Poetry Friday Fun with Ladybug Magazine!

Happy Poetry Friday! Today is the day, every week, when children's poets and poetry lovers from all over the blogging community come together to share their love of words. This week's Poetry Friday is being hosted by Heidi at My Juicy Little Universe, so make sure to drop by if you are in the mood for rhythm, perhaps some rhyme, and a whole lot of great poetic offerings.

I haven't joined the Poetry Friday round up in a while so am really happy to be participating again with a couple poems from the February 2013 issue of Ladybug Magazine. Before I share them below, I want to thank Ladybug Magazine for allowing me to post them in their entirety.

The first poem, "Kangaroo Dance," is written by Shannon Caster with art by John Nez. It would be great for sharing with little ones who need to bounce off some energy. Boing. Boing. Boing!

Source: Ladybug Magazine
Art © 2013 John Nez

Boing. Boing. Boing. 

Kangaroo jumps up high. 

Boing. Boing Boing. 

He almost touched the sky.

Boing. Boing. Boing. 

Around the old gum tree. 

Boing. Boing. Boing. 

He almost jumped on me!

The second, "Marshmallow Soup," is written by me! It's the first poem I've had published in Ladybug Magazine, and I am thrilled with how the art by Jacqueline Hudon-Verrelli came out. You can learn more about the process Jacqueline used to come up with the illustration here on her blog. 

With much of the country getting snowed under over the last few days, this poem might be a good one to read next to the fireplace, curled up with a cup of hot cocoa. Mmmmm!

Source: Ladybug Magazine
Art © 2013 Jacqueline Hudon-Verrelli

Sweet marshmallow, squishy white. 

I can't wait to take a bite.

Drop you in hot chocolate -- plop!

Watch you float up to the top.

And when you melt into a goop, 

Slurp you up -- marshmallow soup!