Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children September 2015

Kate’s daddy brought two chubby striped caterpillars home for her. “They are called monarchs,” he says. “They will turn into butterflies.” Kate's caterpillars live in a jar. She feeds them milkweed plants. Max and Charlie like to come over and help her. In a few days, each caterpillar turns into a bright green chrysalis. Inside, its shape changes. “I can't wait to see what they do next,” says Kate. One morning, the butterflies hatch! At first, their wings are small and wet. Max says, “It's like me unzipping my sleeping bag.” The butterflies rest for a few hours. Then they are ready to be free. The beautiful creatures spread their wings and fly up and away!…

Meg loved to make mud pies. She loved the squishing. She loved the squashing. She loved the glop and the slop and the mess and the muss. She loved the fuss when she offered Dad a taste. “Yuck!” Dad said. “No, no, no thank you!” Mom pretended to taste a pie. She didn’t put her mouth very close. Meg tried feeding a pie to her puppy. He just sniffed it and licked Meg’s elbow instead. She tried feeding one to the cat. The cat just nosed it out of the dish. “I made you a pie,” Meg told her grandma. Meg’s grandma didn’t see very well. Grandma took a real nibble. “Never, NEVER,” said Mom later, “did I think you’d play such a trick! How would you like mud pies…

Nathan raced into the kitchen and announced, “My first day was fun. One day of kindergarten is just enough for me!” “Just one day of kindergarten?” asked Mom. “Yes, one day of kindergarten is just enough for me,” said Nathan. “Why don’t you give it another day,” she said, giving him a hug. “OK, but just one more day. Two days of kindergarten are just enough for me!” said Nathan. The next day, Nathan arrived at school and sat next to Katie. He took a bright red crayon out of the box they were sharing and began coloring his dinosaur. Katie looked up and said, “I thought you weren’t coming back.” Nathan smiled and said, “Oh, this is my last day. Two days of kindergarten are just enough for me!”…