Making Spaghetti A Reading A–Z Poetry Book Word Count: 164 POETRY Making Spaghetti Written by Ruth Romer Illustrated by Patrick Girouard Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Making Spaghetti Making Spaghetti A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book © 2004 Learning Page, Inc Written by Ruth Romer Illustrated by Patrick Girouard Written by Ruth Romer Illustrated by Patrick Girouard ReadingA–ZTM © Learning Page, Inc All rights reserved Learning Page 1630 E River Road #121 Tucson, AZ 85718 www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com “My brother Dan said, “I’ll make dinner “If I don’t, “we’ll all get thinner Our mom was reading her new book Lost in thought, she forgot to cook “Let’s cook some spaghetti.” “Then the sauce went in the pan “I can this! “Yes, I can! First he got the water hot and put the noodles in the pot “I can make spaghetti.” ‘The food was done ‘I chose instead ‘to set the table ‘And Mom still read “I thought that I could help out, too “But then Dan said, “I’m almost through.” ‘Cause Daniel made spaghetti “You’ve been busy, I can see “Have you been cooking this for me? “Our mom came in and looked around “She gasped, “What’s this that I have found?” “Is what I smell spaghetti?” 10 “I can’t believe what you have done “I hope you both have had some fun “It smells so good I cannot wait to put some dinner on my plate.” “And thanks, I love spaghetti!” 11 12 .. .Making Spaghetti Making Spaghetti A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book © 2004 Learning Page, Inc Written by Ruth Romer Illustrated by Patrick... dinner “If I don’t, “we’ll all get thinner Our mom was reading her new book Lost in thought, she forgot to cook “Let’s cook some spaghetti. ” “Then the sauce went in the pan “I can this! “Yes, I can!... make spaghetti. ” ‘The food was done ‘I chose instead ‘to set the table ‘And Mom still read “I thought that I could help out, too “But then Dan said, “I’m almost through.” ‘Cause Daniel made spaghetti