7-Minute Stretch #5 Poetry Challenge: What's that Noise?

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A poll of incredibly interested 2,3 & 4 year-olds revealed noteworthy data: Their favorite part of my picture book, Not Norman, A Goldfish Story , was:Not our spunky main character,Not the brilliant story,Not the delightful pictures,Not . . .  Norman???

It was the dark page toward the end of the story when our tad-bit-scared boy says, "What's that noise?"

Prompted by certain sounds, our minds take us places--inte...