1986년 동시 ＜보리뿌리점＞으로 ≪조선일보≫ 신춘문예에, 1991년 시조 ＜동치미＞로 ≪경향신문≫ 신춘문예에 당선하고, 창주문학상, 우리나라좋은동시문학상, 소천아동문학상 등을 받은 시인 신현배의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜보리뿌리점＞, ＜강아지풀＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.
시인의 말 ·····················xv
1부 거미줄
거미줄 ·······················3
까치 ························4
강아지풀 ······················5
무궁화 ·······················6
신문 배달원 ····················7
서낭당 ·······················8
달팽이 ·······················9
지렁이 ······················10
올빼미 ······················12
연 ························13
고향 ·······················15
보리뿌리점 ····················17
전봇대 위 까치집 ·················19
2부 매미가 벗어 놓은 여름
선풍기 ······················23
팔씨름 ······················24
축구공 ······················25
피아노 ······················26
홧김에 ······················27
사진 찍기 1 ····················29
사진 찍기 2 ····················30
둥근 바다 ·····················31
썰물 ·······················32
파도 ·······················33
여름밤 ······················34
바다낚시 ·····················35
태풍 ·······················36
눈 내리는 밤 ···················37
목련 1 ······················38
봄 산 1 ······················39
봄 산 2 ······················40
종소리 1 ·····················41
종소리 2 ·····················42
분수 ·······················43
매미 2 ······················44
바위 ·······················45
범종 ·······················46
소나기 ······················47
빛살 ·······················48
여름 한낮 ·····················49
고추 말리는 날 ··················50
다락방 ······················51
우산 ·······················52
동네 이발소 ····················53
뻥튀기 ······················54
빈집 ·······················55
산성 1 ······················56
산성 2 ······················57
탑 1 ·······················58
탑 2 ·······················59
보신각 종소리 ···················60
화석 ·······················61
완도배 ······················62
암각화 ······················63
박물관 ······················64
공룡 ·······················65
3부 산을 잡아 오너라!
물오리 ······················69
불곰 ·······················70
뻐꾸기 소리 ····················71
물난리 ······················72
황사 ·······················73
장끼 ·······················74
수돗물 ······················76
늙은 호박 ·····················77
자판기 ······················78
복조리 ······················79
처네 ·······················80
낮잠 ·······················81
손전등 ······················82
시내버스 ·····················83
노숙자 ······················85
산을 잡아 오너라! ·················86
전기 요금 청구서 ·················87
은행잎 ······················89
나이테 ······················91
화장장에서 ····················93
변성기 ······················95
구두 한 짝 ····················97
4부 햇빛 잘잘 끓는 날
사과 깎기 ····················101
다도해 ······················102
돌부처 ······················103
신라 금관 ····················104
얼레빗 ······················105
깃발 ·······················106
두꺼비집 ·····················107
휴대폰 1 ·····················108
휴대폰 2 ·····················109
진공청소기 ····················110
담쟁이덩굴 ····················111
제비 ·······················112
애호박 ······················113
봄 ························114
면회 간 날 ····················115
낙타 ·······················117
권사 할머니 1 ··················118
권사 할머니 2 ··················119
체중계 ······················120
그리움 ······················122
슈퍼 아저씨 ···················123
신문 ·······················124
밤 전동차 ····················125
신현배는 ·····················127
지은이 연보 ···················141
