words by Annie

Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. This is a story about the true meaning of family and friendship. Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw's life...

by Annie (age 9) sidewinder slithers across the smooth, silky sand breaking golden waves

A Rat's Tale, a fantasy by Tor Seidler. It's funny and dramatic, yet a bit dull at times, too. Montague Mad-Rat and Isabel Moberly-R...

And for reading challenge #2... the Spring Reading Thing. This one runs concurrently with the Once Upon a Time reading challenge . That is,...

The Once Upon a Time Challenge ...the perfect challenge for Miss Annie! Big-time fan of the fantasy genre! And she's promised to post re...

a limerick by Annie (age 9) There once was a baby, you know, Born under a blanket of snow. Her mother was ice And therefore not nice, Though...

and still another haiku by Annie (age 9) when the sun shines down on the pretty golden land life illuminates

yet another haiku by Annie (age 9) when the sun comes out and sheds its heavenly rays the snow slinks away

another haiku by Annie (age 9) sparrow hiding in the branches and brambles of the thick green hedgerow

a haiku by Annie (age 9) rotting milkweed lies on the ground despairingly silky flowers fly

Colors of Nature by Annie (age 9) Rainbow shines across the sky Glimmering in the mist Seven colors way up high Once gone, it will be missed...

A Thunderstorm by Annie (age 9) A storm is raging in the night. The ground is soft and wet. The cat is shaking in a fright, While the mice s...

Wind by Annie (age 9) Sailing through the tops of trees Gently now, I'm at ease. I race below a moonlit star Reminds me of galaxies near...

Wolf and Mouse by Annie (age 9) Wolf is sleeping in the night While mouse watches, eyes wide in fright For he knows he must pass...

Annie's homework assignment for today was to write a story using her spelling words for this week. She wrote as if writing the descripti...

*by Annie (April 2006, age 8) I love you, Yes I do. If only you loved me. Yes, if I was a loved one, I would surely shout "Yippee!...

Just a cute little story Annie wrote for her homework assignment tonight. The assignment was to use each of her spelling words to write a st...

by Annie (summer 2005, age 8) Three types of flowers gather in the gardens today. First, the daisy, wild and free, petals like a lion's ...

*by Annie (April 2005, age 8) Spring outside is fun and sun, picking flowers, light spring showers, But spring inside is gloomy and gray, th...

*by Annie (winter 2005, age 7) Round. Lots of colors. All the countries around the world in our hands.