Animal crackers and cocoa to drink,
That is the finest of suppers I think;
When I'm grown up and can have what I please
I think I shall always insist upon these.
What do YOU choose when you're offered a treat?
When Mother says, 'What would you like best to eat?'
Is it waffles and syrup, or cinnamon toast?
It's cocoa and animals that I love most!
The kitchen's the cosiest place that I know;
The kettle is singing, the stove is aglow,
And there in the twilight, how jolly to see
The cocoa and animals waiting for me.
Daddy and Mother dine later in state,
With Mary to cook for them, Susan to wait;
But they don't have nearly as much fun as I
Who eat in the kitchen with Nurse standing by;
And Daddy once said, he would like to be me
Having cocoa and animals once more for tea.
Animal Crackers
Christopher Morley
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Poem topics: I love you, animal, fun, wait, place, nurse, drink, choose, love, mother, kitchen, daddy, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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Cecilia : This was in a set of books we had by Child Craft ...we just called them "The Orange Books". I LOVED the illustrations throughout! Although I was the 8th child of 12, there was a gap of 4 years between me and my next sister. So, my mom had more time to sit and read to my next older sister and me. I am 100% convinced she liked reading them even more than we loved listening to them.
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