reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

My Senses All are Backward
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun
My Sister Thinks She’s Santa Claus
While Lying on the Lawn
Liverwurst Pie
Liverwurst Pie
My Teacher Calls Me Sweetiecakes by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Calls Me Sweetie Cakes
I Built a Big Building
Snow's Nose by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow’s Nose
I Tried to Do My Homework
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
Egg Drop
Belinda Bell
A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur
Hannah’s Hammer
My Legs Both Understand Me
My Kitten Had an Accident
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
Swimming Ool
I Don't Know What to Do Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I Don’t Know What to Do Today
You Can Never Be Too Careful by Kenn Nesbitt
You Can Never Be Too Careful
The Book of Glue by Kenn Nesbitt
The Book of Glue
No More Water by Kenn Nesbitt
No More Water
Octopus for Lunch
The Geese Are Honking Overhead by Kenn Nesbitt
The Geese Are Honking Overhead

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