BEST for the End.

Fat Cat

   There was a fat cat
   Who lived in a hat.
   He did nothing but eat;
   He always wanted a treat,
   But he got so fat,
   He couldn't fit in his hat.
   He made a boat,
   But he fell out and had to float.
   He caught a fish
   And put it in a dish,
   Then he made a wish
   For a bigger dish.

Emily Kelly, age 10

Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, New York

My Talkative Sister

   My sister always talks on the phone.
   Whenever I want to use it, she's on,
   And on, and on, and on.
   She talks day and night;
   I always put up a fight.
   Will she ever learn to stop?
   Sometimes I want to call the cops.
   She'll learn sometime; in the meantime,
   I will just whine!

Jessica Corea, age 11

Valley Stream, New York

Hey, Kids!

Send us your pictures and poems--we'll publish as many as we can. Please send only YOUR OWN WORK. Pictures should be on unlined paper, and poems should be twelve lines or less. Include your name, age, and address, and mail to:

"Best for the End"
U*S*Kids
P.O. Box 567
Indianapolis, IN 46206

NOTE: All work becomes the property of U*S*Kids; submissions cannot be returned. Because we receive so many drawings and poems, we're not able to print every one. But we do look at all of your submissions, and we'd like to say, "Thank you!"