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".
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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)
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
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)