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In this excerpt — the final chapter of English author Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Alice has been called up as a witness in the trial of the Knave of Hearts, who has been accused of stealing the Queen's tarts.

In the opening chapter from Carroll's classic novel, Alice follows the frantic White Rabbit down into a fantasy world.

Longfellow's poem "The Children's Hour" describes the life of the poet's own three daughters.

Sir James Mathew Barrie (1860-1937), known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish author. In this final chapter of the classic novel Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie's most famous work, Wendy and the boys finally grow up, leaving Peter behind in Neverland.

In Shel Silverstein's poem "The Clock Man," a child is questioned about how much he would pay for more time.

In Bobbi Katz's poem "April," a speaker describes the springtime.

In Kim Roberts' poem "After Hours in Kindergarten," a speaker describes looking at art projects for during a school's geography week.

In Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter," a walrus and a carpenter convince a group of young oysters to follow them.

In J. Patrick Lewis' poem "The Impossibles," a speaker describes accomplishing seemingly impossible things.