Come sit on my lap and I'll read you a tale, a story of you and me.
We'll smuggle ourselves onto a pirate ship and stealthily put to sea.
And when we set foot on the treasure isle, we'll capture the pirates bold,
Then sail back to our sovereign lord with a hold stuffed with silver and gold.
 
Come sit here beside me and listen to this, a tome of magic and might.
We'll go on a quest for a missing prince in the dungeon of the Black Knight.
Goblins and orcs and dragons we'll dodge as we fight our way through to his cell,
And fight our way all the way back out again; oh, we'll have a tale to tell!
 
Come sit next to me, won’t you spin me a yarn, an adventure just for two?
We'll rocket past Mars on our way to the stars in our ship, The Derring-do.
And we'll make friends with an alien band and cut a gold record or five,
Dive through a black hole, whiz ‘round Saturn's rings, and still make it home alive.
 
For all of the world can be found in books, each book is a world, you see.
And whether it's love or adventure you seek, we'll find it—come, read with me.


© by Kate Tompkins.
Used with the author’s permission.