reading level: Grade 4

Poems suitable for reading by 9-10 year olds.

It’s Lonely as a Boa
Melinda Made a Snowman
At the Bottom of My Backpack
The Sad Story of Tommy McTivver
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
Science Homework
Santa Brought a Bar of Soap
My Parents Both Are Humans by Kenn Nesbitt
My Parents Both Are Humans
My Hamster Has a Skateboard
As I Was Walking Down the Street
Homework, I Love You
Hyper Nate
This Morning at School by Kenn Nesbitt
This Morning at School
Book Storm
A Christmas Dream by Kenn Nesbitt
A Christmas Dream
Candy Love
Penny Parker's Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
Penny Parker’s Pencil
My Project for the Science Fair
At Dracula’s Mansion
Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
A Sad and Lonely Cyclops by Kenn Nesbitt
A Sad and Lonely Cyclops
My Brother's Not a Werewolf by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s Not a Werewolf
Calling all Kids by Kenn Nesbitt
Calling all Kids!
The Day After Christmas

Let's Work Together...

...to improve kids' literacy. Nobody pays me to do this. I do it to help kids fall in love with reading. But I need your help.

Become a member for as little as $2/month to help me create the poems and ready-to-use, classroom-friendly materials you need for the young readers in your life!

Learn More about Membership
I Already Joined - Log In Sorry, Not Today