reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

Patricia Brought Her Parakeet by Kenn Nesbitt
Patricia Brought Her Parakeet
Gobble, Gobble Went the Turkey
I Am Running, Running, Running by Kenn Nesbitt
I Am Running, Running, Running
The Gorgon Sisters
Bouncing Brianna
Thanksgiving by Kenn Nesbitt
Thanksgiving
The Frog Didn't Fly by Kenn Nesbitt
The Frog Didn’t Fly
I Named My Dogs the Strangest Names by Kenn Nesbitt
I Named My Dogs the Strangest Names
Octoproblem by Kenn Nesbitt
Octoproblem
The Otter I'm Told by Kenn Nesbitt
The Otter, I’m Told
Mall Crawl
The Turkey Taquitos Are Tasty Today by Kenn Nesbitt
The Turkey Taquitos Are Tasty Today
I Will Not Sit on Santa's Lap by Kenn Nesbitt
I Will Not Sit on Santa’s Lap
Don’t Bother any Butterflies
My Pencil's Old and Broken by Kenn Nesbitt
My Pencil’s Old and Broken
Bed Head by Kenn Nesbitt
Bed Head
The Fisherman and His Wife
Bad Bertie Bartigan by Kenn Nesbitt
Bad Bertie Bartigan
I Like to Pretend to Be Like Myself by Kenn Nesbitt
I Like to Pretend to Be Like Myself
Pete the Pirate Wannabe by Kenn Nesbitt
Pete the Pirate Wannabe
Amanda Ate an Orange by Kenn Nesbitt
Amanda Ate an Orange
Landon McGee by Kenn Nesbitt
Landon McGee
Gladiola's Garden by Kenn Nesbitt
Gladiola’s Garden
Useless Wristwatch by Kenn Nesbitt
Useless Wristwatch

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