-ay -ay

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell Spend a Day in
With an A and a Y that make the sound –ay,
You’ll find it in hay and way and May.
Backwards Bay
by Samantha Berger
Two little letters, that’s all that we need Illustrated by Rick Brown

To make a whole family of words to read!

-ay

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In the evening, folks have breakfast, In a distant land, far, far away,
and after that they say— is a little town called Backwards Bay.
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A

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The folks who live in Backwards Bay And every day but ONE is your birthday!
say “Goodnight“ to start the day!
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 During class, the teacher asks, They put on their clothing the opposite way.
“Who’s teaching today?“
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School doesn’t begin until after kids play! People heat up their water in an ice-cube tray!

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A big turkey dinner’s the first meal of the day! The school bus backs up,
and they’re on their way!
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They comment, “Nice weather!“ They hold their umbrellas

when it’s raining and gray. to catch all the spray!
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