I have very fond memories of playing "Scranimal Island" with my second-grade classmates, a highly rigged version of tag inspired by the fantastical creatures in this book. I also have very fond memories of all the books my second-grade teacher read to us, including (among many others) this one and Flat Stanley.

That said, I do have to admit I don't remember much in the way of specifics about the poetry in this collection, just that it made us laugh and, as mentioned above, inspired us for months.