Miles of Smiles

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Born Embarrassed

Bruce Lansky

God Gave Out Noses

Anonymous

Birthday Wish

Diane ZuHone Shore

Where My Clothes Are

Bruce Lansky

Self Centered

Anonymous

The Wrong Side of the Bed

Bruce Lansky

I Love You

Anonymous

A Valentine Poem

Eric Ode

Captain Soapsuds

Robert Scotellaro

Swimming Ool

Kenn Nesbitt

Dance Fever

Robert Scotellaro

The Skateboard

Willard R. Espy

We Went to New York City

Pat Dodds

The Sleepover

Betsy Franco

Before 9 a.m.

Joyce Armor

My Violin

Bruce Lansky

My Baby Brother

Bruce Lansky

What My Parents Should Know about My Sister

Bruce Lansky

What My Parents Should Know about My Brother

Bruce Lansky

My Brother

Luke Havumaki

Things I’m Going to Do to My Brother

Joyce Armor

Forgetful

Bruce Lansky

My Sister’s Always on the Phone

Bruce Lansky

School Rules

Bruce Lansky

Lunch Lines

Dave Crawley

The Field Trip

Eric Ode

Food Fight

Kenn Nesbitt

I Brought My Grandma’s Teeth to School

Robert Pottle

My Teacher Sees Right Through Me

Bruce Lansky

Oops!

Bruce Lansky

A Balanced Diet

Robert Scotellaro

An “Everything” Pizza

Linda J. Knaus

Big Mary

Bill Dodds

Powdered Sugar

Sydnie Meltzer Kleinhenz

Little Miss Muffet

Bruce Lansky

The Yuckiest Sandwich

Ellen Jackson

Table Manners

Joan Horton

Sound Off!

Susan D. Anderson

Strongest Team

Ted Scheu

Sprinkles

Anonymous

The Curse of the Foul-Smelling Armpit

Trevor Harvey

On a Swing

Ted Scheu

Clear As Mud

Bruce Lansky

Miss Veronica Blair

Linda J. Knaus

Jack Was Nimble

Bruce Lansky

Professor Von Shtoot’s Wacky Inventions

Helen Ksypka

My Doggy Ate My Homework

Dave Crawley

Yankee Doodle’s Turtle Ride

Bruce Lansky

Yankee Doodle on a Chicken

Bruce Lansky

One-Shoe Willy

Linda J. Knaus

Star Light, Star Bright

Bruce Lansky

Dinosaur Names

Holly Davis

My Family of Dinosaurs

Helen Ksypka

My New Pet

Bruce Lansky

Kangaroos

Kenn Nesbitt

Mary’s Smart Lamb

Ted Scheu

Old Hogan’s Goat

Anonymous

Hey, Ma, Something’s Under My Bed

Joan Horton

The Teachers’ Show*

Bruce Lansky

Empty Headed

Linda J. Knaus

My Thumbies

Bruce Lansky

The Tattered Billboard

Anonymous

Cousin Henrietta’s Growing Something On Her Face

Jerry Rosen

Credits

About Bruce Lansky

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Born Embarrassed

My mom was born in England.

My dad was born in France.

And I was born embarrassed,

because I had no pants.

Bruce Lansky

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God Gave Out Noses

When God gave out noses,

I thought He said, “Roses.”

So I asked for a big red one.

When He handed out legs,

I thought He said, “Kegs.”

So I asked for two big round ones.

When He gave out looks,

I thought He said, “Books.”

So I said I didn’t want any.

When He handed out brains,

I thought He said, “Trains.”

And I missed mine.

Anonymous

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Birthday Wish

When I turned eight I made a wish

I thought was really great.

I wished my birthday came each week—

a year’s too long to wait.

Be careful when you make a wish,

it may indeed come true.

Although I’m just in second grade

I’m almost forty-two!

Diane ZuHone Shore

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Where My Clothes Are

Dirty clothes should be put in the hamper.

Clean clothes should be put in the drawer.

But it takes too much time and it takes too much work,

so I throw them all over the floor.

Bruce Lansky

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Self Centered

I like myself. I think I’m grand.

I go to the movies and hold my hand.

I put my arms around my waist;