Roger the Roly Poly

This is the first children's story I can remember writing and sketching.  I sent it to a couple of publisher's who proceeded to send me "thanks but no thanks" cards.  It's not great and I may edit it later and work on it but here is your bedtime story for tonight!

Roger the Roly Poly
copyright 1998
All stories and sketches are the property of Jennifer Charles.

Out on the playground just after a big rain,
Roger the roly poly saw sunlight again.

With his many feet and hard outer shell,
he dug to the surface to see if all was well.
Then a giant hand
picked Roger up out of the sand.
Roger rolled up into a little ball.
He did not like this at all.
Then, the big hand threw Roger the roly poly up into the sky.
Roger cried, "Why did I come out of the sand?  Why?"
Roger began to feel very sick.
He said to himself, "Please put me down.  Quick!"
Then under his feet Roger felt the sand.
He was finally out of that giant hand!
Roger said, "I did not like that hand.
It picked me up out of the sand.
It threw me up and made me fall.
I did not like that hand at all.
So I will stay here in the sand
and keep away from that hand!"