Here’s a silly English Nursery Rhyme called The Man in the Wilderness with an mp3 recording… MP3 of The Man in the Wilderness Check out Mama Lisa’s The Man in the Wilderness page for more renditions.

Here’s a fun little tongue twisting rhyme with an mp3 recording…. MP3 of Betty Botter Bought Some Better Butter Betty Botter Bought Some Better Butter Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter, "If I put it in my batter It will make my...

Here’s the poem "Windy Nights" by Robert Louis Stevenson with a recording and illustrations… MP3 Recording of Windy Nights Windy Nights By Robert Louis Stevenson Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet,  A man...

Listen to Who Loves the Trees Best? Who Loves the Trees Best? By Alice May Douglas Who loves the trees best? “I,” said the spring, “Their leaves so beautiful To them I bring.” Who loves the trees best? ...

There are many cat lovers who are looking to read everything written under the sun about cats! These enthusiasts inspired me to translate this poem. It’s called Les Chats (Cats in English) by the French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821 – 1867). It’s from his collection of poems called Les Fleurs du Mal....

Foreign Lands is a lovely children’s poem by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). Below you can find the words to the poem and listen to three readings of it… Listen to a recording of Foreign Lands (mp3) #1 Read by Stephanie König Listen to a recording of Foreign Lands (mp3) #2Read by Steven Lamb Listen to a recording of...

Here’s a poem about blocks by Robert Louis Stevenson accompanied by a drawing by Gracie and an mp3 recording… Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson What are you able to build with your blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep raining, and others go roam, But I can be happy and building at home. Let the sofa be...

Edward Lear made limericks popular in England in the mid 19th century with his “A Book of Nonsense” (1846). It contained limericks that he wrote and illustrated.  Here are 4 of them with pictures and recordings.   There was a Young Lady of Troy, Whom several large flies did annoy; ...

The Blind Men and the Elephant is a poem by American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) based on an Indian parable.  The Blind Men and the Elephant by John Godfrey Saxe MP3 Recording of The Blind Men and the Elephant It was six men of Indostan ...

Here’s a Thanksgiving poem I wrote in honor of turkeys all over the U.S. in autumn. It’s geared towards older kids. You can click on the mp3 below to hear my husband and me recite it… You’re Not Supposed to Say That! “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” said the turkey. “What?!” went the rooster. “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” “You’re not supposed to say “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” Said the rooster. “Oh yes I...

We took a walk today in Walt Whitman’s woods in West Hills, on Long Island, east of New York City.  I highly recommend taking an autumnal hike or stroll if you can.  Then you may feel the truth in Whitman’s line, "As to me I know of nothing else but miracles". There’s much beauty out...