This is a collection of silly poetry. He writes on themes that make no sense or themes that are funny and interesting to children; ex: shapes, clothes, being tired, pirates, itches, etc.... His poetry has meter and rhyme to it which makes it fun to read aloud.

Silverstein is always so entertaining. I read this collection in response to the assignment on books that are frequently challenged or banned. While not understanding why this book would command that kind of attention, a Sliverstein poem does suggest kids break the dishes rather than wash and dry them. Another poem shows a plate of broiled face being served. A few other poems hint at underwear-type, bare-bottom kind of humor. While every page of this collection is funny and contains a poem kids will want to repeat, some will make an adult reader question the value or relevance. I have used Silverstein poems a number of times for my fourth-graders to memorize and work on the correct way to read a poem. Silverstein poems are perfect for that because reading them correctly can be the difference between "getting it" or not.

This book is so great because it doesn't matter if the listener is an adult, a big kid or a little kid, it doesn't even matter if the person has already heard these poems before, everyone loves these funny poems and the illustrations. I like to read this book a little at a time because it's really easy to pick it up again the next night. ANOTHER HELPFUL AND INSPIRING BOOK TO AID IN A POETRY UNIT. ALSO COULD BE PART OF A CHALLENGED/BANNED BOOKS UNIT.

This is a classic collection of poetry that many people have grown up with. This has various styles that are about things from bears to thumbs to a bridge. The poems and drawings were done by the author. This is poetry that all ages could enjoy and some even have a moral.

This was one of the first petry books that I read as a child. My teacher assigned this book for a class reading and I was hooked on this author. I own other books by Shel Silverstein; like The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and Where the Sidewalk Ends. One of my favorite poems in this book is Deaf Donald.

I would use this as an extension for introducing poetry to young children. I would also start the day with a daily reading from this book. As a group I would read a poem and have the children draw a picture to go with it. Individually I would have the children do a rhyming letter book, for instance, for the letter C they would write a poem with words that start with that letter. ( )

This is a great poetry book to begin with. Very easy to read and will be hard to lay down. Everything was so scatter-brained and interesting to read about. It had several rhyming patterns that were fun to read. ( )