In a very child-friendly narrative, two kids gather in their den and make up acrostic poems about their siblings. By the end of the simple story the reader will have had all the basics they need, and met with easy instruction to do the same. It's a great primer for the young poet, with technical terms in bold ready for the end glossary, and enough encouragement to do free writing and get ideas down in an off-the-cuff manner. I've read three books in this series, and they've all been perfectly decent and very educational for the target audience. I'm left here, however, wondering if the mouse escaped – the painted artwork was a little too distracting this time round...

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book, and read it more than once. After reading it, she wrote her own acrostic poems.