1983년 ＜할머니＞로 ≪소년중앙≫ 문학상 동시 부문에, 1996년 ＜양말을 기우며＞로 ≪무등일보≫ 신춘문예 시 부문에 당선한 시인 이정석의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜오늘 일기＞, ＜할머니＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ····················xiii

고샅길 주인 ····················3
딱따구리 소리 ···················4
하얀 된서리 ····················5
동시가 내게로 왔다 ·················6
수술실 입구 ····················8
저녁 무렵 ·····················10
아빠는 우편배달부 ·················12
독도 우체통 ····················14
덕룡산 운흥마을 5 ·················16
덕룡산 운흥마을 6 ·················17
솔개처럼 ·····················18
칫솔 통 ······················19
아빠와 연필 ····················21
아, 별똥별 ····················23
가을 길을 걸으며 ·················24
말없이 지나갔는데도 ················25
화요일 아침 버스 ·················26
가을 곶감 ·····················28
밤하늘에서 내려오는 것 ··············29
이길 수 없는 싸움 ·················30
난 너를 믿는다 ··················32
오늘 일기 ·····················34
진짜 주인은 누굴까 ················36
도로는 놀이터가 아니야 ··············38
할아버지 병실에서 ·················39
아빠처럼 면도하고 싶다 ··············41
아버지 구두 ····················42
왜 그럴까 ·····················44
호랑거미는 ····················46
일어서는 죽순 ···················47
쑥쑥 크는 죽순 ··················49
오동도 동백꽃 ··················51
촛불 하나 ·····················53
애호박 ······················54
마늘을 까면서 ···················55
덩굴손 ······················56
해남 땅끝은 ····················57
걱정하지 마 ····················58
가을 아리랑 ····················59
서시 ·······················61
서점은 향기롭다 ··················62
아빠 서재에서 ···················64
감잎 하나 ·····················65
독서하는 소녀상 ··················67
또한 좋아라 ····················68
엄마와 할머니 ···················70
개구리 그놈들이 ··················72
이상한 현상 ····················74
우리 반 아이들 ··················75
더 깊어지고 ····················76
홀로 서기 ·····················77
외할머니 편지 ···················78
아버지 손 ·····················80
유일한 신앙 ····················81
세 살 버릇 ····················82
버릇 ·······················83
올록볼록 점자책 ··················84
여행 ·······················86
불빛들이 ·····················87
별, 별들 ·····················88
맑은 눈 ······················90
맛을 들이면 ····················91
꽃 범벅 ······················92
봄 들판에서 ····················93
단추 달기 ·····················94
참새 녀석들 1 ···················96
참새 녀석들 2 ···················98
참새 잡기 ····················100
단풍이 물들었구나 ················102
마을 정자에서 ··················104
우수영 강강술래 ·················106
휴전선이 있다 한들 ················108
소나기 ······················110
코끼리 등을 타고 ·················112
건넌방에서는 ···················113
무지개는 누가 만들까 ···············115
가을 하굣길 ···················116
날고 싶어 ····················117
어린이와 새 ···················119
소낙비 ······················120
봉선화는 언제나 ·················121
작설차 한 잔 ···················122
늦가을 밤에 ···················123
겨울밤에 ·····················124
마을 샘터는 ···················126
아리랑 동백꽃 ··················128
눈 오는 날 ····················130
시골 장터 이야기 2 ················132
시골 장터 이야기 6 ················134
히히, 완두콩에도 배꼽이 있네 ···········136
아버지의 팔뚝은 ·················138
된장 같은 ····················140
풀꽃이 되어 ···················142
할머니 ······················143
어린이 ······················145
차 한 잔 ·····················146
첫걸음 ······················148

이정석은 ·····················149
지은이 연보 ···················163