1978년 김영일의 추천으로 월간 ≪아동문예≫지 동시 3회 추천을 완료해 등단하고, ≪월간 문학≫ 신인상, 전북아동문학상, 계몽아동문학상, 한국아동문학 작가상, 한국동시문학상, 전북문학상, 전북예술상 등을 받은 시인 허호석의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜외딴집＞, ＜아침 아이들＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시가 100여 편 수록되어 있습니다.

시인의 말 ·····················xv

1부 풀꽃

봄날 ························3
씨 뿌리기 ·····················5
아침 아이들 ····················6
풀꽃 ························8
비의 발자국 ····················9
집으로 간다 1 ···················10
집으로 간다 2 ···················11
내일은 ······················12
산골 학교 ·····················13
몽당연필 ·····················14
누가 그렸을까 ···················15
외딴집 ······················16
아빠의 손 ·····················17
들에서 ······················18
봄바람 ······················19
산열매 ······················21
그렇게밖에 못 하니 ················22
콩 먹을 거야 ···················23
가까이 가면 ····················24
짝 ························25

2부 까치 둥지

연못 ·······················29
어떻게 해야 할까 ·················30
왜 그럴까 ·····················31
오리 새끼에게 ···················32
아기 ·······················33
지나가는 사람들도 ·················34
놀이터 ······················35
해야 해야 ·····················37
단풍잎 1 ·····················39
그림자 ······················40
나비 ·······················41
골목집 ······················43
아니, 어떻게 된 거야 ················45
놀면서 하라고 ···················47
국어공부 ·····················48
싸운 날 ······················50
산딸기 ······················51
까치 둥지 ·····················53
바닷가 ······················54
일기 쓰기 ·····················55

3부 산골물

함께 놀자고 ····················59
고슴도치 ·····················60
우리 교실 벽 ···················61
오리발 ······················63
저녁 눈 ······················65
벚꽃길 ······················66
구슬치기 ·····················67
윷놀이 ······················68
산골물 1 ·····················69
산골물 2 ·····················70
산이 3 ······················71
옹달샘 1 ·····················72
꼬리잡기 1 ····················73
숨바꼭질 ·····················75
옹달샘 2 ·····················76
쉬는 시간 ·····················77
들길 ·······················78
새소리 ······················79
고추잠자리 ····················81
개미핥기 ·····················83

4부 햇살의 첫 동네

엿장수 ······················87
가을밤 ······················88
새벽 비 ······················89
꿈길 ·······················91
모르지 ······················92
집으로 간다 3 ···················93
햇살의 첫 동네 ··················94
골목 친구들 ····················95
꽃밭 그리기 ····················96
요즘은 ······················97
왜 그럴까 ·····················99
입학식 날 ····················101
가을 나무 ····················103
새끼손가락 2 ···················104
산이 1 ······················105
코스모스 ·····················106
기다림 ······················108
가랑잎 ······················109
낚시 ·······················111
우리 집 보물 ···················113

5부 함박눈

장터 ·······················117
산이 2 ······················118
싸락눈 ······················119
꼬리잡기 2 ····················121
단풍잎 2 ·····················122
단풍잎 3 ·····················123
오후 ·······················125
엄마가 기르는 해 ·················127
하늘빛 마음 ···················128
모르겠다 ·····················130
늦가을 ······················131
운동회 날 ····················133
함박눈 ······················134
보조개 ······················135
더욱 어렵대요 ··················137
까마귀 ······················138
소꿉동무 ·····················139
눈 맞추기 ····················140
아빠 ·······················141
가을밤 ······················143

허호석은 ·····················145
지은이 연보 ···················156