Butterflies In My Stomach

This collection of poetry by new poet Carolyn Argyle is obliged to make each child chuckle. There are butterflies in my stomach/And I'm feeling full of woe/I think I ate some caterpillars/A few days ago. This comical poem is just the beginning of a book full of laughs. Included in Butterflies in My Stomach are a boy who swallows a penny, a grandpa who sucks his thumb, a girl who turns into a mermaid, a giant pimple, and a boy whose jaw gets stuck wide open. Funny exaggerations and thought-provoking poems fill this volume. As far-out as they seem, many of the poems are derived from the real-life adventures of the author's own children. This collection is bound to become a classic in children's poetry.