from A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond with drawings by Peggy Fortnum Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact, that was how he came to have such an unusual name...
Quoits
by Mary Effie Lee Newsome In wintertime I have such fun When I play quoits with father. I beat him almost every game. He never seems to bother. He looks at mother and just smiles. All this...
A Big Deal for the Tooth Fairy
by X. J. Kennedy Tooth Fairy, hear! Tonight's the night I've dreamed about for ages, For haven't we kids got a right To rake in living wages? I've tried to work my back teeth loose, Tied...
One Morning in Maine
written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey Sister Jane had wiggled out of her nightie, so Sal helped her put on her robe and slippers. "You don't want to catch cold and have to stay in bed, Jane,...
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
an old folksong I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps she'll die. I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled...
The Night of the Jack-O’-Lantern
from Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary The Quimby family has a big problem. Mr. Quimby has lost his job, and everyone is worried and cross. Seven-year-old Ramona does her best to make people...
Girls Can, Too!
by Lee Bennett Hopkins Tony said: "Boys are better! They can \... whack a ball, ride a bike with one hand leap off a wall." I just listened and when he was through, I laughed and said: "Oh,...
Encyclopedia Brown
Encyclopedia Brown from Encyclopedia Broum, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol Leroy Brown's head is full of facts, which is why he is called Encyclopedia. Because he often helps his father, the...
Bedtime Stories by Lilian Moore
> "Tell me a story," Says Witch's Child. > > "About the Beast So fierce and wild. > > About a Ghost > > That shrieks and groans. > > A Skeleton That rattles bones. > > About a Monster...
Bedtime
by Eleanor Farjeon Five minutes, five minutes more, please! Let me stay five minutes more! Can't I just finish the castle I'm building here on the floor? Can't I just finish the story I'm...
