I wrote a children's book

Koala Books, a subsidiary of Scholastic, is running a competition for children's picture book manuscripts and I thought I'd have a crack at writing something for it. The target audience are those aged 2 to 7. Enjoy!

Dad's Hats by Stuart Bell

Daddy has many hats,

Let me name them all.

They come in all different sizes,

Some are big and some are small.

He has a hat he wears to work,

And a hat he wears at home.

He has a hat he wears with friends,

And a hat he wears alone.

He has a hat for the great outdoors,

And a hat for playing sport.

He wore a hat for learning things,

But wears a different one in court.

He says someday I’ll have many hats,

For all the things that I will do,

“A hat for school and work, you know,”

“But don’t forget play too!”

The best thing about Dad’s hats,

Is that they’re invisible you see,

No-one else can see Dad’s hats,

They’re his personality.

Daddy has many hats,

And I have named them all.

But the most interesting thing about his hats,

Is that he has no hats at all.