1963년 공보부에서 제정한 제2회 신인예술상 공모에서 차석을 차지해 등단하고, 경북문학상, 한국아동문학상, 경주시문화상, 경상북도문화상, 한정동아동문학상 등을 받은 시인 허동인의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜빗방울＞, ＜보름달이 나보고＞ 등 그의 대표 동시가 100여 편 수록되어 있습니다.
1부 조약돌 형제
국군 아저씨 ····················3
병원집 아이 ····················5
비둘기 한 마리 ···················7
빗방울 ·······················9
산새알 ······················11
수박을 먹으면서 ··················12
우리 엄마 ·····················14
우체부 영감 ····················16
철둑에서 ·····················18
편지 ·······················21
2부 조갑지의 꿈
고추 ·······················25
귀 ························26
돌을 주우면서 ···················28
들국화 ······················30
목련 ·······················32
배추와 무 ·····················34
이른 봄 ······················36
조갑지 3 ·····················38
해 ························40
호박덩굴 ·····················42
3부 산골 우체부 아저씨
꽃씨 ·······················47
눈빛 속에 ·····················48
바늘 ·······················50
빨래하다가 ····················52
산골 우체부 아저씨 ················55
손 맞잡고 ·····················58
솔숲에 오면 ····················59
씨앗 ·······················61
아랫목 ······················63
기나긴 노래 ····················65
4부 개울물의 여행
거짓 꽃을 보며 ··················69
꽃샘바람 ·····················71
낮달 ·······················73
돌담 ·······················74
산에 오면 2 ····················76
산열매 ······················78
젖소 ·······················80
하현달 ······················83
파도 2 ······················85
5부 어머니가 고향이다
가지치기를 하면서 ·················89
봄동산에 오면 ···················91
새순 ·······················93
솔 한 그루 ····················95
어머니가 고향이다 ·················97
억새꽃 1 ·····················99
우리 누나 ····················101
해와 달 ·····················103
흐르는 물처럼 ··················104
6부 봄바람 꽃바람
그 때문일 거야 ··················107
덧니 때문에 ···················109
벚꽃 ·······················111
봄바람 ······················112
아버님 묘소에서 ·················114
이대로가 좋아요 ·················116
페인트칠하는 아저씨 ···············118
과수원의 나무들 ·················120
7부 동그라미 세계
동그라미 세계 ··················123
들꽃 ·······················125
한라산 노루 ···················127
바가지 ······················129
산의 목소리 ···················131
아기 이름 ····················133
저어새 ······················135
할아버지와 호박순 ················137
8부 단풍들의 합창
고로쇠나무 ····················141
까치에게 ·····················143
꽃그늘 ······················145
바람의 웃음 ···················147
꽃사슴 ······················149
단풍들의 합창 ··················151
지구의를 보면서 ·················153
화석 전시장에서 ·················156
하늘과 땅덩이가 ·················158
바닷가 사람들은 ·················160
노랑노랑 봄빛깔 ·················161
봄바람 ······················162
흰 구름과 양 떼 ··················163
사과 속 애벌레 ··················164
빈 운동장 ····················166
펭귄 ·······················167
9부 보름달이 나보고
들국화 ······················171
벚꽃나무 가로수 ·················172
알밤 ·······················173
할미꽃 ······················175
개코원숭이 ····················177
산새 ·······················178
도요새와 물떼새 ·················180
도토리딱따구리 ··················183
비오리 한 가족 ··················185
단풍 ·······················187
삼 형제 길 ····················189
그냥 두길 잘했지 ·················191
바람의 손 ····················194
보름달이 나보고 ·················196
삼베옷 ······················197
새 이름 짓기 ···················199
아가처럼 엄마처럼 ················201
가로수 ······················203
10부 날개가 없어도
맹인들의 안내견 ·················207
가로수와 가로등 ·················209
날개가 없어도 ··················211
좋은 일 하고서도 ·················212
꽃잔디 ······················214
들국화 ······················215
코스모스 꽃밭 ··················216
무덤가의 감나무 ·················218
솔숲 ·······················220
영정 속 할머니 ··················222
허동인은 ·····················225
지은이 연보 ···················235
엮은이 전병호는 ·················237
