Old Joe ClarkOld Joe Clark is a great kids' guitar piece. It doesn't move too fast, and the notes don't jump around. There are lots of open strings.
It does straddle three strings, however, so I probably wouldn't give it to a child who is a brand-new beginner, the first week or two. The melody is not familiar enough to motivate them to keep working if they get frustrated with the string-crossing...they'll just become baffled. Here's a nice (though complicated) version of Old Joe Clark -- I couldn't find any simple renditions!
Kids like the funny words of Old Joe Clark, and it is easy to sing! Easy chords, too; play it as a duet with them, or talk their friend, brother or sister into doing chords or melody on another guitar or on the piano while the other one plays guitar. Here are a couple of boys doing just that:
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