Your Own Pages

Every month, we publish readers' work in Highlights magazine. If you'd like to send us something to be considered for publication, we'd love to see it!

We welcome your drawings, poems, jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, stories, science questions, book reviews, Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!, recipes, craft ideas, letters to Dear Highlights, and dinosaur drawings, jokes, and questions.

Mail your work to:

Highlights for Children
803 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

Guidelines

  • Include your name, age, and complete address.
  • Keep a photocopy of your work because we cannot return it.
  • Stories, poems, and drawings must be your very own work, not copied from a book, magazine, or anywhere else. Stories should have fewer than 200 words; poems should have fewer than 75 words.
  • Artwork may be in color or black and white. Drawings should be on unlined white or light-colored paper.
  • Riddles, jokes, recipes, and tongue twisters may be ones you have heard before.
  • Highlights does not pay for these contributions.
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  • January 2012

    Construction Paper Cut-out of a Yellow Cat

    Elyn, Age 6

    Iowa

  • January 2012

    Writer’s block, writer’s block,
    What happened to nighter’s block or fighter’s block?
    While having a case of writer’s block,
    think of something like a sock.
    Write what it looks like,
    see it in your mind.
    When your writing is done,
    “it looks good” is what you will find.
    Even think of something new,
    like the wonderful world of Magic Magoo.
    Then write a poem like this one I’ve written for you.

    Writer's Block

    Caroline, Age 9

    Delaware

  • January 2012

    I feel happy when
    I hug my teddy bear.
    I feel happy when
    my nana is near.
    I feel happy when
    I eat chocolate ice cream.
    I feel happy when
    I have a good dream.
    I feel happy when
    I get to ride my bike.
    I feel happy when
    I go on a hike.
    I feel happy when
    I see a rainbow in the sky.
    But I feel sad when
    my baby sisters cry.

    I Feel Happy

    Josh, Age 8

    Massachusetts

  • January 2012

    The Geese in Flight

    Luke, Age 7

    South Korea

  • January 2012

    Summer would taste like ice cream
    and apple pie, and Popsicles eaten on the Fourth of July.
    All warm and breezy, whipped creamy.

    Fall would taste like pumpkins and squash,
    and turkey, too. It would taste crisp, like leaves, and
    maybe apples, and the sky all blue.

    Winter would taste cold and icy,
    but with a little bit of hot chocolate
    mixed in. Icy--but spicy, and nicey.

    Spring--like chocolate bunnies and tulips
    and rain and melted snow--and then, summer
    AGAIN!

    If I Could Eat the Seasons

    Laura, Age 11

    Texas

  • January 2012

    Drawing of a U.S. Captain

    Yogi,

    Wyoming

  • January 2012

    4,500,000,000 years ago
    a huge cloud of gas, dust, and ice
    a nebula pulled by gravity
    hydrogen and helium
    hot, bright bursts of gas
    27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit
    the solar system’s largest object
    8 planets orbiting
    a brilliant star:
    giving heat, light,
    life.

    What Is the Sun?

    Jake, Age 9

    Illinois

  • January 2012

    Me at My Piano Recital

    John, Age 7

    Pennsylvania

  • January 2012

    I am the color blue
    Calm blue ocean
    Fast blue car
    Precious blue sapphire

    I am the strong wind
    That blows
    All the leaves around
    And makes the trees sway

    I am a tree
    Silent and still
    Filled with dazzling bright
    Colorful leaves

    I am a basketball player
    Shooting hoops
    Dribbling down the court
    Passing to teammates.

    I Am

    David, Age 10

    Connecticut

  • January 2012

    Friends

    Angi, Age 10

    New York

  • January 2012

    The grass is green,
    the wind is blowing,
    and the birds are quiet.
    The orange leaves
    on the little tree
    are like peaches.
    One of the trees
    that has a lot of
    branches looks
    like a pinecone.
    The flag is blowing
    like a bird flying,
    and everybody’s quiet.

    Outside in a Wonderland

    Lauren, Age 7

    Wisconsin

  • January 2012

    Penguin Party

    Evren, Age 7

    California

  • January 2012

    The Clumsy Owl

    Michaela, Age 8

    Ohio

  • January 2012

    My Dream House

    Natalie, Age 11

    Missouri

  • January 2012

    I am so giggly
    because my tooth is so wiggly.
    I brush well every day
    So that the tooth fairy will say,
    “Wowee!”
    And so proud I will be.

    Loose Tooth

    Savanna, Age 6

    Arkansas

  • January 2012

    Bugs

    Nolan, Age 4

    Ohio

  • January 2012

    Pile on pancakes hot from a pan.
    Pour on the syrup as fast as you can.
    Pat on the butter, grab a fork and knife.
    Attack those babies for the meal of your life!
    More of the pancakes heaped on the plate.
    First there were four; now there are eight.
    Should I try twelve in the pancake race?
    Four more, please. I’ve found more space!
    Wow! Wow! O my pain. Am I insane?
    Hold the pancakes. I may cry.
    There’s no room in this pancake guy.

    Pancake Fever

    Kwaneisha, Age 10

    New York

  • January 2012

    I can kick very high,
    I can kick very low.
    I can kick very fast,
    I can kick very slow.
    Attack, defend, strike, and shield--
    These are the moves I do on the field.
    My T-shirt is blue,
    I can see the view,
    And nothing can pass through,
    Except on my cue.

    Soccermotion

    Paula, Age 6

    New Jersey

  • January 2012

    Green-Bellied Dragon

    Kaden, Age 8

    Montana