My Very Own Monster Pet
I would like a monster pet.
The kind that children never get.
Something mean and extra large
That likes to bite or squeeze or charge.
A King Kong kind of chimpanzee.
A snake the size of Tennessee.
A two-ton kicking kangaroo.
A rhino bigger than a zoo.
A grizzly bear with sharpened claws.
A wild boar with giant jaws.
A porcupine with poison quills.
A tiger shark with razor gills.
An armadillo made of steel.
A nuclear electric eel!
That’s what I wish that I could get,
A vicious, wild, monster pet.
But if I can’t have one of these,
(No dogs, or cats, or goldfish, please)
I’ll take the pet I most adore–
I’ll settle for a dinosaur.
— Charles Ghigna
Copyright © 2003. All Rights Reserved. From Halloween Night: Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems. Running Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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From Halloween Night: Twenty-One Spooktacular Poems
This collection of 21 silly, funny, just slightly scary poems about witches, monsters, pumpkins, gargoyles, and trick-or-treating will elicit delighted giggles from children aged 4 to 8 who are just beginning to discover the traditions and lore of Halloween. With such titles as “I’m Not Afraid,” “Witch Way,” “Sick or Treat,” and “What to Wear on Halloween?” it’s destined to become a read-aloud favorite.