Toast Ghost Poetry Contest Winner!

Last week I put out the call for poems inspired by the Toast Ghost drawing seen above. The winner receives an ultra limited Toast Ghost print (see: I only one made)
Thank you to everyone who participated!
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And the winner of the Toast Ghost Poetry Contest is . . .
Josie C. from Ms. Fong’s class!
Toast Ghost
Silver box,
Double lined,
BOO!
It pops,
Out comes,
Wispy white,
Floats around,
Waiting for his friends to float,
Out goes 1 now 2, 3 then 4,
Dancing ‘round the kitchen floor.
The Toast Ghosts,
They call themselves…
BOO!
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I love it! Well done, Josie!