Category: Poems for Children

It’s an ugly little creature, My sister thinks that it’s a gnome. It sticks to things around the house Like bits of paper to a comb. I put it in a great big box And shipped it off to Uruguay. But it was back and stuck on me, Before the middle of the day. I […]

Tom found an island Out at sea, Or maybe there Were two or three. The scaly beach Was yellow green. No trees or shells, An empty scene. Tom’s water gone, He’d dig for more. That’s when he heard An awful roar! Tom’s friends all wonder Where he’s been, No one has heard From him since […]

My big brother and I Got a brand new pet frog. Daddy gave it to us; We had asked for a dog. We both were so happy Just too get a new pet. ‘Cause frogs make you happy When they’re all you can get. Right at first it would jump Then it would go, “Rib-bit.” […]

I have a little white rabbit And a dog that dances a jig, A hamster that lives in a bird cage And a funny little brown pig. Oh yes, and before I forget, I have a green alligator That sleeps most wherever it likes But mostly on Mom’s ‘frigerator. Now alligators have big teeth And […]

“You’re kind of small,” The genie said, Stroking his beard Shaking his head. The small boy said “I’m not so small It’s just that I Am not real tall.” “I know that I Stand just three feet And one more foot Would be real neat.” “Another foot And I’d be tall, No one would say, […]