1967년 ≪한글문학≫을 통해 등단하고, 경북아동문학회 회장·색동회 회장 등을 역임한 김상문의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜시를 찾은 교실＞, ＜옆집 새＞ 등 시인이 고른 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ····················xvii

1부 시를 찾은 교실

시를 찾은 교실 ···················3
우리가 이겼다 ···················5
내가 세상에 태어나서 ················7
호박의 꾀 많은 생각 ·················9
신 통의 독감 ···················11
복숭아 솜털 ····················13
가매실골의 사연 ··················15
함양 장터 ·····················17
봄이 오는 길 ···················19
옆집 새 ······················21

2부 산은 언제 쉬나

어머니 ······················25
발자국 소리 ····················27
산은 언제 쉬나 ··················29
이삿짐 속의 다듬잇돌 ···············31
질경이의 지혜 ···················33
봉화 산나물 ····················35
떠나간 자라 ····················37
나무들의 겨울 꿈 ·················39
아기 토끼 ·····················41
산속 눈 발자국 ··················43

3부 가랑이 사이로 본 경치

나팔꽃 ······················47
어렵게 사는 나무 ·················49
명덕 사거리에서 ··················51
귀뚜라미 ·····················53
산청개구리와 도롱뇽 ················55
가랑이 사이로 본 경치 ···············57
장화 ·······················59
분꽃 ·······················61
꼭꼭 숨어라 ····················63
백암산의 아침 ···················65

4부 내 키가 크기만 하면

제일 큰손님 ····················69
하품만 해도 ····················72
내 키가 크기만 하면 ················74
할아버지의 나이 ··················76
우유 배달 ·····················78
진달래 바닷속에서 ·················80
지리산 참맛 ····················82
해인사 저녁 종소리 ················84
밤비 ·······················86
설악산의 봄 ····················88

5부 처음 만난 귀뚜라미

그 오솔길에 ····················93
낙엽을 모아 보면 ·················95
처음 만난 귀뚜라미 ················97
닮아야지 ·····················100
호랑나비 집 ···················102
작아진 옷 ····················105
다 벗어 버리고 ··················107
벚꽃차가 됐다 ··················109
꿀맛을 보고 ···················111
홀로 핀 참꽃 ···················113

6부 산새들의 아침

뿌리끼리 ·····················117
시계 ·······················119
할아버지 서랍 ··················121
꽃씨와 개미 ···················124
자동 칫솔 ····················126
산새들의 아침 ··················127
땅속 전화 ····················129
개 짖는 소리 ···················131
고추잠자리의 교통사고 ··············133
알밤을 주우면서 ·················135

7부 외롭지 않은 전봇대

색종이 마을 ···················139
수덕사 우체국 ··················141
외롭지 않은 전봇대 2 ···············143
개미를 관찰하다가 ················145
민들레 꽃씨 ···················147
수수꽃이 피면 ··················149
참꽃 산 ·····················151
겨울나무 ·····················153
할머니가 된 나무 ·················155
헌 옷을 버리고 ··················157

8부 해님은 나만 보면

빨랫줄에 ·····················161
벌레들의 반상회 ·················163
쓰레기통 속에서도 ················165
들꽃 편지 ····················166
가을이 넘쳤다 ··················167

9부 도토리가 내려다보면서

서재의 시계 ···················171
밤새도록 색칠했다 ················173
땅속 달력 ····················175
구름 잡아 줘 ···················177
추석빔 ······················178
자꾸 나가래요 ··················180

10부 우리 집 가을은 할아버지 책상 위에서

고 돌멩이 하나 때문에 ···············185
차가 비틀거린다 ·················187
겨울에 진달래꽃이 ················189
할머니의 지혜 ··················190
우리 집 가을은 할아버지 책상 위에서 ········192
산딸기를 따 먹고 ·················194
고추잠자리 ····················196

11부 고향으로 간 도토리

고향으로 간 도토리 ················199
감나무 밭에서 ··················201
봄 찾아온 모과 ··················203
메주콩 ······················205
밭둑의 돌담 ···················207
앞뒷집에서 ····················209
큰길에 쥐 한 마리가 ················211
몽돌 해수욕장 ··················213
이제 정리합시다 ·················215
답답한 달력 ···················217
거위 일곱 마리 ··················219

김상문은 ·····················221
지은이 연보 ···················223