reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

I Met a Lonely Octopus
I Fix My Duck with Duct Tape
I Left Our Rhino in the Rain
My Penmanship Is Pretty Bad by Kenn Nesbitt
My Penmanship Is Pretty Bad
My Dog Likes to Disco
Our Parents Are Planning a Party by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Parents Are Planning a Party
The Candy Cane Collector
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous by Kenn Nesbitt
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous
Digging for Diamonds by Kenn Nesbitt
Digging for Diamonds
My Mouse is Misbehaving
Costume Classroom by Kenn Nesbitt
Costume Classroom
My Parents Sent Me To the Store
My Dog Is Not the Smartest Dog
Monkey Dream
I Like Myself the Way I Am by Kenn Nesbitt
I Like Myself the Way I Am
Bob’s Sled
An Echo in My Room
One Warm Sunny Day by Kenn Nesbitt
One Warm, Sunny Day
Mr. Obvious
I Didn’t Do It
My Cat Goes Flying Through the Air
Ode on a Unicycle
Betty Met a Yeti
Halloween Party

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