The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Advent Calendar

by Little Lime

Oh no! My chocolate’s gone missing!
We checked in the toilet
We checked in the laundry
We checked in the bathroom sink
We checked in the car
We checked in the chimney
We found it in the outside bin
(I gave it to my brother!)


Little Lime loves eating cake-icing, doing maths and playing Minecraft. He is nearly 5 and a half years old.

About the Writer


Attie Lime

Attie Lime likes walking in fields, playing UNO, and new stationery. She has children’s poetry featured in Northern Gravy, Little Thoughts Press and Parakeet Magazine. Attie also enjoys nonsense poems and making up words. Twitter @AttieLime