Karma Wilson - If I Were a Mouse

Prowling and owling, what things might I see? A squirrel! And what if the squirrel was me? If I were a squirrel all bushy and furry, wherever I went, I would hurry and scurry . Up high I could climb , then jump with such grace. And I could fit seventeen seeds in my face! Why, I might be friends with a wee chickadee. But what if that cute little birdie was me? If I were a chickadee, I would flitter and flutter and chitter with glee. I would fly to the east and glide to the west, looking for tidbits to feather my nest. A cat might come creeping and crawl up my tree.

But what if that furry old tomcat was me? If I were a cat, I would live in a house. And if I were bored, I might chase a toy mouse. But come every night I would curl up in bed, and there a small child would scratch at my head. We both would be happy as happy could be. But what if that sleepy-eyed child was me? I AM a child, and God made me so. And nothing is better, for these things I know That God is my Father, Creator, and friend.

And he made me able to dream and pretend that I am a cat or a wee chickadee or a squirrel or an owl or a mouse in a tree. I thank the Father for making me Me!

ZONDERKIDZ If I Were a Mouse
Copyright 2010 by Karma Wilson
Illustrations 2010 by Marsela Hajdinjak-Krec Requests for information should be addressed to:
Zonderkidz, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wilson, Karma.
If I were a mouse / written by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Marsela
Hajdinjak-Krec.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-310-71603-7
1. Childrens poetry, American. 2. I. I.

Hajdinjak,
Marsela, ill. II. Title.
PS3623.15854136 2009
811.6dc22 2008049734

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