The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Easter Babies

Baby rabbits go hoppity hop.
Baby hares go jump and leap!
Mother hen lays a big brown egg
and CRACK! – here's a chick
going cheep, cheep, cheep.
Let's Play : bounce for baby rabbits
jump for hares
cup two hands together for an "egg".
open/close fingers for chick cheep.


Fun Fact : a baby hare is called a leveret.

About the Writer


Jane Newberry

Jane Newberry is an all-sorts poet and songwriter living in Cornwall. Her book of play-rhymes Big Green Crocodile was shortlisted for the prestigious CLIPPA award in 2021. The new baby is Big Red Dragon, published by Otter-Barry Books in August 2024. Jane is widely published online and in magazines and anthologies.