This entertaining collection of poems will have children chuckling with recognition and surprise. The poems run the gamut, from serious, inspiring, and realistic to funny, and even disgusting (one comes with a label warning kids NOT to recite it to grown-ups). Arnold's hilarious colored pencil-and-watercolor wash illustrations add to the humor: the lines, "I'm a sweet little brother and I always share, now I have a ribbon for my sister's hair," are accompanied by a picture of a little boy teasing his sister with a snake. Sibling rivalry, stage fright, dreams, boogers, monster trucks, pets, the Tooth Fairy, and chocolate candy are only a few of the familiar childhood interests covered in a collection filled with outrageous, silly poems that also contain nuggets of truth. Diane Foote Copyright c American Library Association. All rights reserved