It’s Not Easy Being Flat

Written and Illustrated byMs. Giuliani’s Second Grade

OrMy Life in a One-Dimensional World

My name is Flat Dora.I became flat when the door I opened fell on me.

My name is Flat Alex.I became flat when astone wall fell on me.

My name is Flat Brennan.I became flat when I was hit by a steamroller.

My name is Flat Mia.I became flat when a tree that some workmen werecutting down in my back yard fell on me.

My name is Flat Clifford.I became flat while I was playing at my cousin’s house and their slide fellon me.

My name is Flat Antonio.I became flat when a bigrock fell on me.

My name is Flat Allison.I became flat when the Iwas reaching for a hugeNancy Drew book at thebookstore and it fell on me.

My name is Flat Santo.I became flat when a big door fell on me.

My name is Flat John.I became flat when I was rearranging my room andmy bookcase fell on me.

My name is Flat Christina.I became flat when a bigchalkboard fell on me.

My name is Flat John.I became flat while my dadwas taking off our frontdoor and it fell on me.

My name is Flat Tre.I became flat when mybookshelf fell on me.

My name is Flat Mary.I became flat when I was picking something up at school and my desk fell on me.

My name is Flat Matthew.I became flat when a bigfence fell on me.

My name is Flat Andrew.I became flat when I wasrun over by a buffalostampede.

My name is Flat Rosy.I became flat when ahuge rock fell on me.

My name is Flat Kevin.I became flat when theroof fell on me.

My name is Flat Derek.I became flat when a mattress fell on me.

The idea for these pictures came after reading several stories aboutmailing different or unusual items.The story that most gave life tothese pictures was:

The other two books included in this unit were:

A true story about a 5 year old girl who wanted to visit her grandma in the year 1914 and couldn’t

afford a train ticket to get there.