If the perfect child you have in mind is a perfect angel, then you would do better to pick out another book. This one is for children who bang doors, scrape knees, climb trees, and make muddy footprints on the clean kitchen floor. John Ciardi's zany and good-humored poems, perfectly illustrated by Edward Gorey, will reward young readers with plenty of giggles and grins.

Illustrated by: Edward Gorey