Carmine & Louie’s Night-Time Adventures in the Library
by Joanie

When the library has closed up for the day,
Louie and Carmine get ready to play!
Louie says to Carmine “This will be fun!
Let’s see how many books we can read before the night is done.”

Carmine says to Louie “That will be great!
But, first I need to get out of my cage before it’s too late.”
Carmine is very advanced for his age.
He knows how to open his cage.
“Let me out too!” Louie cries.
And happily, Carmine complies.

Louie and Carmine go through the stacks,
Looking for books is such a blast!
They look and they look until they each find three,
Then they find a nice corner to sit down and read.

They read to each other, throughout the night,
Until they notice the morning light.
“Quick! We must go back home!” Carmine cries.
“If you say so.” Louie sadly replies.

They put each book back where it belongs,
That task didn’t take them very long.
They run back to their cage, and get ready for bed,
But before they drift off to sleep, Louie raises his head.
“Tomorrow night, can we read again?” Louie asks.
“Of course!” Carmine happily answers back.

Happy and tired they drift off into sleep,
From both you don’t hear a peep.
And when the library reopens up for the day,
No one knows that at night Carmine and Louie get ready to play!