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Granny’s Elixir by Nicola Phillips

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Granny yelled crossly, “what’s all that commotion? I can hardly think. 

Come inside at once, sit down and have a drink! 

But first of all, go and wash your hands

Who knows what germs you’ve picked up playing in the woodlands!

So, what have you got to say for yourself my little rascal Dan?

I saw you pull your sister’s hair before she ran and ran and ran!

And you my little doll face throwing sticks is just not on,

You could have taken his eye out and we’d have Pirate John!

For the sake of world peace and anything else that matters,

You must learn to get on together or you will find your world in tatters!

Now have a cup of granny’s tea and a pumpkin scone,

You will find that after sharing a cuppa all your problems are gone!

International Day of Peace was 21st September 2026

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Spring has Sprung by Jeanie Axton

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Put the devices away I say

a new season has begun

It’s time to shake off winter

and have some springtime fun

Go out and smell the flowers

see the butterflies appear

landing, drinking nectar

while fluttering quite near

Take the dog for a walk

play with the cat on the grass

head to the local park to play

be pleased that winter’s past

Watch for buzzing bees as well

but please I say ‘No fights’

these fuzzy golden insects

have quite a nasty bite

Put the devices away I say

a new season has begun

It’s time to shake off winter

and have some springtime fun

Image from Pixabay

My Fun House by James Aitchison

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One day I’m going to build a house

with cheery yellow candy.

I’ll put ice creams on the roof,

and fruit gums nice and handy.

Then I’ll add two cup cakes,

with lollypops galore,

liquorice allsorts in the corners,

and chocolates by the door.

Teacher’s note: This house can be found in the storybook corner of the Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin.

The Shipwreck Coast by James Aitchison

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Send me your ships, your schooners,

and my rocks and reefs will take them.

Send me some seven hundred,

and howling wrecks I will make them.

Give me stormy nights and surging tides,

give me captains who lack in skill,

and I will show you shipwrecks

that no other coastline will.

Teacher’s note: By day, the coast appears calm and safe.  But Victoria’s treacherous, storm-tossed 130-kilometre Shipwreck Coast, from Cape Otway to Port Fairy, has claimed around 700 vessels.

Favourites by Pauline Cleary

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My favourite colour is purple.
My favourite food is cheese.
I’m very fond of Saturdays
when I can do whatever I please.

My favourite season is Autumn
When the leaves are red and brown
I like to cycle up steep hills
and glide the same way down

My favourite animal is zebra.
I love those crazy stripes.
Magpie is my favourite bird
dressed in black and white.

My favourite place is the seaside,
the waves, the sand, the spray.
I swim and surf and jump the waves
and play around all day.

But last, not least, I have to say
are the ones I can’t do without –
my family, friends, my little dog
are my favourites without a doubt.