Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children March 2018

max and kate

It's a windy spring day. Max’s daddy says, “Let’s have a kite-making contest!” They find everything they need in the garage. Max makes a huge kite. “It’s a giant with a tiny tail!” he laughs. Kate's kite is medium-sized. “Mine has a ribbon tail,” she says.Now they are ready to go to the park! Charlie brings the kite he made, too. It is little, with a long tail. “Whoa, don't trip,” Max says with a laugh. It's time to see which kite will fly the highest. Max’s kite crashes! Kate’s kite lands in the bushes! But Charlie’s kite, with its long tail, soars like a bird.“I won!” he says with a grin. ■…

good dog

Zoey told her dog to STAY!But Sam jumped upand ran to play. Zoey told her dog to SPEAK!But silently,he licked her cheek. Zoey shouted, “Sam, ROLL OVER!”And he sat downupon the clover. Zoey ordered, “Sam, LIE DOWN!”But Sam stood up,and Zoey frowned. Zoey said, “OK, you win.Just be a dog,but be my friend.” To her surprise, Sam did obey!And two best friendsran off to play. ■…

the best splash

Coco the puppy was enjoying every moment of her rainy-day walk. Pulling on her leash, she dragged Mr. Brown right to the biggest puddle she could find. With delight, she romped straight through it. Muddy water went this way and that.What a splash! Coco thought. That must have been the best one ever.But Mr. Brown really didn’t notice. With his umbrella, boots, and raincoat, not a drop touched him. “Time to go home, Coco,” he said. Way out at sea, an enormous humpback whale leaped out of the water. Turning over, he fell back into the waves. Salt water flew everywhere.What a splash! the whale thought. That must have been the best one ever.But the school of fish nearby really didn’t notice. With the ocean all around them,…

up or down?

I am a daffodil,uncertain where to go. First I felt the sun,now I feel the snow. Do I stretch for skyor bend back down below? I am a daffodil,uncertain where to go. ■…

i can hear spring

Just around the time when most of the snow has melted, spring comes honking back to my home in Spencerville, Ontario. It comes loudly. Canada geese don’t care if you’re sleeping or if you’re eating breakfast—they honk like crazy!The sound is a whisper at first: honk, honk, honk, coming from the south. Then I see tiny dots, way up high. Their calls get louder: honk, honk, honk!The dots form the letter V, moving quickly toward me in the blue sky. There are many geese flying in that V shape. The one at the front has the hardest job. When he gets tired, he moves back and another one takes a turn being the leader. They are even louder now: honk, honk, honk! The geese fly right over me. I…

if henry could dance

Everyone in Henry’s family could dance. His parents had won lots of ballroom dance contests. His sister, Natalie, was in the Clay City Ballet Troupe. His uncle, Marvin, had been a famous tap dancer until he fell off the stage and broke six toes—three on each foot. And his brother, George, could dance every dance that had ever been invented.Yes, everyone in Henry’s family could dance. Except Henry. Henry couldn’t even do the Hokey Pokey when he was in preschool.“He’s just not coordinated,” said his father.“He’s got two left feet,” said Natalie.“He’s a klutz,” said George.Henry beat Dad at checkers all the time. He could swim better than George. He was a better speller than Natalie, and she was two years older.But Henry could not dance. And…