Rose woke up and looked around
Down at her greenery in the ground,
Over at the house not far away
Up at the sky on this beautiful day.
It’s always the same, she thought to herself
I might as well be a book on a shelf.
Nowhere to go, not a thing to do
I’d sure like to see some sights that are new.
Why can’t I move?
Why can’t I run?
Why can’t I ever get out of the sun?
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Yes! It rhymes. Rhymes are so much fun!
A WALKING ROSE is a rhyming picture book complete at 490 words for children ages 4 to 8. Rose is a climbing rose impatient to grow up and see the world, only to be told by her good friend, walking Miss Iris, that she is supposed to only climb in a neat and tidy manner. Not interested in living her life as others think she should, Rose teaches herself to walk and spread, with dreams of climbing high, but on her own terms.
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Barbara