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“WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS”
Milo’s bored with everything
And couldn’t see the reason
For learning math or spelling bees
No matter what the season
At home one day he found a box
Not round, but not quite square
ONE GENU-INE TURNPIKE TOLLBOOTH
The label did declare
Intrigued, he jumped into his car
Although this was a toy
Through the tollbooth he then passed,
One jaded little boy
He found himself quite somewhere else
It happened very fast
“WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS”
said a signpost that he passed
But in this land there was a feud
Between two stubborn brothers
One thought words were number one
While numbers were the other’s
Milo, Humbug, faithful Tock
Must help to set things straight
Get Rhyme and Reason to return
so the feuding will abate
The brilliance of this story lies
In the author’s verbal skill
The places and the characters
Provide a learning thrill
The characters are wonderful
The plotline never dull
You’ll read this story several times
Until your brain is full
So if you are a child at heart
From two to ninety two
I strongly recommend this one
To you, and you, and you
Amanda Richards, April 22, 2006
April 2006 · Arts Crafts and Sewing