A collection of silly poems. Have students write their own poems.

Genre: Poetry
This book is a good example of poetry because it is relevant to children and good poetry. With the use of creative wording, Silverstein connects with children while showing the importance of poetry.
Age Appropriateness: Primary Grades
Media: Black Ink

If you love laugh out loud poems then you should at least try this book. Falling Up is one of my favorite books of the year. ( )

My favorite poem is "Snowball." It is so humorous. A kid brings a snowball home as a pet. He lets it sleep with him and he says, "It ran away but first I wet the bed." That kind of humor is what children think is so funny.

When I read this book I thought that it was a humorous book especially for children. Shel uses his creative imagination to express fiction and fantasy-like poems that kids enjoy. I am not a big fan of poetry but this book made me look at poetry a lot differently. I want to eventually go to the book store and buy a couple more of his books. I was very impresssed with the book overall. I would use this book to introduce poetry to children. As a child I hated poetry and found it to be so boring but if I read this stuff I might have looked at it differently.

These books are quite popular in Middle School. The students check these books out on a regular basis and it is hard to have enough copies. Shel Silverstein was a genius in his ability to write humorous poems that all students can relate. The poems are funny and engaging. All of his books are popular, fun and engaging. I have an MP3 on the computer of Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage out for students who have not heard him read his own poems. He had an amazing voice and ability to make his own poems come to life. ( )