reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

We’re Running Out of Toilet Paper
Today a Tiger Tackled Me by Kenn Nesbitt
Today a Tiger Tackled Me
I Have a Bunch of Batteries
My iPhone Did My Homework
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun
Wendy Wise
Sunday’s Somewhat Melancholy
Mother's Day Disaster by Kenn Nesbitt
Mother’s Day Disaster
The Cow on the Hill by Kenn Nesbitt
The Cow on the Hill
I’m Clever Whenever
My Senses All are Backward
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
My Sister Thinks She’s Santa Claus
I Built a Big Building
While Lying on the Lawn
Liverwurst Pie
Liverwurst Pie
My Teacher Calls Me Sweetiecakes by Kenn Nesbitt
My Teacher Calls Me Sweetie Cakes
I Tried to Do My Homework
Egg Drop
No More Water by Kenn Nesbitt
No More Water
Belinda Bell
A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur
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

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