If I Was a Tree -- picturebook sub #4

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If I Was a Tree…

[in two voices; Mother and Child]

by Sheryl McFarlane

If I was a tree,

I would shade you from the sun, even on the hottest day.

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If I was a tree,

I would drop piles of leaves to jump and play in.

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If I was a ball,

I would bounce right back to you.

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If I was a ball,

I would bounce, bounce, bounce across th…