I'm currently working on writing a children's book and am reminiscing about the silly songs we used to sing as kids or funny sayings and things we did as we played together with friends. I remember sayings, like "Step on a crack and break your mother's back", lifting our feet and crossing our fingers as we crossed over the railroad tracks on the way to school. Singing silly songs that still make me laugh to this day. Please share with me some of the childhood play activities or sayings/songs you remember as I would love to incorporate some of them in my book. Thank you!

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a really exciting piece of news with all of you here in the Big Book Love community! My debut novel, The Night Driver: A Diego De LaCruz Thriller, is officially being carried by Librería Central, one of the largest independent bookstores in Asturias, Spain. Since my wife and I spend our summertime at our home up in Asturias, knowing my work is sitting on the shelves of such a respected local institution is a surreal and incredibly rewarding feeling. It is one of those moments that makes all the hard work and editing completely worth it. Thank you all for the constant support, advice, and inspiration in this group. To everyone else working on their drafts and pushing toward publication—keep going! All The Best, Damien Suriel

Our family wrote a children's book about our dogs and how they came to us and how they got their names. We would love to hear stories about your dogs and how they got their names. Rocky was named after Rocky Road Ice Cream and Lucky was named because it was our "Lucky Day" when he found us,