What a lot of fun you had filling nursery rhymes with C A T S ! I loved reading all the poems you sent and in a hard job choosing a few to post. Daniel did THREE fabulous poems that were GREAT to read aloud. And Gemma‘s had pzzazz running through her verses. I thought Ewen‘s was especially witty (love the name of her cat). And great job Cassandra, Charlotte and Benjamin — your poems put a smile on my face. I am sending the the book to Weaam at Russley School in Christchurch as I loved the way the cats and mice swapped places! Brilliant!
Thanks to Scholastic I am sending Weaam a copy of Purrs, Paws and Claws.

Here are the cat filled nursery rhymes:
Sleepy Leapy
Sleepy Leapy leapt over the wall,
Sleepy Leapy fell on his paws,
all the land’s cats
purred til the end,
but they couldn’t purr back
their sleepy friend.
Ewen aged 11, Year 7, Cobham Intermediate School, Christchurch
Amber is a Little Cat (to Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Amber is a little cat
Who really is quite clever
When it comes to homework time
We like to learn together
Amber likes to play board games
Especially with a spinner
Beetle, or the Game of Life
She always is the winner
She doesn’t like to hunt for food
Or prowl around at night
She would rather do some maths
Or read with you all night
So if you want a furry friend
That’s more than just a pet
Forget about a rat or dog
A Maine Coon cat is what to get!
Gemma Year 4, Age 8, Adventure School, Wellington
Three Blind Cats
Three blind cats, three blind cats,
see how they bounce, see how they bounce
They pounced after the farmer’s mouse
and chased the mice right out of the house
Have you ever seen a mouse in the house
with three blind cats?
By Weaam, Year 6, Russley School
Cat care (to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat)
Stroke, stroke, stroke your cat
Sixty times a day
Make sure that you feed it first
Before you go to play.
Stroke, stroke, stroke your cat
Tickle behind its ears
And it will be your bestest friend
For years and years and years.
Good Job! (To the tune of Hickory Dickory Dock)
Hickory dickory dock
Cat thinks its dinner o’clock
It brings a mouse
Into the house
And gives everybody a shock!
Flubber Flubber (To the tune of Mary Mary Quite Contrary)
Flubber, Flubber
I really do love her
But she is getting so fat!
She loves to eat
Spends all day asleep
What will we do with that cat?
All three by Daniel, Age 5, Year 1, Adventure School, Wellington
One, Two, Lick My Shoe
One, two, lick my shoe;
Three, Four, meow at the door;
Five, Six, scratch the sticks;
Seven, eight, catch the bait;
Nine, ten, meow again;
Eleven, twelve, lick myself;
Thirteen, Fourteen, I am clean;
Fifteen, sixteen, I’ve been seen;
Seventeen, eighteen, I am waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my bowl’s empty.
By Benjamin Home-schooled, Year 4, Age 8
Meow, Meow Ginger Cat
(Sung to Baa, Baa Black Sheep)
Written for my pussy cat Ginger who likes to catch birds.
Meow, meow Ginger cat
Have you caught a mouse?
No meow, No meow
I have caught a bird.
One by the garage,
One by the pool and
One by the back garden gate
I’ve eaten off the head and left it on the front step.
By Charlotte Home-schooled, Year 1, aged 5 1/2
Three Cat Poems
Walk, walk, walk your cat
Gently down the street
if you see a car
Don’t forget to wait!
Meow-meow black cat
have you any fur
yes yes yes
lots of piles full
Long for him
Short for her
Medium for my cat who I like
Meow-meow sat on a wall
Meow-meow had a great fall
Meow-meow landed on her feet
Because she’s a cat
What a great feat!
Cassandra, Home-schooled, aged 7
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