Once there was an elephant, Who tried to use the telephant— No! No! I mean an elephone Who tried to use the telephone— (Dear me! I am not...

A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period -- When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad On Solitary...

The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden wall, On streets and fields and harbour quays, And...

The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.

The sky has given over its bitterness. Out of the dark change all day long rain falls and falls as if it would never end. Still the snow...

When I was eleven, I wrote a children's story called Sophia the Princess. I was inspired by the stories I had been read as a kid and I...

"Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly, 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my...

“I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. “I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth...

"Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn't frighten me at all Bad dogs barking loud Big ghosts in a cloud Life doesn't...

Book: Lilly's Big Day Author: Kevin Henkes “Okay, start when you’re ready,” Those words have been spoken by each of my drama teacher’s...

"Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All...

"How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems...

Book: Dear, Mrs. LaRue Author: Mark Teague Dear, Anonymous The end of a friendship is heartbreaking and, somewhat selfishly, I didn’t...

Book: Knuffle Bunny Author: Mo Williems . . . The red wagon, with pillowcases...