Canadian Poems for Canadian Kids

Cleaning my Room - by William New

My room is clean!! I've put away
the action figures, the modelling clay -

I've stuck the games behind the door,
and stacked the puzzles on the floor -

I've parked the cars, I've shelved the books,
I've hung my jacket near the hooks,

And piled the animals on the bed -
I'm  not sure where I'll put my head

or hide the heap of railway track -
but I'll figure that out when I come back -

"My room is clean," I shout to Mum
as I run out to play in the sun -

24 poems in this short book ... Canadian Poems for Canadian kids.   I read one poem a night to my lad.   Some of these when I finished reading them my lad said "I like that one", The poem above sparked that immediate comment.   He had me read it again.  :)

I like that response in my lad.

I can't say that we liked ALL of the poems in the book, a couple left us scratching our heads.  But most were good and that was good.

The poems are written by a whole variety of individuals on a variety of topics.   In his foreword, P.K. Page says this " We need poets and their poetry".  I know that regularly reading poems with my boy has been good for him even if we haven't delved into the different types of it.  :)  He just likes it!  :)

So if you are Canadian (or even just like our land), perhaps this book might set well with you as well.  :)   We did and recommend you reading it too.  :)

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