800-899+Literature

800-899 Stories, Poems, and Jokes

Here you'll find things like: poems, plays, jokes, and stories from around the world [|Giggle Poetry] Do you like to giggle? Here you can read tons of silly, funny poems to get you laughing. You can read interviews with famous poets, and even submit your own poems to be published on the website. You'll love the fill in the blank poems and poetry theater too.

[|Inkless Tales] Listen to stories online, read stories and poems, and even write your own stories. There are tongue twisters, an animated alphabet, and oodles of games and activities to learn and experience language arts.

[|Dav Pilkey's Extra Crunchy Website O'Fun] This is the official website Dav Pilkey, the author of The Captain Underpants Series. It included a biography of Mr. Pilkey, summaries of his books, and comments from Mr. Pilkey himself about his thoughts when he wrote each of the books. There's also intersting insider trivia called "fun facts" about each book.

[|The Chronicles of Narnia] If you're a fan of The Chronicles of Narnia, you'll love this website that solely features the classic children's novels. You can participate in a "favorite Narnia book" poll or take quizzes about the novels to test your Narnia knowledge. There are recipes related to foods from the books, and a link to the author, C.S. Lewis's website and biography.

[|Seussville] This website highlights the classic American children's author Dr. Seuss. You'll find a biography of Dr. Seuss, quizzes and trivia about his books, an online playground, and songs. My favorite feature of this website is the Storybook Maker. Just type in your name, and then pick the characters, background, text, and music that you would like for your "Seuss-like" story.