COTTAGE  INDUSTRY:  A Literary Potpourri   

                     INDEX PAGE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

                              FOR YOUNG ADULT READERS:

WHEN HIGH SCHOOL WAS A SMELLIER KIND OF PLACE  -  "THE LIMBURGER CAPER"

                               FOR CHILDREN:

 Does it always seem to you that Christmas time goes too quickly? 

 This poem  may bring back a few memories for you:

Christmas Eve:   by Lara Sichi (Age 8)

 A fast-growing favorite:

THE  TALE  OF  CHRISTOPHER  CATERPILLAR AND SAMMY  SNAIL

We believe your youngsters will enjoy this illustrated story about two buddies.     GO TO THE STORY AND MEET THEM.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY . . . A Play - -  by Ann Sichi -----Link here.

Another  ILLUSTRATED STORY FOR CHILDREN by Ann:  "A MISSION FOR MAJESTY"   

          AND NOW . . . JUST FOR FUN . . . A  VERY SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN:

"THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING BED" - A mystery for younger readers.

 "JIMMY AND THE GOLDEN GATE"

ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN:    AN ILLUSTRATED POEM ABOUT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE !

"NO ONE TO PUT ME IN THE WATER" - This may be a very short story but it carries a message for all, young or old.

Link to an Easy Reader story:  DO YOU KNOW MY DOG?

Another Holiday Story:          " THE EA S T ER SU R PR I S E"

Have you ever had to move away and leave friends behind?  Well, this happens to Mark and he misses his old friends.

But, luckily, Sandra writes to him and tells him what is happening at her house in the old neighborhood.Read the letters and you'll also find out.

Did you ever get giddy on a swing?  Here's a new poem you might like:     SWING-SONG CRAZY

A little bear climbed up a tree and there he saw a . . .   To find out what he saw, click here to this new poem.

For more stories for (and by) children, visit the popular multimedia site:         

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