Summer Camp A Children's Tale Award Shortlist

Welcome to my shortlist for this fabulous part of 2023's Summer Camp!

A Children's Tale or Song Based on a Real Event

Congratulations to everyone who applied for this prompt, it was massive fun to see the creativity all 200+ people put forth. As part of my own judging criteria, I read all the articles and focused my shortlist on the ones I found the most entertaining or educational for children in our worlds. Well done to everyone, who participated and a special congratulations to my shortlist. We had everything from kids games to storybooks, to macabre tales to chill the spine (a la Grimm).

Let's give these creators some love!

The Shortlist

The OOLOGOOLOO TREE

By Mochimanoban

A tree in an asteroid field!? This pleased my sci-fi oriented mind.

Brave Burgermeister

By Emily Armstrong

I defy the person who listens to the Brave Burgermeister song and doesn't have it stick inside their heads like a leech.

Days of Creation

By Stormbril

I had way too much fun with this storybook, flipping pages and reading about all the gods in a way which doesn't belay the tragedy which happened later.

Legend of Farsqueak

By tarkinlarson

Didn't know I would be rooting so hard for a rat, but here we are. I wanted that lil guy to get home so bad!

Ember's Spark

By EmperorDrako

This was pure enjoyable fun.

Twister, Twist Her

by ECCBooks

Anybody want to play this game? I bet it would be a whirling good time.

Corporate Man

By Qurilion

Another one where I could hear the song in my head, this one felt perfectly placed in Qurilion's world build.

Run Run Run

BasicDragon

I'm a sucker for kids games. And the annecdote of 'didn't know where this came from' gave me Ring Around the Rosey vibes.

Légende des 100 Champs

Par Zannazook

Un article fantastique, cette histoire est interessante et fabuleuse.

Baku and the Bad Shatter

By Kitoypoy

Magic cloud riding Snuffleupagusses who save kids from traumatic situations and nightmares made my month.