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More Giggles and Dreams

ISBN 0-646-29874-7


THEMES INCLUDE: adventures, animals, fantasy & magic, Christmas, Easter, Death, rap, environment, friendship, nature, prayers, school, families, sports , public speaking, wobbly teeth - and lots of "characters".

MORE Giggles and Dreams

Authors:

Annette Kosseris 79 poems
Joyce Trickett 31 poems
Margaret Speter 19 poems
Gwen Flynn 15 poems
Katherine Blowen 12 poems
Elizabeth E. Parker  8 poems
Marguerita (Marg) Haynes  8 poems
Felicity Daphne Baldry  5 poems
Margaret Driscoll  4 poems
Chris Louis Haynes  5 poems

Illustrated by Laurie Morris & Troy Carlson
184 poems by ten Australian authors

192 pages of poems for children 5 - 95
but especially for those aged 5 - 15 years
(Includes biographies of authors and
informative reviews.

The book is graded in AGE interest and contains a mix of comical FUN poems and sensitive lyrics. The first being a poem called 'Kindamindi' (p.7) where a little kookaburra introduces himself - and the last, is called 'Why, God?' (p.176) in which a child discusses universal love.

Extracts from
poems


 

DRESS UP PARTY
by Annette Kosseris
At school we had a 'Dress-up' party.
"Come as an animal," they said.
I couldn't decide between
Bear… cat…. or snake,
So I went as the LOT instead.....(p. 23)

INTRODUCING ME
by Annette Kosseris

Would you like to meet someone new,
brave, fearless, exciting too?... Well do!
I'm big and strong! Feel my muscle!
I fly past trees and the leaves rustle...... (p. 47)

 
  SCARECROW
by Annette Kosseris

You like my skirt? My coat? My hat?
And my woollen breeches?
Well, let me tell you I do NOT!
They're full of straw!... it itches!
And I can't........(p.33)
Scarecrow
 
  KATIE KOALA'S LECTURE
by Annette Kosseris

I'm a KOALA
I'm NOT a BEAR.
I'm a KOALA,
I am! ... so there!
There ARE bears;
Panda bears, black............ (p.51)
OUR GOLDEN CAT
By Joyce Trickett

Our cat can sit so still, it's hard to tell
he's not a cat carved from a cameo shell!
Daddy snorts and says "That cat costs money!"
Mummy smiles and says "His coat's like honey…"
............... (p. 61)

 
  THE EISTEDDFOD
by Marguerita Haynes

They entered me in this eisteddfod,
they said it would be fun
standing and saying poetry
in front of everyone.
My teacher said "You know the words
say them with a grin."
So here I am in front of you
waiting...........................(p.93)
THE HAUNTED HOUSE
By Katherine Blowen

I'm near the house they say is haunted,
I don't believe it. I'm quite undaunted.
The door's unlocked, I'll push it wide.
I wonder what I'll find inside?
............................ (p. 90)
 
 
Twelfth Man

TWELFTH MAN
by Annette Kosseris

Why am I always the Twelfth Man?
I'm better than they think!
All I do at every game
is give them all a drink!
I practise every .............................(p.101)

 
 

LATE NIGHT SHOPPING
By Annette Kosseris

Oh, mum! You're back from shopping!
I've had such a fright!
Why didn't you turn your mobile on?
I've been ringing you all night!
..............................
(p. 104)

THE CHOICE
by Annette Kosseris

With passion in her eyes
and a voice to melt the heart-strings,
she made her plea,
and she won me.
One dog I had.
Now there are two.
I took her home.
Below her, in another cage....................... (p.113)
 
  THIS WAS BEAUTY
(Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef)
by Joyce Trickett

This was beauty beyond belief.
In the sunset hour
I watched at low tide
a white heron go
winging over the glass-still reef
onto a coral flower,
and stand reflected.
Then like a shadow
a black heron followed
the same flame-lit way
and stood beside.
Thus silently night joins day,
in a moment perfected
....................................... ........ (p. 167)

MISS BOLLY'S BARREL OF WORDS
by Annette Kosseris

Miss Bolly came to school with a gimmick!
Guess what? … A barrel of WORDS!
We put in our hands and pulled out one
Like 'solitude' 'picnic' or 'birds.'
"Pick a word," she said, "Out of the barrel,
It's like a Lucky Dip!
Just put in your hand and pull one out."
I frowned and pulled out - 'ship'.
Pick a word? How absurd!
A word… out of a barrel?
Mary put her hand in
And pulled out - 'apparel'.
"We're doing Public Speaking!"
Miss Bolly said, and smiled.
We all went white................................ (p.126)
 
  LINES THAT LAST
by Don M. Saunders

There's the parallel line and the vertical line,
and the line known as hypotenuse.
The lateral, upright and buttress design
that the draftsmen and architects choose. ...........................................(p.118)
TAKE TIME
by Gwen Flynn

Take time to watch the birds swoop low,
like graceful dancers to the blue beyond.
Take time to look at the sky and the shape of clouds
replete with rain perhaps, their white to black,
or trailing along, like wisps of cotton wool.
............................................................ (p.173)
 
 

REMEMBER WHEN?
by Joyce Trickett

Remember when the front door key was
underneath the mat?
And children played in safety…and a man
would raise his hat?

Remember when the butcher's shop had
sawdust on the floor?
The grocer and green grocer both
delivered to your door?
In pre-refrigeration times the ice-man
brought the ice.................. (p.151)


KINDAMINDI
by Annette Kosseris

I'm a little kookaburra,
my name is Kindamindi.
I live up in your gum tree,
I cling on when it's windy!

Yesterday a church bell rang
ten times, or maybe more;
Each time I got a fright and fell,
and now my tail is sore!

"Kindamindi" means "to laugh",
so I couldn't cry, you see.
Do you have some ear muffs
you could lend to me?
........................................(p.7)

MOON MUSIC
by Margaret Speter

I'm up in the sky
flying so high,
an astronaut, off to the moon!
Next trip will be Mars,
Zig-zagging through stars,
in my shimmering cosmic cocoon!
............................................................. (p. 56)

SCHOOL DAZE
By Annette Kosseris

Wednesday… Pick up my bag,
"'Bye Mum." … feet drag.
Public bus. Crowded…. Screech!
Wish he was driving us all to the beach!
Into the traffic. Roll along …
Motor singing its raucous song…
Rattle and bump, bump and rattle;
Getting to school is such a battle!
There's an old lady. Better stand….
.............................................. (p.119)

THE MOVIES by Chris Louis Haynes
I'm going to the movies
when I wake up tomorrow!
It's much better than TV
or videos that you borrow.
There's action, and romance;
there's horror to be seen,
with heroes fighting villains
upon the silver screen!
With comedies to make us laugh,
sad tales to.... (p.77)

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