Presents an illustrated collection of poems, followed by a section in which the author comments on each selection and offers prompts to help youn

On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico, ten-year-old Keeper sets out in a small boat,

A story in rhyme about a little girl who enjoys her bubble bath.

A little cowpoke is lulled to sleep by dreams of the sights and sounds of the Western landscape at night.

At an abandoned outdoor movie theater, fifty-five bats perform in a toe-tapping, wing-flapping revue--and await the grand finale.

A counting rhyme in which animals react to rain.

A girl celebrates her own individuality, from her freckles to her wiggles.

A colorful goodnight poem to a "bayou gal." Includes a glossary with Cajun pronunciation.

An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger

An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger

On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two