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‘Twas in the Month of Liverpool by Anonymous

A

Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses
Almost Everyone by Brian P. Cleary
Amelia Mixed the Mustard by A.E. Housman
An Understanding Man by Colin West
Antigonish (or “The Little Man Who Wasn’t There”) by Hughes Mearns
Antonio by Laura E. Richards
Apologies to My Most Noble and Excellent Friend by Dennis Lee
April Fool’s Day by Kenn Nesbitt
The Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash

B

Bad Hair Day by Linda Knaus
Benji Poffenroth by Chris Cook
Betty Rosetti by Brian Rock
Big Mary by Bill Dodds
Bigfoot’s Bottom by Paul Orshoski
Bobbing for Apples by Jack Prelutsky
Borscht by Calef Brown
Breakfast in Bed by Kenn Nesbitt
Brother for Sale by Neal Levin
Butterfly by Barry Louis Polisar
The Ballad of the Naughty Poodle by B.J. Lee
The Biggest Burp Ever by Kenn Nesbitt
The Bus by Robert Pottle
The Butter Betty Bought by Carolyn Wells

C

Chickens by Charles Ghigna
Confession by Bruce Lansky
Could Have Been Worse by Bill Dodds
Creepy Pizza by Neal Levin
The Cats of Kilkenny by Anonymous
The Common Cormorant by Anonymous
The Creature by Bill Dodds
The Crocodile and the Gator by Barry Louis Polisar

D

A Damsel Not in Distress by B.J. Lee
Daddy’s Making Dinner by Jeff Mondak
Dear Mother by Paul Orshoski
Deep Sea Squeeze by Eric Ode
Do You Carrot All for Me? by Anonymous
Don’t Wear Your Knickers on Your Head by Becci Murray
Dr. Invention by Darren Sardelli
The Day the Dinosaurs Come Back by Timothy Tocher

E

Eletelephony by Laura E. Richards
Excuse Cheer by Timothy Tocher
The Embarrassing Episode of Little Miss Muffet by Guy Wetmore Carryl

F

A Flea and a Fly in a Flue by Ogden Nash
Fast Food by Timothy Tocher
Food Fight by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Frankenstein’s Walk by Bill Dodds
Friends on the Menu by Alan Katz
The Flying Paradise Snake of Borneo by Barry Louis Polisar

G

A Great Lady by Carolyn Wells
Gold Medal Kid by Ted Scheu
Grandpa Pete and Me by Donna Murphy
Grandpa’s Hair by Paul Orshoski
Grown-Ups Are Better (I) by Chris Harris
The Ghost of Halloween Past by Brian Rock
The Grobbles by Jack Prelutsky

H

Haiku by Brian P. Cleary
Haiku Blues by Joe Mohr
Halloween Party by Kenn Nesbitt
Haunted House by Linda Knaus
How Little Red Riding Hood Came to Be Eaten by Guy Wetmore Carryl
The Horsemen Are Headless this Evening by Kenn Nesbitt

I

I Babysat (Once) by Brian P. Cleary
I Eat My Peas with Honey by Anonymous
I Froze My Mother by Ted Scheu
I Like My Nose by Bruce Lansky
I Pledge Allegiance by Timothy Tocher
I Saw an Invisible Lion Today by Brian P. Cleary
I Think There’s a Monster Under My Bed! by Chris White
I Thought I Saw a Ghost Last Night by Paul Orshoski
I Went to the Barber by Kenn Nesbitt
I Wrote Myself a Letter by Ted Scheu
I’m Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris
I’m Not Afraid by Charles Ghigna
I’m Not Frightened of Pussy Cats by Spike Milligan
I’m Thankful for Turkey by Kenn Nesbitt
If You Should Meet… by Anonymous
Inhuman Henry by A.E. Housman
Insomnia by Kathy Kenney-Marshall
It’s Finally Friday by Paul Orshoski
It’s True by Jackie Hosking

J

Jim, Who Ran Away from His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion by Hilaire Belloc
Joe by Colin West
Joe Shmif by Kurt Cyrus
The Joke by Anonymous

K

Keep Your Elbows on the Table by Darren Sardelli
The Karate Pig by B.J. Lee

L

Laverne by Jackie Hosking
Live Each Day Like it’s Your Last by Chris Harris
The Locker Mess Monster by Neal Levin
The Loophole by Tiffany Strelitz Haber

