Verses for the Walk to School: Pavement rhythms and lamppost rhymes

A puddle waits for your boot. A lamppost dares you to count to twelve before the next corner. Tobias Plum turns every pavement crack and passing van into a small, sneaky game, and Wilf Tanner reads them like a friendly neighbour leaning on a garden gate. These rhythm-led verses suit children around five to eight who like to move while they listen, and parents who want something short enough for a real school run. The tone is observational and gently comic, with plenty of room for a child to shout out the next colour or skip the last line.