A Sampling of What's Inside!



I Love Bugs

I love teeny tiny ants
and itchy bitsy fleas,
spiders, big and little,
and grouchy grumble bees,

butterflies that flutter by,
and beetles when they run
from marching caterpillars.
I think bugs are fun!

Skeeters like to bite me,
but lightning bugs, they don’t,
and flies that get inside the house
could bite, but they won’t.

Silly racing centipedes
and slow and slimy slugs
are my very special favorites.
I      love      bugs.








Caterpillar

Fuzzy caterpillar
with your million-jillion feet,
how do you know which foot should go
as you're walking on that leaf?

You make it look so easy,
right-left-right, the way you do,
sometimes MY feet get tangled up
and I have only TWO ...









Help! Monsters!

Help!   Monsters in my closet.
Monsters  in the hall.
Monsters underneath my bed
and Monsters  in the wall.

Monsters  'hind my bedroom door.
They’re in the bathroom, too.
I know they're ugly green ones,
maybe even red or blue!

My bed feels like an island
with the monsters everywhere
... til Mommy says goodnight to them,
then they all just  disappear.










Bedtime Prayer

Now I lay me
Down in bed.

All my prayers
and night-nights said.

Snuggle bunny, teddy bear,
toasty blankie, all are here.

Out with the light
so dreams will come.

Thank you, God.
Now, where's my thumb?

(Night-Night)
Counter

Preschool: that brief period of childhood when everything
is either black or white, a time of Santa Claus and the
Easter Bunny, and the grey area hasn't yet begun.  It's
that last true age of innocence, when mom and dad are the
good guys, pretending is a profession, and bugs are well,
just smaller friends ...

If you would like a copy of "Me Too!", it's available through
Amazon.com, bookstores and here at Barking Spiders Poetry.  Just
click on the book cover above or on the link to the left.  Thank
you!
This is an audio file of the very last poem in the book, "The
Swinging Song."  Uh huh, I'm the one singing it ...

"May you always see the world through the eyes of a child." ~CJ Heck

Reviews:
Sarah - Missouri
"I was so excited to receive this book for my daughter. We have had the book for a little over a week so well toward
small children. All of the poems are the perfect length for wiggly little ones- just long enough to hold their attention and
make them giggle. "Me Too!" is a wonderful addition to our library and I would highly recommend it to anyone with small
children."
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5 stars - Amazing Preschool Poetry!
giggle as we read each of the poems and deep belly laugh at the Broccoli poem, because who truly loves broccoli? :) If you
have young children or are a young child in spirit, this is the perfect poetry book for you!" ~Dani
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A Kid's Review
I really enjoyed reading this. It is really good for pre K through 1st grade. I thought the poems were entertaining. The
poems made me feel happy, especially the ones that sound "pretty." The funny poems made me smile and laugh. I am glad I
was able to read these and give you my review. Thank you! ~Alyssa from Colorado






Bumble Bee

Today I watched a bumble bee.
He was on a pretty rose.
When I leaned in to look at him,
he stung me on my nose!

I wasn't going to squish him,
only watch and see ...
but I'll never get that close again
to a grouchy grumble bee.

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