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KIDSBOOKS | LITTLE COW

On By Mahvash K. M.In writing2 Comments 
“Get away from me, Little Cow*
You’re blocking out the light!”
Shrieked a ladybug pushing
Little Cow’s ample behind

Little Cow sighed in sorrow
She hated her portliness
It got in the way every single day
It dampened her happiness

Little Cow was a ladybug
But she was quite gigantic 
And so she was forever being 
Screamed at and chided 

One day there was a snowstorm
It became so very cold
The little bloom of ladybugs
Huddled under a log

But the wind soon blew off
A big piece of the bark
Leaving the ladybugs beneath
Freezing in the dark

That is when Little Cow 
Spread out her mighty wings
She gathered up the whole troop 
In the cuddly warmth within

The cold spell passed eventually
And out the beetles crawled 
They sang praises of Little Cow
Her bigness had saved them all.
* Little Cow: Ladybugs are sometimes called Little Cows because of their fat, rotund bodies

KIDSBOOKS | THE ELEGANT DUO

On By Mahvash K. M.In bookworm, childrensbooks, kidlit, Kidsbooks, poetry, verse, writingLeave a comment 
Shelby was a graceful snail 
Folks said he had blue blood 
His shell had a lovely turquoise tinge
He buffed it with wax and gloves 

From leafy shrubs to the ground 
He’d slither and he’d glide
He’d peer at all who came his way 
With a monocle on his left eye 

He never spoke to anyone 
Not the earthworms nor the flies 
The lady snails and the misses slugs 
Looked on with great big sighs 

But master Shelby stayed aloof 
His heart was not a prize
To give to pretty girls who would 
Gaze at him with roving eyes 

One day while he was gliding along 
With his monocle and cravat 
He saw the most exquisite toad 
With an umbrella and bowler hat 

He slowly moved his eye stalks  
In gracious acknowledgment 
He was a toad with taste, so he made haste 
To say hello to the gentleman 

It has now been five years since
That elegant friendship was made
Shelby Snail and Toad O’Toole 
Are still the very best of mates.

KIDSBOOKS | THE GREEDY MARMOSET

On By Mahvash K. M.In bookworm, kidlit, Kidsbooks, poetry, verse, writing2 Comments 
There once lived a marmoset 
On the edge of the Amazon rain forest
He was especially friendly,
He loved all of the tourists

Mangoes and bananas 
Would always lure him out
He would greedily pop these
Into his little mouth

His parents often told him
“Be thoughtful little son, 
Don’t be such a greedy glut
With your sisters do share some”

But Marny and his tummy
They had other plans
And so he ate and ate until
He was three hundred grams

One day while sitting in a tree
Waiting for folks with treats
A harpy eagle spotted him
And plunged down, ready to feast!

As Marny scrambled to escape
His tummy got in the way
The raptor would have snatched him up
But his mummy saved the day

They say Marny is a changed primate
A sweet, generous furball
He meets and greets his visitors 
And then shares his food with all.

VERSE | RISE

On By Mahvash K. M.In hope, kidlit, Kidsbooks, poetry, verse, writing1 Comment 
There was once a blade of grass
Shining an emerald green 
It swished it’s bright little head 
In the gently flowing breeze 

The other plants stood tall and proud 
They seemed miles away 
The little blade grew in its glade 
In the warmth of sunny days 

One day a big machine rolled in
With a mighty roar of a sound
It scooped up all the twigs and leaves
Scattered on the ground 

Then it gathered everything 
Dead branches, wilted flowers 
And slowly groaned away crushing 
Down the blade of grass

It lay upon its side a while 
The breath knocked out of it
But then quite miraculously 
It straightened up again 

It wiped away the beads of sap
That the trampler had wrung out
It took three long steadying breaths 
And then bobbed its head about 

And so it is with life sometimes 
She seems to come down hard 
That’s our cue to stop and rest 
Breathe in and move onwards

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | AUBERGINE

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There was once an aubergine
The lightest of lilacs
All the other eggplants made
Fun of him behind his back

He would drop his little stem 
And give his breath a pause 
He thought this would make his skin 
Purpler than it was 

But that never really worked
He continued to be pale
Sitting small with the other brinjals
Never included in their play

One day the lady of the house
Had a friend over for tea
she saw Lilac Face and exclaimed
“Oh how perfectly lovely is he!”

“I’m going to draw this little fruit
His colour is so divine”
And so she sketched and painted him
Every curve and every line

The other aubergines all stared
Their amazement never ceased
This was the same little guy
They’d laughed at and they’d teased

And so the faded aubergine
Had a very happy end 
He lives on in that painting  
A fruit and vegetable legend.

