The Important Book

Brown, M., & Weisgard, L. (1949). The Important Book. New York:

HarperCollins.

            The Important Book is one of my absolute favorite books. It can be appreciated by children of all ages. It eloquently describes what is important about grass, water, the sky, apples, daisies, and bugs in short, predictable poems. Most significantly, it explains to children that the important thing about them is that they are them.

            This book is perfect for a poetry mentor text lesson. Each poem gives enough guidance for the students, but the nature of the poems allows for a tremendous amount of creativity.