Just Wondering: 40 Poems for Smart Kids (You) by Suzanne Werkema

This adorable book of poetry was a quick read that I and my 4-year-old both enjoyed. Most of the poems are short and rhythmic, with a well-done rhyming scheme. They are all easily relatable to children and stir up memories of my own childhood. Some of the rhymes don't roll off the tongue as easily and feel awkward or forced, and some of the poems themselves are a little lackluster. Tina Modugno's illustrations are colorful and vivid, yet simple and boring. The vocabulary used is wonderful though, and includes pronunciation of a few words as well. Laryingitis, My Mess, and Hangers are a few favorites, and Things That Never Happened is reminiscent of Michelle Nelson-Schmidt's book Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster and the illustration looks like a blend of the same Whatif Monster and Emma Yarlett's Nibbles. The final poem, A Poem is a Horrid Thing was wisely chosen as the closer:

"A poem is a horrid thing,
all fancy, frilly, fluttering.
[...]
I like to hear this kind of stuff,
but poems just aren't fun enough.
So till the moon outshines the sun,
I'll never read a single one."