Poems are even more fun to write than they are to read. Children who are nervous about how their poems will sound need a copy of Marvin Terban"s rhyming dictionary, complete with goofy illustrations. This book is full of sneaky lessons; for example, you can"t help but notice that things that rhyme aren"t always spelled the same way--nor do things spelled the same way always rhyme. And once a child begins fooling around with words, rhymes, and sounds, a new appreciation for language is bound to emerge, even if a child doesn"t notice it happening at first. This book may be a hook to help kids yearn to learn (or pine to rhyme).