Big, Bad and a Little Bit Scary, by Wade Zahares

Hi! Prepare for your hair to spike and your spine to tingle because I'm going to tell you about a book I read called Big, Bad and Little Bit Scary. Now I'll tell you about my favorite scariest poems.

The first one is:
Always Be Kind to Animals by John Gardner

Always be kind to animals
morning noon and night.
For animals have feelings too
and furthermore they bite!

The second poem is:
Viper by Eve Merriam

Viper, Viper
Spiteful sniper.
Snake in the grass, low down, base.
Smiling, smiling to your face,
virulent, villain, venomous vile,
darting poison with a snaky smile.

The third poem is:
The Panther by Ogden Nash

The panther is like a leopard,
except it hasn't been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
prepare to say ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther,
don't anther.

And the last poem for tonight is:
The Porcupine by Karla Kuskin

A porcupine looks somewhat silly
he also is extremely quilly.
And if he shoots a quill at you,
Run fast
or you'll be quilly too.
I would not want a porcupine
to be my loving valentine.


That's all the poems for today. Did you get the panther one? Remember don't anther me.
Bye!