Authors: Aileen Fisher, Laura Godwin, Christina Rossetti, Mother Goose, Annette Wynne, Jane Taylor, Cecil Frances Alexander, Robert Louis Stevenson, Eileen Spinelli, and Adriane Frye
Illustrator: Michael Hague
Genre: Poetry
Awards: None
Grade(s): 1-4
Summary: This book is a collection of poetry based around different animals. One of the poems in this collection is called The Caterpillar. This poem simply describes a caterpillar, but then includes an insight into the lifecycle of a caterpillar by ending saying, "To live again a butterfly." Another poem in this book is called My Puppy. This poem accurately describes how a dog seems to know its owner in ways many wouldn't think was possible. For example, the author writes in this poem, "When I'm happy, he's yappy, and squirms like an eel."
My Thoughts: I think this sweet collection of poems is especially good for young children because they tend to enjoy animals so much. It has many poems that also help children to learn many different small facts about many different animals. This book includes short, small poems that could easily be used during a lesson involving a certain animal. Additionally, this book has a few different types of poems such as ones that rhyme, ones that don't, and even ones that teach a lesson. I will definitely be able to use this collection of poems in my classroom.
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