CONTENTS
The Poem Project
WRITING PARTNER • 4
Shoes
SHOPPING WITH DAD • 6
Hair
STRANDS • 8
Church
SUNDAY SERVICE • 10
BEACH DAY
Beach
• 12
THE ATHLETE
Horseback Riding
• 14
Playground
FRESH START • 16
GHOST
Geography
• 18
DINNER CONVERSATION
Best and Worst
• 20
FORGIVENESS
Apology
• 22
OFFICER BRASSARD
News
• 24
PUNISHMENT
Punishment
• 26
SLEEPOVER
Why Aunt Sarah Doesn’t Go Downtown after Dark
• 28
THE N-BOMB
Piano Lessons
• 30
Bedtime Reading
AUTHOR VISIT • 32
Quiet Time
BLOOMING FLOWER • 34
DEAR MRS. VANDENBERG
• 36
AUTHORS’ NOTE • 38
ILLUSTRATORS’ NOTE • 39
