Reach for a book
to tickle your fancy —
reach for a book
to make you feel dancey.
Reach for a book
when you want to feel friendly —
reach for a book
that’s happy-ever-end-y.
(in Mary Perrotta Rich, Ed. Book Poems: Poems from National Children’s Book Week, 1959–1998. New York: Children’s Book Council)
(spotted in Mr. Mark Pollock and Mrs. Medora Sobottka’s kindergarten classroom
at Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Davis, CA)
THE POETRY PLACE 