Bye Bye Baby
There's a time when kids get too grown-up for dolls... Or is there?
Baby dolls are just for kids. I’m way beyond them now. Baby Lucy was my friend, but I really don’t see how.
She’s just a little plastic thing some factory worker made. I used to let her sleep with me but that’s when I was eight.
Today I’m nine and all grown up. Baby Lucy’s in my past. Of course, I miss her just a bit but I’m sure that won’t last.
It’s time to go to bed. Alone. My heart is filled with sorrow. Oh, forget it all, she needs me now. I’ll be grown up tomorrow.
Copyright Arden Davidson, 2019
POEM FOR KIDS WRITTEN BYÂ ARDEN DAVIDSON
Illustration by Kseniya Shagieva
LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEM ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS
Growing Up
1. Why do you think some children give up their dolls and toys as they grow up? Do you think they should? Why or why not?
Conversation
1. Can you imagine a day when you might give up your toys? Who will you give them to, when that day comes?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ MORE POEMS FROM THE SAME AUTHOR?
What’s Weird About A Mirror: 101 Curious Poems
written by Arden Davidson and published by Storyberries.
It’s a long-awaited, hilarious collection of children’s poems by poet Arden Davidson, and includes topics ranging from a snoring grandma to a six-footed camel to reflections on the weirdness of mirrors.