Outside the door there sounded a tremendous roar. The Livingstons looked around and asked each other, “What was that sound.”   “A plane?” asked Dad. “A train?” guessed Mom. “A dragon!” shouted Judy, and ran out on the lawn.   Signs of something in the yard but figuring out what, that was hard. The Livingstons…

What if the Sun took Sunday off? What if the Moon took Monday? What if the Stars hid behind Mars And didn’t come out till Tuesday?   What if the Wind took Wednesday off? What if the Trees took Thursday? What if the Flowers spent all of their hours Hiding in fields until Friday?  …

A word bird lives In the poet tree. She shares her songs Each day with me.   She spreads her wings And flies around Rhyming words All over town.   If you listen Carefully You can hear Her poetry!

I like to look for special things Wherever I can find them. I search for secret hiding spots— And then I look behind them.   Wonders wait outside for us. They’re everywhere around. Some fly above us in the air, Some wait upon the ground.   A ladybug, A daffodil, A puppy’s tail That won’t…

Thomas the engine driver can be quite a bore. He can go on, and on, and on a bit more About the engines he’s driven, locomotives and steam, And all the wonderful tracks he has seen. He has sat at the controls of a Swiss funicular – A mountain-climbing train that interested him, in particular.…

Lion is such a pussy cat, He likes to read and idle chat. Try to goad him he won’t even frown – He’ll take any insults lion down. Tickle his tum and stroke his mane, Whisper sweet nothings again and again, But keep away from the end which has jaws And steer clear of those…

The Tooth Fairy’s crossness showed on her face. She had obviously been sent to the wrong place. This sleeper was wrinkly, her hair silver grey! No baby teeth here to be taken away. She pocketed the coin she had intended to leave, But watching the sleeper gently breathe She decided to leave her sweet dreams…

Cat lived her life foot loose and fancy free And the change in her life was, I’m afraid, down to me. I felt she should grow up and leave wild living behind I didn’t believe she would really, truly mind.   When Bunny decided he wanted an upgrade To ears which were long and sharp…

Some say that it cannot be done, It’s impossible for children to fly, But those people who say that it can’t be done Have not seen me take to the sky!   They’ve not seen me soar on the silvery swing That cuts through the air all around, That whips me up high with a…

My brain is squashy like ripe peaches, Bananas on the turn, I knew I should have had more lunch, When will I ever learn?   My brain runs wild like gloopy gravy Or custard wobbling free. It’s missing bits like holey cheese, I think it’s time for tea!