M

Man’s Best Friend by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Maximillian’s Mouth by Ted Scheu
Molly Peters by Bill Dodds
Mr. Nobody by Anonymous
Mrs. Stein by Bill Dodds
Much Ado About a ‘Do by B.J. Lee
My Brother Threw up on My Stuffed Toy Bunny by Barry Louis Polisar
My Brother’s Not Evolved Yet by Joshua Seigal
My Cat Bytes by Brian P. Cleary
My Computer Ate My Homework by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Chewed up My Homework by Bruce Lansky
My Dog Has Got No Manners by Bruce Lansky
My Dog Plays Invisible Frisbee by Kenn Nesbitt
My Doggy Ate My Essay by Darren Sardelli
My Favorite Things by Joe Mohr
My Feet by Kenn Nesbitt
My Feet They Haul Me ‘Round the House by Gelett Burgess
My Frog Recycles All His Trash by Kenn Nesbitt
My Funny Poem by Donna Murphy
My Gramps and I Are Werewolves! by Kathy Kenney-Marshall
My Mom’s Favorite Book by Darren Sardelli
My Pencil by Chris Cook
My Sister Laura by Spike Milligan
My Very Own Monster Pet by Charles Ghigna
My Violin by Bruce Lansky

N

Nancy Cristman Kissed Me by Ted Scheu
Nastychef by Harry Laing
Nathan Nobb by William Brighty Rands
Ned Nott and Sam Shott by Anonymous
Nobody Knows Where Our Bus Driver Goes by Jeff Mondak
Norm by Bob Raczka
Norman Norton’s Nostrils by Colin West
Nothing Left to Learn by Eric Ode
The New Vestments by Edward Lear
The Notapotamus by Dennis Lee

O

Ode to a Chicken by Chris White
Ode to a Skunk by Bob Raczka
Oh Nose by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Old Noah’s Ark by Anonymous
Ooh! Ooh! I Know! by Chris Cook
Our Grandma Kissed a Pumpkin by Darren Sardelli
Out of Control by Bruce Lansky
Out of Sight by Eric Ode
The Orang-utan by Colin West
The Oven Strikes Back by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
The Owl and the Eel and the Warming-Pan by Laura E. Richards

P

Parent-Teacher Conference by Darren Sardelli
Peewee Soccer by Robert Pottle
Pigs by Charles Ghigna
Puddle by Bob Raczka
Pumberly Pott’s Unpredictable Niece by Jack Prelutsky
The Princess of the Monkey Bars by Robert Pottle

Q

Quiet Fun by Harry Graham

R

Recess by Timothy Tocher
Regarding Laurie by Jeff Mondak
The Rain by Anonymous
The Rhinoceros by Oliver Herford

S

Salad Bowl by Brian Rock
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out by Shel Silverstein
Saturn’s Rings by Neal Levin
Scramble by Jack Prelutsky
Scrambled by Bruce Lansky
Screaming Stevie by Donna Murphy
Shark Salad by Harry Laing
Shhhhh… by Alan Katz
Silly Pigs by Jackie Hosking
Smells Like Chicken Noodle by Neal Levin
Spud Love by Brian Rock
Stinker by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Stu the Soccer Ball’s Lament by Donna Murphy
Superfluous by Joe Mohr
The Score Is Tied, My Knees Are Weak by Paul Orshoski
The Sneeze by Becci Murray
The Speed Eater by Leslie Bulion

T

A Thousand Hairy Savages by Spike Milligan
Tennis without a Net by Eric Ode
The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash
The Tale of the Terrible Toothpaste by Dennis Lee
The Tortoise and the Gecko by Eric Ode
The Toy Box Ate My Brother by Jeff Mondak
The Turkey Shot out of the Oven by Jack Prelutsky
The Tutor by Carolyn Wells
There Was a Young Fellow Named Hall by Anonymous
There Was a Young Lady Named Perkins by Anonymous
There Was an Old Woman by Bill Dodds
There’s a Bully in My Locker by Jeff Mondak
Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Cat by Kathy Kenney-Marshall
Toenails by Becci Murray
TV Dinner by Brian Rock

U

UFOs by Calef Brown
Under the Apple Tree by Anonymous

W

The Warthog by Barry Louis Polisar
Wanda Gripp by Kurt Cyrus
Well, Hardly Ever by Anonymous
What a Week! by Lynn Vieira
What’d You Learn at School Today by Paul Orshoski
When Rover Passed Over by Colin West
Whereabouts by Calef Brown
Why? Huh? Why? by Alan Katz

Y

Y by Chris White

4

The 4.04 Train by Carolyn Wells