She's All That

I was roaming through the library the other day when I saw a book that was perfect to go along with what we are studying in class! Its called "She's All That- Poems About Girls." This book has the cutest poetry about little girls, older women, even grandma's! They also have many selected about different race girls- African Americans, Indian, etc. So I will share a few of my favorites!!

Gloria

Gloria was perfect

In lots of little ways.

She had at least a million friends

And always got straight "A's"

I think she was the cutest girl

That I have ever met;

The apple of her mother's eye

And every teacher's pet.

But then one day it happened.

The unthinkable, to wit:

Gloria the Perfect

Got a king-sized zit!

Big and red and puffy,

It covered half her brow.

Funny thing about it, though-

I like her better now. - Joyce Armor

Clara Cleech

The poorest juggler ever seen

was clumsy Clara Cleech,

who juggled a bean, a nectarine,

a pumpkin, and a peach.

She juggled a stone, a slide trombone,

a celery stalk, a stick,

a seeded roll, a salad bowl,

a bagal, a boot, a brick.

With relative ease she juggled a cheese,

she juggled a lock, a lime,

yes, Clara juggled all of these

...but just one at a time. -Jack Prelutsky

Perfect Blend

She's a:

Sadness safe-cracker

A down-in-the-dumps hijacker.

A deepest secret keeper,

A talk-for-hours non-sleeper.

An automatic advice dispenser,

A future candidate for Mensa.

An Olympic-qualifying talker,

A hold-head-high-whatever walker.

A listener to all my woes,

A fear-of-God to all my foes.

A promise fulfiller, gossip killer,

Dance-all-nighter, tiredness fighter,

Solid shoulder for things I've told her.

She's my:

Round the bend, got to spend

Quick to lend, own trend

Perfect Blend

Best Friend

(what would I do without her?) -Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters