give that boy a quarter from me. I howled!
on September 10th, 2008 at 7:09 am
I hope it’s not too late for Dip to get his quarter, ’cause I loved it!
on September 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Give the boy another quarter. Although, you might want to consider burning the book. If he ever gets in trouble with the law, that book could be disastrous in the hands of an over-zealous prosecutor.
I think I know where he gets his unique writing ability from though!