1979년 ≪중앙일보≫ 신춘문예에 당선하고, 세종아동문학상, 이주홍아동문학상, 부산문학상, 최계락문학상, 방정환아동문학상 등을 받은 공재동의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜초록 풀물＞, ＜초생달＞ 등 시인이 고른 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ·····················xv

흰 눈 밑에는 ····················3
가을 아침 ·····················4
저녁때 ·······················5
가을 ························7
노을 ························8
아침 ·······················10
솜사탕 ······················12
은행잎 ······················14
첫눈 오는 날 ···················15
개나리 ······················17
심부름 ······················18
소나기 ······················19
가을에 ······················21
해 질 무렵 ····················22
초가을 ······················23
비 오는 날 ····················24
이불 ·······················25
풀잎에는 ·····················27
나뭇잎 편지 ····················28
이슬 ·······················29
봄비 ·······················31
꽃씨 ·······················32
아기 ·······················33
아가야 ······················35
1학년 교실 ····················36
포도 ·······················37
산딸기 ······················39
편지 ·······················41
아카시아 ·····················42
아지랑이 ·····················43
새싹 ·······················44
진달래 ······················45
봄 오는 날 ····················46
보름달 ······················47
산딸기 ······················48
밤에는 ······················49
이슬 ·······················51
봄 ························53
한가위 ······················55
아침 이슬 ·····················56
별 ························57
벌 ························59
털장갑 ······················60
들에서 ······················61
풀벌레 ······················62
옹달샘 ······················63
달 ························64
초생달 ······················66
풀잎 ·······················67
연못가에서 ····················68
식은 밥 ······················69
달맞이꽃 ·····················70
할머니 ······················71
약속 ·······················73
아기 손 ······················75
산딸기는 ·····················76
진달래 꽃불 ····················77
꽃씨 ·······················79
비의 발자국 ····················80
바람은 ······················81
강가에서 ·····················83
아름다운 것은 ···················85
산길 ·······················87
무더위 ······················89
민들레 꽃씨 ····················90
석류 ·······················91
겨울 일기 ·····················93
능금이 익을 때 ··················94
바람이 길을 묻나 봐요 ···············95
시계 ·······················97
꽃씨를 심어 놓고 ·················99
채송화 꽃씨 ···················101
부끄러움 몇 점 ··················102
민들레 ······················103
미운 얼굴 ····················105
봄이 오면 ····················107
너의 발자국 ···················109
반딧불 ······················110
뻐꾸기 ······················111
단풍잎 갈채 ···················112
3월에 우리는 ··················114
등나무 아래서 ··················116
별이 보고 싶은 날은 ················118
별을 위하여 ···················119
찔레꽃 ·····················121
태풍 불던 날에 ··················122
외갓집 ·····················124
낙엽 ·······················125
씨앗은 작아도 ··················126
초록 풀물 ····················128
나비야 ·····················130
보물찾기 ·····················132
장마 ·······················134
달 하나 ·····················135
물이라고 ·····················136
걱정 ·······················138
추억 ·······················140
유채꽃 ······················141
시골 운동회 ···················143
고 짧은 동안에 ··················145
작은 이별 ····················147
가을에는 ·····················149
풍선 속에는 ···················151
새벽길 ······················153

공재동은 ·····················155
지은이 연보 ···················160