reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

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
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
Swimming Ool
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
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
The Geese Are Honking Overhead by Kenn Nesbitt
The Geese Are Honking Overhead
My Absolutely True Life Story by Kenn Nesbitt
My Absolutely True Life Story
I Don't Know What to Do Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I Don’t Know What to Do Today
Octopus for Lunch
Santa Brought a Bar of Soap
Captain Impossible by Kenn Nesbitt
Captain Impossible
I like It When It's Quiet by Kenn Nesbitt
I Like It When It’s Quiet

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