Roger Stevens - Off By Heart: Poems for Children to Learn, Remember and Perform

This electronic edition published in June 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing Copyright 2013 A & C Black
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Illustrations copyright 2013 Spike Gerrell First published 2013 by A & C Black
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The poems in this book are arranged in order of length. Shhhhh Roger StevensAlthough this poem is only one word long, you do have to learn and say the title too! Look! Book! Josephine Bodsworth A dog is like a puppy... just a little more grown-uppy! Graham Denton The Witch! The Witch! Dont let her get you! Or your aunt wouldnt know you the next time she met you! Eleanor Farjeon Dandelion seeds are flying free upon the breeze. just a little more grown-uppy! Graham Denton The Witch! The Witch! Dont let her get you! Or your aunt wouldnt know you the next time she met you! Eleanor Farjeon Dandelion seeds are flying free upon the breeze.

Theyre so pretty, its a pity that they make me sneeze! Matt Goodfellow

My brother chased me with a crab, He found it by a rock, But I will get my own back Its now inside his sock! Coral Rumble Come, said the wind to the leaves one day. Come over the meadow and we will play. Put on your dresses of red and gold. For summer is gone and the days grow cold. Anon Buzz buzz, buzz buzz Buzz buzz, buzz buzz Buzz buzz, buzz buzz SPLAT! Andy Croft There was an old man of Blackheath, Who sat on a set of false teeth; He said, with a start, Oh Lord, bless my heart, I have bitten myself underneath. Philip Waddell Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the bed The little dog laughed But not for long Cos the cow landed right on his head Roger Stevens First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black; Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back; Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw; Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw; Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk; Then I saw the monkeysmercy, how unpleasantly they smelt! William Makepeace Thackeray My brothers in a muddle cause he sat down in a puddle and he cried for his Mum, Mum, Mum. Philip Waddell Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the bed The little dog laughed But not for long Cos the cow landed right on his head Roger Stevens First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black; Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back; Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw; Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw; Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk; Then I saw the monkeysmercy, how unpleasantly they smelt! William Makepeace Thackeray My brothers in a muddle cause he sat down in a puddle and he cried for his Mum, Mum, Mum.

I pulled him from the puddle and gave him such a cuddle that he sat back down right on his ... bottom. Judith Nicholls

The Crocodiles brushing his teeth, Im afraid This certainly means were too late. The Crocodiles brushing his teeth, Im afraid He has definitely put on some weight. The Crocodiles brushing his teeth, Im afraid It really is, oh, such a bore. The Crocodiles brushing his teeth, Im afraid He appears to have eaten class four! Colin McNaughton A dog sneezes atishoo! An ant sneezes atishoo! A frog sneezes a tish oo! An elephant sneezes ATISHOO!Roger Stevens Anything thats broken I will mend Anything that needs to go I will send Anytime you call me I shall attend You can ask me anything I am your friend Bernard Young He kept six butterflies chained in the yard Oh, what an afternoon He fed them on beer, tin-tacks and lard Oh, what an afternoon He powdered his hair with pumpkin squash And sent his dirty teeth to the wash, Oh what a, oh what a, oh what a, oh what a, Oh, what an afternoon! Anon There was a man, he had two sons, And these two sons were brothers.

John Wesley was the name of one, And Charlie was the others. Now these two brothers had a coat, They bought it on a Monday. John Wesley wore it all the week, And Charlie on a Sunday.

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