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | RAVEN

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Brightened by the twinkle of stars
I am the shadowy shade of the night 
I am the colour of the mysterious cat 
All you can see of her are her eyes 

I am the colour of the scuttling beetle 
Of the bear that lives in a cave 
I am the colour of the berries he eats 
I am like the panther, fast and brave

I am the colour of the birds that caw-caw
And watch you with a beady eye 
I am like some of the cars you see on the road 
Not red, nor blue, nor white

I am the colour of ants and chimpanzees 
Maybe the colour of your backpack 
I am deep, I am dark, I have a magical spark 
I am the majestic colour BLACK.

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | ACORN

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Almonds and walnuts, cholocate and ginger
All share the colour that I am
Woodchucks that chuck wood, baskets and bagels
I am the colour of a beaver dam

I am the colour of the moose and the swaying camel
The ruddy duck and the wolverine,
Wood and toast, I am the colour of roast
The garden snail and the centipede

I am the colour of the giant fin whale 
And of your sweet little sun-kissed face
I may even be the colour of the desk on which 
All your favourite books are placed

I am the colour of well loved teddy bears
Bearded dragons and kiwi birds
I am all around, from beige to BROWN
I am the beautiful colour of the earth

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | GRAPEFRUIT

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I am the colour of cherry blossoms 
And of the beautiful magnolia 
I’m like the onion, chopping which is no fun  
I’m also like the flesh of the guava 

Himalayan salt and the Pygmy seahorse  
Are the colour of your little tongue 
Which is the same as the river dolphin
I am also the colour of bubble gum 

I am the color of lychees and the guppy fish 
Turnips and the galah cockatoo 
I am also the colour of some sea anemones 
They don’t have brains like me and you! 

I’m the colour of ripe raspberries 
Of the lotus and the carnation 
I am the hints of health on your little face 
I am the delicate colour pink

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | ARCTIC

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I am the colour of cold winter days
When the snow falls in big flakes 
I’m the colour of the graceful swan
The seagull and the beluga whale 

I’m also half of a panda’s colours 
Of clouds and vanilla ice cream
Persian cats and cauliflowers 
And the sweet smelling jasmine

I’m the colour of your pearly teeth
That you brush twice a day 
I’m the colour of rice and milk
And also of the polar bear 

I’m the shade of the coat of a billy goat 
Of dandelions and of ice
I am the dazzle of daytime brightness 
I am the gleaming colour WHITE

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | PERIWINKLE

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I am the colour of the dancing peacock 
And also of the humpback whale 
I’m the delicate shade of a robin’s eggs
I am the colour of the racer snake 

I am like the rising and falling ocean 
I am the shades of a summer sky
I am the colour of the planet Neptune 
As it circles up on high 

I’m the color of your little hands when 
They’ve held these smarties too long 
I’m the colour of some millipedes, 
Of macaws and the moor frog

The emperor butterfly lifts off 
In lovely shades of this hue
The earth itself when seen from afar 
Is this incredible colour BLUE.

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | STRAW

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I am the colour of ripe corn fields 
And of the dancing daffodil 
I’m the colour of cheese, if you please 
And also of the pineapple 

The singing canary is the same shade
As the yolk of your breakfast egg 
Which is like the “get set” traffic light 
And the marmalade on your bread 

I’m the colour of little ducklings 
Of vanilla cake and sunflowers  
Some butterflies and some jelly beans  
Of tennis balls and bananas 

I’m the colour of the fading bruise 
On your knee, as it gently mellows 
I’m the gleam in the sunlight healing you 
I am the shimmering colour YELLOW.

KIDSBOOKS – COLOURS | CHERRY

On By Mahvash K. M.In bookworm, kidlit, Kidsbooks, verse, writing2 Comments 
I’m the outside arch of the rainbow
And the colour of tropical sunsets
I’m the colour of sweet scented roses 
I’m like the seeds of the pomegranate 

I’m the colour of the lovely ladybird 
Of lobsters and flamingoes 
The colour of rubies and autumn leaves 
Of watermelons and tomatoes 

I’m the colour of the fiery garnet 
And the shade of fresh strawberries 
The colour of some skittles and rambutan 
And of playfully dancing poppies 

I’m the glow of the planet Mars
Shining in the sky overhead 
I’m the colour of your cheeks when you laugh with joy 
I am the radiant colour RED.