Splash!

By Janet R. Balmforth

The rain made some puddles

In holes in our street,

Just special for me to

Go splash with both feet!

My shoes and my socks are all

Soggy and wet.

And so are my pants—oh,

I know Mom will fret!

But rain drops those puddles

For kids everywhere

To run in and splash in—

That’s why they are there!

Illustrated by Bryan Lee Shaw