Don’t Ever Bite Your Sister
A Funny Siblings Poem for Kids
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
Don’t ever bite your sister.
Don’t kick her in the shin.
Don’t slap your sister silly
and don’t sock her on the chin.
Don’t tape a “Kick Me” poster
upon your sister’s back.
Don’t take your stinky socks off
and then put them in her pack.
Don’t purchase plastic spiders
and place them on her head.
Don’t leave your rubber rattlesnake
inside your sister’s bed.
Don’t do this to your sister
for, if you ever do,
I’m pretty sure she may do something
even worse to you.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Poems about Friends and Family
Poetic Techniques: Irony, Lyric & Dramatic Poems, Repetition
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
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