reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

Brand New Shoes by Kenn Nesbitt
Brand-New Shoes
Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom
A Rock Makes an Excellent Puppy
I Bought a Pet Banana by Kenn Nesbitt
I Bought a Pet Banana
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
Nate the Creative
December Substitute by Kenn Nesbitt
December Substitute
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark
A Pug is a Dog
Clippity Cloppity Bippity Boop by Kenn Nesbitt
Clippity Cloppity Bippity Boop
Lousy Catcher’s Mitt

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