reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

My Hippo Has the Hiccups
Our Mother Threw the Pie Away by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Mother Threw the Pie Away
My Hat Is Full of Rabbits
Josh the Sausage Maker
Brand New Shoes by Kenn Nesbitt
Brand-New Shoes
Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom
A Rock Makes an Excellent Puppy
Captain Talkalot
Mithing Tooth by Kenn Nesbitt
Mithing Tooth
I Have Noodles in My Nostrils by Kenn Nesbitt
I Have Noodles in My Nostrils
Examine any Fire Hydrant
My Turtle Is the Sporting Sort
December I Went Shopping
Today I Had a Problem by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Had a Problem
Carl the Cookie Carrier
Underneath an Apple Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
Underneath an Apple Tree
Fred’s Head
My Dog Is Not Like Other Dogs
A Dinosaur for Christmas
Hap-the-Happy-Hyphenator by Kenn Nesbitt
Hap-the-Happy-Hyphenator
Georgie Porgie
December Substitute by Kenn Nesbitt
December Substitute
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark
A Pug is a Dog

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