"Falling Up" by Shel Silverstein

What a great collection of poems!  This was a book that I always enjoyed reading when I was young and enjoyed it just as much (if not more) recently.  I like that Silverstein has a very distinct style of writing poems.  I remember my fourth grade teacher started class each day with a poem from Where the Sidewalk Ends.  Silverstein's poems are fun and light-hearted and I think that helps children learn to love poetry, a style of writing that is usually dreaded by children.  Overall I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this poetry collection!  Here's one of my favorites:

Nentis Nan, he’s my man,

I go do im each chanz I gan.
He sicks me down an creans my teed
Wid mabel syrub, tick an’ sweed,
An ten he filks my cavakies
Wid choclut cangy-- I tink he’s
The grayest nentis in the Ian.
Le’s hear free jeers for Nentis Nan.
Pip-pip-ooray!
Pip-pip-ooray!
Pip-pip-ooray!
Le’s go to Nentis Nan dooday!