READING FOR AGES 8+

POEMS

Ali’s Favorite Bedtime Story
by Judy Lorenzen

Among the Pines
by Gigi Ryan

And Yet You Love
by Mike Dailey

Art From Within
by Ruby Grace Guerrero

At His Window
by Maureen Keating

The Bad Dream
by Pat Severin

‘Barn Cat’ and ‘If To Be Young Again’ — Two Poems
by Paul Kaddis

Big & Little
by Pat Severin

Bump in the Night
by Marvin Lee

By the Sea
by Annie Harpel

A Child’s Psalm
by Shannon McLatchey Balloon

Cooper Boy
by Pat Severin

Creation
by Catherine Valentine

Down Kids
by Mike Dailey

Empathy
by Fiona Halliday

Empty Rocking Chair
by Jason Kirk Bartley

‘The Farm’ and ‘Bird’ — Two Poems
by Elijah Hong

Farm Dog
by James Yslas

A Fish Story
by Marcia N. Lynch

For Whom I Pray
by Mike Dailey

God Loves Her So
by Georgia Elliott

God’s Arithmetic
by Marcia N. Lynch

The Great Protectors and The Light — Two Poems
by Bella Trinity Morin

Green, Green Grass
by Sandra Arnone

Hazel’s Fiery Friend
by Sarah Pfeffer

The Hobby Horse
by Jason Kirk Bartley

Hold Fast
by Marcia N. Lynch

A Horse Went to a Seahorse
by Marcia N. Lynch

Hudson’s Choices
Ginger Burke

I Nailed His Hands
by Bob Hicks

If Not for Light
by Charles Hughes

Jesus—Son of David
by Anthony J. Rubi

Kindergarten Cop
by Jason Kirk Bartley

Kitten and The Village—Two Poems
by Elijah Hong

Ladybug Acrostic and Hummingbird — Two Poems
by Elijah Hong

Lessons from Grandpa
by Nila K. Bartley

The Lighthouse
by Marvin Lee

Lion
by Robert Funderburk

Little Scientists
by Dabney Baldridge

The Lonely Scarecrow
by Linda Middleton

A Lullaby Rondeau
by Gigi Ryan

Mudpies and Country Life
by Clara Klein

My First Christmas in Heaven
by Gary Iaboni

My Heart
by Nila K. Bartley

Nighttime Butterfly and Snowy Day—Two Poems
by Paul Kaddis

Off the Streets
by Fernando Guerrero

Poem by Mom for Her Son Who Loves Bollywood Music
by Karishma Jain

Rough Waters
by Shannon McLatchey Balloon

Sophia Shingle’s Tea Party
by Jason Kirk Bartley

Sunbeam
by Theresa Donnelly

The Swan Escapes Again
by Helen Torr

Tabitha’s Carol
by Bernard Pearson

Take One Bite
by Harold Whisman

Things Fall in Spring!
by Ann Privateer

This Takes the Cake!
by Pat Severin

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
by Pat Severin

The Venomous Beauty
by Julianna Marshall

A Walk in the Rain and In the Distance — Two Poems
by Pearl E. Gaston

Walkin’ on the Water
by Ada Anne Ohnezeit

When the Cousins Came
by Bill Dotson

Wishbone
by Elizabeth Wrobel

Words
by Robyn Czereszko


STORIES

Amelia Earheart’s Love Story
by Ava Clay

Andrew and the Evil Spirit
by Bec Nanayakkara

The Bushfire Rescue
by Emely Weiler

The Butt Curse
by Rachel Michelle Collier

Chester A. Arthur
by Marcia N. Lynch

Fight Rules (a play)
by Rachel Michelle Collier

Held by the Messiah
by Catherine Valentine

The Janitor’s Closet
by Mia McDonald

A Lady Today
by Alysia C. Anderson

Lemonade Angel
by K.G. Song

The Mystery of the No-Name Homework
by Paul Kaddis

The Owl and the Crow
by Bryant Burroughs

The Parable of the Lawnmower
by Keren Dibbens-Wyatt

Pedro and the Belt Buckle of Truth
by Joshua James Cole

The Price Tags
by Lorena Keck

Reflections
by Renny Gehman

Sebastian’s Bastion
by Isaac Bouchard

Sheep and Mountain Goat
by Laryea Nii Laryea

Shem’s Wife
by Emily Brown

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