The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Monday’s child

Monday’s child is full of cake
Tuesday’s child worked hard to bake.
Wednesday’s child is tired and drawn
by Thursday’s child, the shy Siobhan.
Friday’s child is sugar and spice
stolen from Saturday’s child - not very nice.

Sunday’s child got kept behind
to work on their rhymes and scanning
and so on and so forth.

About the Writer


Rob Walton

Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe who lives in Whitley Bay, where he writes poetry and fiction for children and adults. His poetry for children has been published by The Toy Press, Tyger Tyger, Parakeet and The Dirigible Balloon, and features in anthologies from Macmillan, Bloomsbury, The Emma Press and others.