by Frances M. Frost My mother whistled softly, My father whistled bravely, My brother whistled merrily, And I tried all day long! I blew my breath inwards, I blew my breath outwards, But all you...
Whistle for Willie
###Whistle for Willie > by Ezra Jack Keats illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats Oh, how Peter wished he could whistle! He saw a boy playing with his dog. Whenever the boy whistled, the dog ran...
Furry Bear
by A. A. Milne If I were a bear, And a big bear too, I shouldn't much care If it froze or snew; I shouldn't much mind If it snowed or friz--- I'd be all fur-lined With a coat like his! For...
Otherwise
> by Aileen Fisher > > And how could peanuts, Otherwise, > > Be covered up so tight? > by Leroy F. Jackson > > O it's hippity hop to bed! I'd rather sit up instead. But when father > says...
Bed in Summer
> by Robert Louis Stevenson > by Marchette Chute In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candlelight. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed...
Stories & Poems | The Velveteen Rabbit
##Stories & Poems from The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a...
How the Turtle Saved His Own Life
a Jataka Tale from India retold by Ellen C. Babbitt A king once had a lake made in the courtyard for the young princes to play in. They swam about in it, and sailed their boats and rafts on it. One...
The Monkey and the Crocodile
a Jataka Tale from India retold by Ellen C. Babbitt A Monkey lived in a great tree on a river bank. In the river there were many Crocodiles. A Crocodile watched the Monkeys for a long time, and one...
The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
a Jataka Tale from India retold by Ellen C. Babbitt Once upon a time, a Rabbit was asleep under a palmtree. All at once he woke up, and thought: "What if the world should break up! What then would...
The Dog and the Bone
by Aesop It so happened that a dog had a fine bone and was carrying it home to chew on in peace. On his way, he had to go across a plank over a stream. As he walked across the plank, he looked down...
