The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Socks ...

You didn’t get that toy you wanted?
Hey, don’t make a fuss!
Just slip into your Christmas socks
And join the rest of us!!!

About the Writer


Rusty Fischer

Rusty Fischer is the author of the Story Time for Little Monsters Series of illustrated picture books (Magic Wagon), including The Littlest Witch’s Story and The Littlest Vampire’s Story. His Halloween poems for children have appeared in such magazines as Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, Southern Living and Parade. Rusty's YA zombie series, Zombies Don’t Cry (Medallion Press), has been translated into five languages.