"Fire! Fire!" Said Mrs. McGuire
In this version of the old rhyme the fire turns out to be the smoke from the candles of a birthday cake.
More by Bill Martin Jr.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Chicka chicka boom boom
Chicka chicka ABC
Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?
Here are my hands
The ghost-eye tree
Ten little caterpillars
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up?
When it rains ... it rains
Listen to the rain
I Pledge Allegiance
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?