Author's Bio

Keaton Sharpe is from Springfield, Missouri. He lives with his parents, brother, sister, two dogs, and a cat. He has always loved being active outdoors and thinking of innovative ideas for whatever he loved doing at the time. His pets, family, and friends all give inspiration for his stories.

Children's Books

I picked The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss because I remember it from my childhood.  On the cover is a drawn cat wearing a red and white hat with a white bow tie on. This book has 63 pages. Sally, The Cat in the Hat, the fish, and the boy are the main characters. The scene is the children's living room, it is very simply drawn with very few colors.
It is a cold rainy day when sally and her brother are at home. The Cat in the Hat shows up and says they can have lots of fun on this day though. He picks up the fish and starts doing all sorts of crazy things while doing it.
The book has an animal as a character, uses rhyme, kids as characters, humor, illustrations, color, a sentimental tone, and teaches a lesson.
My favorite sentence is, "But we can have lots of good fun that is funny!" I think this book is appropriate for around ages 3-6. It is good to explore your imagination and learn lessons in the time frame. I liked this book as a kid because of the way Dr. Seuss books rhymed and had funny plots.

Dan in Real Life response

1) It is important to write about what you know, Dan doesn't necessarily "not know" about parenting though, he just made a mistake. All parents make mistakes, and as a single dad who was caught up with a woman it is understandable why he would do that.

7) I think you can have feelings of love in three days with someone, but it takes longer to really know that you are in love.

11) My best hiding spot was always being the middle curtains in the main living room. I remember how much we used to always play hide and seek and other similar games at night and how much we loved hiding in the dark.

14) I think there really is one true soul mate that we have. I think in these kinds of scenarios where someone is widowed, his wife is still his soul mate. I think he can still have a good relationship with another woman because his wife is gone now.

16) My special talent is graphic design. I have been doing it since before 8th grade and have become very good at it. I also love cooking, especially pancakes and waffles, like Marie. We all have our special talents, for some people it can be awkward to talk or think about.

17) My perfect day would be waking up at 8 or 9 o clock and make waffles, pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast with Regan. Sitting out on the patio with the woodless fire going and hot coffees on the lip around the fire. Looking out into the mountains covered in snow and the beautiful sky. The nice cozy, nostalgic feeling that comes with being in your warm house on a cold, snowy day. Take a nice shower get ready for the day. Drive into town and enjoy all of the Christmas lights through town. We would go into different stores and shop for new clothes and things for the house. Then head toward the mountain to snowboard our favorite runs for a while. After that we cruise around and enjoy the views. We finish the day sitting on the porch with the fire and then watching tv under a soft, fluffy blanket on the couch until we fall asleep.
20) I think asking questions is an important part of having conversations but just being able to ask a lot of questions doesn't make you a good conversationalist. It also takes good listening, and being able to talk about anything.
21) My family sometimes does decently large gatherings to where the sleeping arrangements aren't ideal, but generally there aren't too many people with my family's visits.

Childhood

2) During my childhood, my mom, dad, brother, and sister were the most important people to me. I was always with them doing fun things growing up and that was very important to my childhood. My grandparents were also a very big piece of my childhood. I have a lot of memories with my grandparents going to different museums, zoos, and aquariums. I also would go to my great grandparents very often because they live here in Springfield which has been very nice as they get older and closer to their final years so we can spend it with them. Spending all of my time growing up with all of my family has helped shape who I am through my childhood by setting good examples.

3) If I could be granted adulthood as a child for 24 hours I would do all of the fun and great things that come with being responsible for yourself and avoid the things that are annoying. I would hang out with friends at the house and watch games and hang out. I would go out to any wildlife and nature areas I want to bike and hike around. Get married and go on an amazing honeymoon. Do all of the amazing and fun things that you get to do as an adult and not do any of the annoying things you will have to do taking care of yourself. When I am older if I could be granted 24 hours as a kid again, I could only imagine I would want to do all of the things I have always wanted to except a hundred times more because I haven't gotten to do any of them in so long. Going back to being a kid where you don't have to worry about a job, money, food, shelter, or any of those things.

Movie Quotes

"He's a really nice guy and all, but i'm pretty sure he's a serial murderer." -Seth Rogan 

The 40 Year Old Virgin

"Reel" Life

My favorite movie of all time is Step Brothers. I love the humor and nostalgic feelings that come with this movie for me. My friends and I have watched it so many times together since about 8th grade, and it’s still funny. I don’t usually care for super depressing movies because I don’t like to be sad or the people around me to be. I don’t watch movies often or regularly, I mostly watch T.V. shows, I probably watch a movie every few weeks at the most. For movie watching I like the be in a dark room and have snacks and drinks.

YOU ARE 75% EXTRAVERTED.

You are moderate in activity and enthusiasm. You enjoy the company of others but you also value your privacy. 

YOU ARE 83% AGREEABLE.

You are generally warm, trusting, and agreeable, but you can sometimes be stubborn and competitive. 

YOU ARE 83% CONSCIENTIOUS.

You are dependable and moderately well-organised. You generally have clear goals and are able to set goals aside. 

YOU ARE 75% EMOTIONALLY STABLE.

You are generally calm and able to deal with stress, but you sometimes experience feelings of guilt, anger and sadness. 

YOU ARE 83% OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES.

You are practical but willing to consider new ways of doing things. You try to seek a balance between the old and the new. 

If my life story was made into a movie, John Krasinski would play me. One plot would be the daily life of going to school and work and where that takes me. Another plot would be the summer of meeting Regan and everything that happened during summer for us to be together.

Iconic Photo

This iconic photo is Steve Jobs, introducing the first iPod in 2001. I feel this picture can very well represent our generation in a way. During our lives, technology has advanced so much and possibly the most it has in history. Just a little after we were all born, the first iPod is released. From there they advanced to the iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod touch, iPads, and iPhones. It reminds me of being a kid and my mom getting the very first iPod shuffle with a gigabyte of memory maybe, which was a lot at the time. Now we walk around with the digital space to store plenty of photos, songs, and even movies. We have grown up and advanced with this technology and it is like a second nature for us to have it always on us and use it.