1983년 ≪강원일보≫ 신춘문예에 시가 당선하고, 계몽아동문학상, 강원아동문학상, 한정동아동문학상, 관동문학상, 한국동시문학상 등을 받은 남진원의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜함지＞, ＜할머니＞ 등 시인이 고른 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ····················xvii

1부 들판에 서면

늦겨울 아침 ····················3
나비 ·······················4
들판에 서면 ····················5
봄날 ·······················7
싸리울 ·······················9
저녁 강 ······················10
여름밤은 달빛 그물에 걸려 ·············12
산골 버스 ·····················14
여름밤 ······················15
참새 소리 ·····················17

2부 기차를 타고

휴지통 ······················21
코스모스 ·····················23
이슬 ·······················25
기차를 타고 ····················27
가을엔 나무들이 ··················28
저녁마을 ·····················29
별 ························31
편지 ·······················32
물방울 아기 새 풀벌레가 졸라요 ···········34

3부 이슬에게

꽃망울 ······················39
가을꽃 ······················40
나비 ·······················41
이슬에게? ····················43
풀잎에게 ·····················44
코스모스에게 ···················45
꽃밭 ·······················46
어머니 ······················48
할아버지 ·····················49
돌탑 ·······················50

4부 주머니가 비었을 때

주머니가 비었을 때 ················53
교실 ·······················54
풀 ························55
할머니 ······················57
풀벌레 ······················58
봄이 숨어 있다가 ·················60
해바라기 ·····················61
물과 들꽃 ·····················62
이슬아 ······················63
할아버지 이 뽑기 ·················64

5부 살구꽃 필 때면

가을바람과 풀꽃 그리움에게 ············67
꽃밭에서 ·····················69
농촌의 아침 ····················70
사진 ·······················72
살구꽃 필 때면 ··················73
눈을 감으면 ····················75
함박눈 내리는 산골의 밤 ··············77
풀잎 마을 ·····················79
요만큼, 요?만큼씩 ················80
썰매 ·······················81

6부 누구랑 친구 할까

봄과 나무 ·····················85
책에게 묻다 ····················86
귀뚜라미 ·····················87
고향 집 ······················88
감 ························90
엄마 손 ······················91
아가 볼 ······················92
그냥 환하게 뜬 달이 아니고 ·············93
첫눈 ·······················94
누구랑 친구 할까 ·················95

7부 뒷걸음질

빈방 ·······················99
비 그치자 ····················101
봄에는 모두 ···················102
뒷걸음질 ····················103
봄 숲 ······················104
가을 강물 ····················105
할아버지 집 ···················106
사다리 ······················108
씨앗 ·······················110
산 ························111

8부 엄마 엄마 우리 집에

붓과 먹물 ····················115
봄눈 ·······················116
봄빛 3장 ····················117
5월 ·······················119
고향 집의 해 저문 저녁처럼 ············120
엄마 엄마 우리 집에 ················122
빗소리 ······················123
어머니의 아침 ··················124

9부 그때 그 고향 집

설날 ·······················129
나무 ·······················131
국화꽃 ······················133
함지 ·······················134
눈길 ······················136
초청장 ······················138
도깨비바늘 ····················139
그때 그 고향 집 ··················140
23.5° ······················142
꽃의 입덧 ····················143
봄날 우리 집 도랑물 ················145

10부 첫눈 내리는 날

바람 ·······················149
첫눈 내리는 날 ··················150
부탁 ·······················151
초여름 밤 ····················153
콩 잎사귀 사이로 ·················154
산속 우리 집 ···················155
3월의 남대천 ···················157
저녁상 ······················158
까치 ·······················160
나뭇잎과 연못 ··················161
맑은 날 ·····················162
봄눈이 솔솔 ···················163
봄 밭 ······················164
꽃모종을 하고 ··················166
아침은 햇빛과 새와 나무와 바람 속에서 ·······168
안개와 산 ····················170
아버지 ······················171
코스모스 길에서 ·················173
고향 이야기 ···················174

남진원은 ·····················177
지은이 연보 ···················196