“Hello Sunshine, Good Night Moonlight” is a collection of poems each representing a different part of your child’s day. The collection includes poems such as:
Waking Up
First Day At School
The Swing
A Bedtime Snack
Bedbugs Marching Song
Tumbling
The New Day
All in all the book contains thirty one different poems all of which are illustrated, and have a child specific theme to them.
It can be hard to find poetry that appeals to smaller children. While a child may enjoy listening to adult poetry, in many cases it can be difficult for many to understand what the poems are taking about.
This is the perfect poetry book for elementry aged children. The poems are all written in large print, easy for children and moms to read. All of the poems are written in language kids can easily understand, about topics that are important to them now like friends and school.
One poem “Whiz kid” by Gina Douthwaite talks about what all of the kids in school are good at: making friends, math, reading. The child writing the poem comments that they are the best at being ready to go home when school is over.
When I was in elementary school we were all required to select a poem and recite it in front of our class. If you child is given a similar assignment the poems in this book are all short enough that memorizing one should be a simple feat. Given the poems topic they are also much easier to comprehend than other poems might be.
These poems are short enough that you could read one each night to your child at bedtime along with their regular bedtime story, or read one in the morning while your child is eating breakfast.
This is an excellent collection of poems that moms and kids are bound to enjoy.
“Hello Sunshine, Good Night Moonlight” is available at most bookstores and online through Amazon.com