reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

I Built a Big Building
The Cow on the Hill by Kenn Nesbitt
The Cow on the Hill
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
I Tried to Do My Homework
Horror Movie Marathon by Kenn Nesbitt
Horror Movie Marathon
Last Night I Made Friends with a Giant
Belinda Bell
I Don't Know What to Do Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I Don’t Know What to Do Today
A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur
How Not to Cook by Kenn Nesbitt
How Not to Cook
My Legs Both Understand Me
Swimming Ool
My Kitten Had an Accident
You Can Never Be Too Careful by Kenn Nesbitt
You Can Never Be Too Careful
I've Started Getting Younger by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ve Started Getting Younger
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
The Book of Glue by Kenn Nesbitt
The Book of Glue
Captain Impossible by Kenn Nesbitt
Captain Impossible
My Absolutely True Life Story by Kenn Nesbitt
My Absolutely True Life Story
Octopus for Lunch
I Taught My Cat to Clean My Room
Santa Brought a Bar of Soap
No More Water by Kenn Nesbitt
No More Water
I Got My Mom a Valentine by Kenn Nesbitt
I Got My Mom a Valentine

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