1982년 아동문예신인상에 당선하고, 한국아동문예작가상, 대한민국문학상 신인상, 한국아동문학상, 소천아동문학상, 우리나라 좋은 동시문학상 등을 받은 시인 이창건의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜거미＞, ＜첫 나비＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

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거미 ························3
슬픔에게 ······················4
비 내리는 날 ····················5
구름 꽃 ······················6
내 마음 구름이 ···················7
꽃다지 ·······················8
눈먼 사람 ·····················9
이팝나무 꽃 ····················10
웃음꽃 ······················11
뻐꾸기 학교 ····················12
이 세상에 ·····················13
봄비 오는 날 ···················14
봄마중 ······················15
약속 ·······················16
분꽃의 일기예보 ··················17
골목길 ······················18
가시 ·······················19
미안하다 ·····················20
예수 ·······················21
오그라든 손 ····················22
빵 그리고 빵 ···················23
어두워진다는 건 ··················24
더러운 숨결 ····················25
불리지 않는 피리처럼 ···············26
어떤 시 ······················27
붓는다는 것 ····················28
학교 화단 ·····················29
경계라는 거 ····················31
연탄아궁이 ····················32
어머니 ······················33
풀씨를 위해 ····················35
첫 나비 ······················36
일기 ·······················37
이 세상 모두는 ··················38
걸레 ·······················40
소년과 연 ·····················41
강 ························43
하느님의 못 박기 ·················44
아지랑이 나라 ···················45
좋은 날 ······················47
나무는 ······················48
산은 늘 ······················49
눈길 ·······················51
별보다 아름다운 ··················52
나무 같았으면 ···················53
나무의 네 계절 ··················54
봄은 어머니 ····················56
뿌리의 가을 ····················58
여름방학이 끝날 때쯤엔 ··············60
죽은 나무 ·····················62
포도나무 ·····················63
하느님은 좋으시다 ·················64
하늘이 ······················66
개미가 가는 길에 ·················67
꽃풍선을 주세요 ··················68
나팔꽃 ······················69
사과를 보며 ····················70
내가 가을이면 좋겠다 ···············71
소원 ·······················73
바닥 ·······················74
소망 ·······················76
감나무 ······················77
낙엽 ·······················79
구석 ·······················80
문 ························82
엄마의 울음 ····················83
나무에 기대어 ···················84
가난에 대하여 ···················85
나무들의 여름 가을 ················86
반딧불이 ·····················87
영복이 엄마 ····················88
무늬 ·······················89
끝자리 ······················90
과꽃 두 송이 ···················91
우리 엄마 ·····················92
혼자 하는 말 ···················93
눈부신 봄 ·····················94
봄의 바깥 ·····················95
구부러진 나무 ···················96
씨앗 ·······················97
봄비 ·······················98
눈 ························99
그런 문이 있으면 좋겠다 ··············100
종달새 ······················101
나무 공경 ····················102
저녁 ·······················103
별 이야기 ····················104
낙타 ·······················105
지금 나는 고양이가 되었어요 ············106
개나리 ······················107
설거지 ······················108
연필과 공책 ···················109
구정물 ······················110
사랑스런 사람 ··················111
하늘 저울 ····················112
우리 아빠 친구는 ·················113
하늘 길 ·····················114
우주여행 ·····················115
사다리 ······················116
나쁜 벌 ·····················117

이창건은 ·····················119
지은이 연보 ···················128