1988년 ＜겨울에 햇빛은＞ 외 2편으로 ≪아동문학평론≫ 동시 부문 신인상에 당선하고, 동시집 ≪난 내가 참 좋아≫, ≪엄마보다 이쁜 아이≫, ≪힘내라 참외 싹≫ 등을 낸 시인 정진아의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜난 내가 참 좋아＞, ＜겨울에 햇빛은＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시가 100여 편 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ·····················xv

풀밭에서 ······················3
흐린 날 ······················5
양달 ························7
우리 집 가을 ····················8
겨울 놀이터 ····················10
난롯가 ······················12
봄빛 ·······················14
어떤 모습일까? ··················16
방학 ·······················18
소나기 ······················20
허수아비 ·····················22
망원경 ······················24
겨울에 햇빛은 ···················26
시계 ·······················28
마을에서 제일 추운 곳 ···············30
개미귀신아, 너는 ·················32
코끼리가 우리 집에 놀러 온다면 ···········34
걱정주머니 ····················36
누구 힘이 더 셀까요 ················37
달리는 의자 ····················39
닭과 나 ······················41
이를 거야 ·····················43
난 내가 참 좋아 ··················45
혼자 걷기 ·····················47
내 꼬리 ······················49
예쁘다 ······················51
마음대로 나라 ···················53
쑥쑥쑥, 쑥 ····················55
라면의 힘 ·····················57
흙먼지가 같이 걷자고 ···············59
산길에 섰는 나무에게 ···············61
혼자 있고 싶었니 ·················63
부러져도 ·····················65
꼬리뼈가 하는 말 ·················67
5학년이 되어서 ··················69
칭찬 값 ······················71
봄눈 ·······················72
눈잣나무 ·····················73
우리 집 ······················75
그 아이 ······················76
잘한다, 잘한다 ··················78
슈퍼맨과 슈퍼 맨 ·················80
나는 ·······················82
가뭄 ·······················84
겨울에 새들은 ···················85
가만가만 내린 눈이 ················86
어른손 ······················87
봄날 ·······················88
봄동산 1 ·····················90
졸음 ·······················92
바닥 ·······················94
봄동산 2 ·····················95
생각꼬리 ·····················97
가슴이 두두두두 ··················99
줄넘기, 처음 하는 ·················101
음악 따라 하기 ··················103
엄마가 시인이라서 ················105
비행기를 타고서 ·················107
다 싫은 치과 ···················108
우리 동네 ····················110
나만 고생이다 ··················111
진짜 선물? ····················113
말 안 통해도 ···················114
흰 당나귀를 타고 ·················116
빨리빨리 ·····················118
장마 첫날 ····················119
비 오는 날 1 ···················121
가을볕 ······················122
정전이 준 선물 ··················123
마법사 수정 구슬 ·················125
처음 본 반딧불이 ·················127
반딧불이 춤 ···················129
딱지가 보내는 신호 ················131
고양이에게 ····················133
희망 리본 ····················135
토닥토닥 ·····················136
그리고 57일 ···················137
2014년 추석 무렵 ·················139
봄산 ·······················141
눈 맞추기 ····················143
혼자라서 ·····················144
둘레, 둘레길 ···················146
애, 어른 ·····················148
틈에 ·······················150
혼자서 집 보는 집 ·················152
애쓴다 ······················154
바람도 추워서 ··················155
풋앵두 ······················156
아깝다 ······················158
사진 찍기 ····················159
새 신발 ·····················161
잠자리 ······················162
다 알거든 ····················164
쇠비름처럼 ····················166
하늘은 ······················167
시인 아줌마 ···················168
어제 한 잘못이 ··················169
해녀 할망 이야기 ·················171
피아노 치는 바다 ·················173
백야 ·······················174

정진아는 ·····················177
지은이 연보 ···················190