By Mazen T., age 7
​I have a big ladder that reaches up to the sky, once I climbed all the way to the top. The ladder has a special thing. Every time I take a step it grows a new step. I went up to the stars. I grabbed a star and I felt it. After that I was shocked! The star felt so awesome! It was hard but fluffy. So, I went back down with the star and I showed it to my parents, and we were happy all along.

*Image by artist Roberto Weigand

By Lillian W., age 10, Medina

​Some people think that Christmas is only about presents and gifts and toys. But those people are wrong, Christmas is not about presents, gifts, and toys. Christmas is about spending time with our family. And Christmas is also about celebrating the birth of a little boy named Jesus. The reason we get gifts is because the three wise men brought gifts for little boy Jesus. So, whenever you hear someone say that all I want for Christmas is lots and lots of presents you need to let them know the true meaning of Christmas.   

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By Lillian W., age 10, Medina

A winter day has snow.
Snow is whiter than a sheep’s fleece.
A winter day is cold so I would wear a coat.
A winter day is a good day to go sledding with friends.
A winter day is a good day to wrap yourself in a warm blanket, and watch a winter movie.
​And a winter day can’t be complete without a nice cup of hot chocolate.

By Mariella S., age 10, Seven Hills

Hi! I'm Deena. Well, my owner calls me Pumpkin, or Sweetie Pie, or whatever. I'm a cat. I really wanted to see what that big white ball in the sky is. My brother, Jack ,said it's the moon. But I wanted to find out myself. One day, my owner's six-year old kid, Michael, went on a field trip for school to the space center. They were going to watch a rocket blast off to the moon. This was my chance! I hopped into his backpack as deep as I could and waited. I could hear other kids talking and feel lots of bumps.

When we got there, I hopped out of his backpack. I was in a little coat room. The door was half open so I walked out. There were computers and strangers everywhere. I went to a room that had a sign above the door that said, "Take-off Elevator." I jumped into the elevator and it went up, and up, and up forever! Finally, the doors opened. 

The door to a big rocket ship flew open. I climbed inside and went into a storage room. It was full of raw and cooked meat! I was starving! After I ate, I hear a woman's voice over the loudspeaker: "Take-off in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...." I was frightened but excited at the same time!
I felt lots of bumps and more bumps. Soon, we seemed to have landed. I walked out of the room. In front of me were space suits of all kinds of shapes and sizes. I picked the one that fit me and opened the hatch door.

The white sand was so bright with the sun shining on it. I walked along, then into a crater. It was so small, that I could lay in it, with no extra space, just like my bed!I found a moon rock so I decided to take it with me for Jack to see. I rolled it back into the ship and into the storage room. After a few minutes, the ship took off again and went back to Earth. I took my suit off because I was hot. The space ship finally landed and I walked out and into the station again. 
I rolled the moon rock into the coat closet to see if the backpacks were still there and they were! I hopped back in with the moon rock and went back home with Michael. 

"And that's my story, " I said to Jack.
"Oh wow...." said Jack, sarcastically.
"Well, if you don't believe me, believe this moon rock!" I said.
"Wait, what?" Jack yelled.
"Yes, shush!" I whisper-yelled.
"Wow, Deena, you really are The Cat on the Moon!" Jack said.

​The End!