reading level: Grade 2

Poems suitable for reading by 7-8 year olds.

Brand New Shoes by Kenn Nesbitt
Brand-New Shoes
Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom
A Rock Makes an Excellent Puppy
Catastrophe
I'm Thankful for Turkey by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Thankful for Turkey
Today I Touched the Buffalobster
Christmas Cat
Carl the Cookie Carrier
When Freddie Had Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
When Freddie Had Spaghetti
My Dad's a Secret Agent by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dad’s a Secret Agent
Here Is the House by Kenn Nesbitt
Here is the House
My Dog Is Not Like Other Dogs
My Birthday's on St. Patrick's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
My Birthday’s on St. Patrick’s Day
Instructions for Painting a Self-Portrait by Kenn Nesbitt
Instructions for Painting a Self-Portrait
Rhonda Ray by Kenn Nesbitt
Rhonda Ray
Hooray Hooray it's New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Hooray! Hooray! It’s New Year’s Day
I'm Staying at Home by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Staying at Home
Clippity Cloppity Bippity Boop by Kenn Nesbitt
Clippity Cloppity Bippity Boop
I Wrote Myself a Letter by Kenn Nesbitt
I Wrote Myself a Letter
Recipe for Disaster by Kenn Nesbitt
Recipe for Disaster
My Brother’s a Genius
Rudy Tude by Kenn Nesbitt
Rudy Tude
I Had a Little Secret
Transportation Vacation

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