Outside Is Where I'd Rather Be: And Other Poems for Kids Like Me

By Lorraine L. Hollowell

What would you do if you were bullied by a classmate or a baby sister? What would you do if you lost your mom in a grocery store? If these things have never happened to you, that?s great! But unfortunately, they did happen to certain characters in Lorraine Hollowell?s book, Outside is Where I?d Rather Be and Other Poems for Kids Like Me. Read to find out what these characters did when these unfortunate things happened to them.

Have you ever encountered a flipperdee? What about the Sock Fairy? If you read this book, you?ll discover exactly who these strange characters are. You never know, one day they both might show up in your neighborhood.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Apr 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781466990111

Lorraine L. Hollowell

At a young age, Lorraine L. Hollowell often heard her father recite long story-type poems which she became very fond of. Her favorite was The Spider and the Fly by Mary B. Howitt. Mrs. Hollowell decided she would write some story-type poems of her own. The Oatmeal Bath and Other Poems that Make Kids Laugh is her first children?s poetry book. She hopes you enjoy reading it as much as she enjoyed writing it.

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Outside

is

Where

I’d Rather Be

and Other Poems for Kids Like Me

Lorraine L. Hollowell

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© Copyright 2013 Lorraine L. Hollowell.

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ISBN: 978-1-4669-9012-8 (sc)

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Table of Contents

Where’s My Neighbor’s Sister?

Brave Little Dave

Lost Mom

When Mom’s Away

My Memory

Who Am I?

I’m Not Sure, My Friend

Still a Baby

Leave Your Sister Alone!

Bully Jim

Wiggling Willie Wiggle

Booboo and Bubba

I Lost My Temper

Looking for My Temper

Chuckles Cracks His Knuckles

Betty Never Blinks

Falling

Double Dreaming

Sleep

Sleeping

Marshmallow Pillows

What Test?

Outside is Where I’d Rather Be

Put Your Coat On!

Take Your Coat Off!

The Perfect Room

EJ’s Desk

There’s a Worm in My Oatmeal

Must I Eat this Oatmeal?

No Olives Please

Hot Biscuits

When Judy Eats Beef Stew

At the Restaurant

Pooped Brain

Dynamite Excuse

The Flipperdee

Are there Others?

The Land of Leaves

Time

I took a Cuckoo Clock Apart

I’m going to be a Teddy Bear

I’m going to be a Spaceship

Buckle Up

I’ll Buckle Up

Counting Sheep

Jumping on the Bed

My Shoe Laces

Carolyn Jace’s Untied Laces

Keith’s Body

Marc Tu-Chee

Dad’s on the Phone

Grandma’s Dustless House

My Brother Hates Taking Pictures

If I was what I Ate

Corny

Rotten Apple

Shrimp Rash

But… You’re Sick!

Aaa Choo!

Slow Mo

Slader, the Procrastinator

Spit It Out!

As Good As New

Grandpa’s Teeth

Fadale, the Barber

My Uncle has a Hairy Chin

Three Treats in One

Which Homophone?

The Sock Fairy

Staying Up

Popped by a Pea

This book is dedicated to my family and friends, both near and far.

Where’s My Neighbor’s Sister?

I can’t find my