Last night, Katie and Daddy were reading a library book, The Nursery Collection, by Shirley Hughes. We have read this to Katie so many times that she now has the poems in it mostly memorized. It is so cute hearing her pronounce the words, especially the big ones. The words to the poem are below, so that you can better understand what they are saying.

Noisy Noises! Pan lids clashing,
Dog barking, plate smashing,
Telephone ringing, baby bawling,
Midnight cat caterwauling.
Door slamming, airplane zooming,
Vacuum cleaner vroom-vroom-vrooming.
And if I dance and sing a tune,
Baby joins in with a saucepan and spoon.
Gentle noises; dry leaves swishing,
Falling rain, splashing, splishing,
Rustling trees, hardly stirring,
Lazy cat, softly purring.
Story's over, bedtime's come,
Crooning baby sucks his thumb.
All quiet, not a peep -
Everyone is fast asleep.