by Grace Glaubitz When Daddy Walks With Jean and me, We have a Lot of fun 'Cause we can't Walk as fast As he, Unless we Skip and Run! I stretch, And stretch My legs so far, I nearly slip And...
Pinocchio
from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi translated from the Italian by Carol Della Chiesa When Mastro Cherry the carpenter found a piece of wood that laughed and talked, he gave it to his...
The Duel
> by Eugene Field The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat; 'Twas half-past twelve, and (what do you think!) Nor one nor t'other had slept a wink! The old Dutch clock and...
The Kangaroo
> by Elizabeth Coatsworth > > It is a curious thing that you don't wish to be a kangaroo, to hop hop > hop and never stop > > the whole day long and the whole night, too! > > to hop across...
Pooh Goes Visiting
from Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne Young Christopher Robin and his stuffed bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, have been favorites for years. Pooh, also known as Edward Bear, lives in a house in the forest. For...
Whisky Frisky
Whisky Frisky, Hippity-hop Up he goes To the treetop! Whirly, twirly, Round and round, Down he scampers To the ground. Furly, curly, What a tail! Where's his supper? In the shell, Snap, cracky,...
The Monkeys and the Crocodile
by Laura E. Richards Five little monkeys Swinging from a tree; Teasing Uncle Crocodile, Merry as can be. Swinging high, swinging low, Swinging left and right: "Dear Uncle Crocodile, Come and take...
There Once Was a Puffin
by Florence Page Jaques Oh, there once was a Puffin Just the shape of a muffin, And he lived on an island In the bright blue sea! He ate little fishes, That were most delicious, And he had them...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter illustrations by Beatrix Potter Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--- They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a...
Dogs
by Marchette Chute The dogs I know Have many shapes. For some are big and tall, And some are long, And some are thin, And some are fat and small. And some are little bits of fluff And have no shape...
