“My beard grows to my toes, I never wear no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.” – “My Beard” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Needles and pins, Needles and pins, Sew me a sail To catch me the wind.” – from “Needles and Pins” Falling Up

“Millie McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam.” – from “Screamin’ Millie” Falling Up

“I will not play at tug o’ war. I’d rather play at hug o’ war” – from “Hug O’ War” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“If you are a dreamer, come in.” – from “Invitation” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.” – from “Listen to the Mustn’ts" Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Balancing my ABCs Takes from noon to half past three. I don’t have time to grab a T Or even stop to take a P.” – “Alphabalance” Falling Up

“Last night I had a crazy dream That I was teachin’ school. My teachers had turned into kids, And I laid down the rules.” – from “Crazy Dream” Falling Up

“If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band, We’d travel all over the land.” – from “Rock ‘N’ Roll Band” A Light in the Attic

“It was missing a piece. And it was not happy.” – from The Missing Piece The Missing Piece

“Mo memorized the dictionary But just can’t seem to find a job Or anyone who wants to marry Someone who memorized the dictionary.” – “Memorizin’ Mo” A Light in the Attic

“Somebody has to go polish the stars, They’re looking a little bit dull.” – from “Somebody Has To” A Light in the Attic

“The Homework Machine, oh the Homework Machine, Most perfect contraption that’s ever been seen.” – from “Homework Machine” A Light in the Attic

“ “A genuine anteater,” The pet man told my dad. Turned out, it was an aunt eater, And now my uncle’s mad!” – “Anteater” A Light in the Attic

“The saddest thing I ever did see Was a woodpecker peckin’ at a plastic tree. He looks at me, and “Friend,” says he, “Things ain’t as sweet as they used to be.”” – “Peckin’” A Light in the Attic

“There are too many kids in this tub.” – from “Crowded Tub” A Light in the Attic

“Last night, while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear” – “Whatif” A Light in the Attic

“We’ve been caught by the quick-digesting Gink, And now we’re dodgin’ his teeth … And now we are restin’ in his intestine, And now we’re back out on the street.” – “Quick Trip” A Light in the Attic

“Nobody loves me, Nobody cares, Nobody picks me peaches and pears.” – from “Nobody” A Light in the Attic

“The baby bat Screamed out in fright, “Turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.”” – “Batty” A Light in the Attic

“Anyhow, you've been warned and I will not be blamed if your Wild Strawberries cannot be tamed.” – from “Wild Strawberries” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out!” – from “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!” – from “The Little Blue Engine” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.” – from “Magic” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“And he didn't really know where he was going, but he did know he was going somewhere, because you really have to go somewhere, don't you?” – from Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back

“And all the colors I am inside Have not been invented yet.” – from “Colors” Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Once there was a tree … and she loved a little boy.” – from The Giving Tree The Giving Tree

“They’ve put a brassiere on the camel, She wasn’t dressed proper, you know.” – from “They’ve Put a Brassiere on the Camel” A Light in the Attic