1980년 소년중앙 문학상에 ＜봄소풍＞이 입선하고, 1981년 ≪동아일보≫ 신춘문예에 ＜연＞이 당선한 시인 신언련의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜봄소풍＞, ＜연＞ 등 시인이 고른 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

1부 문풍지 소리로 우는 새야

봄소풍 ·······················3
들판의 5월 ·····················5
쥐불놀이 ······················7
아침 ························9
여름 바람 ·····················10
조막손 ······················12
아가야 너의 눈 속에는 ···············14
느티나무 ·····················16
시골집 아이 ····················19
청소부 ······················21
가을 달 ······················22
엄마야 ······················24
내 고향 산골 ···················26
저녁 버스 ·····················29
연 ························31
겨울 냇가 ·····················34
호롱 ·······················36

2부 떠나지 못하는 기차

기차 ·······················41
자고 간 잠자리 ··················44
5월을 닦는다 ···················47
봄 냇가의 아이들 ·················49
봄 ························51
봄비 ·······················53
농부 ·······················55
5월의 시 ·····················57
창호지 문 ·····················59
찔레꽃 ······················61
여름 밤 갱변 ···················63
나비 ·······················65
초여름 냇가 아이들 ················67
엄마는 아기에게 ··················69
천담분교의 여름 ··················71
고추잠자리 ····················73
초가을 산책 ····················75
가을 벌레 소리 ··················78
달 빚기 ······················80
별 ························82
패랭이꽃 ·····················83
달빛 ·······················84
하늘 ·······················85
진이의 그림 ····················87

3부 새벽 네 시 반

농부 2 ······················93
새벽 네 시 반 ···················95
시골길 ······················97
풀밭 ·······················99
나무 ·······················101
벼 ························103
귀뚜라미의 기도 ·················105
고추잠자리 1 ···················107
여름 ·······················108
가을 ·······················110
겨울밤 ······················112
두 개의 별 ····················113
12월 ······················116

4부 별빛 베고 눕는 밤엔

봄 2 ·······················119
진이 생일날 ···················121
2월 ·······················123
이른 봄 2 ····················125
귀뚜라미 울음은 어디로 갔니 ············126
꽃길 ·······················128
물새 ·······················130
맑은 날 ·····················132
단풍 ·······················133
창 ························135
달 ························137
가을 ·······················138
밤 딸 때 ·····················139
가을 나라 ····················141
귀뚜라미 ·····················143
초가을 ······················146
가을비 ······················148
가을 하늘 ····················150
또 하나 조그만 해 ················151
빨래 ·······················154
개울 치우기 ···················157

5부 도라지꽃 한 송이가

새해 아침 ····················163
병태 양반 ····················165
까치 ·······················167
조약돌 ·····················169
봄 얼굴 ·····················171
3월 2일 ·····················174
봄맞이 ······················177
가을 소풍 ····················180
체육 시간 ····················182
은행나무 아래서 ·················185
눈 오는 밤 ····················188
눈 ························190
산밭 ·······················193
나무에게 ·····················195
풀꽃에게 ·····················196
가을 별자리 ···················198
눈 손님 ·····················200
눈 ························202
아침 산책 ····················204
단풍 곁에서 ···················206
봄 오는 길 ····················208
가을 옥계동 ···················211
9월 ·······················213
도라지꽃 한 송이가 ················215

지은이 연보 ···················217