Going Barefoot

by Aileen Fisher

Summary

I can go barefoot
like kittens and dogs,
bears and beetles
and hoppity frogs
as soon as it's June.

March is too early
and May still cold-
not for my nose
but for toes,
I'm told.

In wondrous words and beautiful pictures Going Barefoot describes the joys of a child's anticipation.
Rabbits, raccoons, and kangaroos romp through these pages, bringing delights and surprises as the months go by. Barefoot animals and birds, country and city smells and colors -- above all, the joy of discovery -- are pictured with the rhythms, the happy cadences, of poetry.
Freshness and spontaneity characterize both the verse and the pictures of this happy book for the imaginative child.