community-minded small businesswomen To Carol Dale and Louise Hager book lovers and dear friends RH For Natasha CO
Ready Set Go Twenty hop-leaps Race you to maybe more our corner grocery store
Bert always knows down aisles round corners our list lost on the way in our hop-about play Bert’ll know Bert We whirl in OOOPS but it’s okay Bert Bert we shout No Bert We scout about No Bert So we crouch-sneak behind the meat counter where we’re not ever to go But where’s Bert BERT Then out of the big walk-in freezer springs Bert his long apron fluttering like a huge crazy scary bird We scream He chases us out of the store We crackle-rackle flapping laughing wildly through the fall leaves down the sidewalk back up our front stairs EVER That big freezer can slam-wham shut and then you’re just kid popsicles Bert told us So we know we know
