실험으로 자기 세계를 쌓은 동심파 시인 조유로의 대표작 선집이다. 그는 성인이나 어린이가 같이 공감할 수 있는 전천후 문학이며 동심파 시를 이루고자 내용·형식·형태·시어 등에 걸친 실험을 계속했다. 이 책에는 ＜아빠보고 다 모두 다아 탕탕 말을 놓더라＞, ＜제목이 없는 동시＞ 등 그의 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있다. 출판사 책 소개 지식을만드는지식 ‘한국동시문학선집’은 대한민국을 대표하는 111명의 동시인과 시공을 초월해 명작으로 살아남을 그들의 대표작 선집이다. 지식을만드는지식과 한국아동문학연구센터 공동 기획으로 4인의 기획위원이 작가를 선정했다. 작가가 직접 자신의 대표작을 고르고 자기소개를 썼다. 깊은 시선으로 그려진 작가 초상화가 곁들여졌다. 삽화를 없애고 텍스트만 제시, 전 연령층이 즐기는 동심의 문학이라는 동시의 본질을 추구했다. 작고 작가의 선집은 편저자가 작품을 선정하고 작가 소개를 집필했으며, 초판본의 표기를 살렸다.

1부 하아얀 칠판 나무는 ·······················3 라디오처럼 ·····················5 겨울 하늘 ·····················7 일 학년 교실처럼 ··················8 하아얀 칠판 ····················9 젖인 벼개 ·····················11 고목 ·······················12 기와지붕을 보며 ··················14 동동크림 장수 ···················16 우리 옛집 ·····················18 바위 속에는 ····················22 2부 산 넘어온 편지 자장가 ······················29 대숲에는 ·····················31 아빠의 안경 ····················33 연못가에서 ····················36 장난감 낮잠 ····················39 꼬까 한 바퀴 ···················43 세상에 아기의 ···················46 빨간 장갑 ·····················51 연 편지 ······················54 노을이 오면 ····················58 타작 시조 ·····················61 여름 하늘 ·····················65 다만 노오란 한들인 것을 ··············66 가을 산 소리 ···················70 달님과 시계와 아기 ················72 고아원에서 ····················75 3부 제목이 없는 동시 제목이 없는 동시 ·················83 내일은 내가 그려 줄 거라 ··············85 싸전에는 ·····················88 어디쯤 왔을까 ···················91 그런 약이 있다면 ·················93 눈송이 ······················96 베개에는 ·····················97 아가와 옛이야기 ··················99 대한민국만큼 큰 도화지 위에 ············101 4부 씨씨한 시집 바다에서 ·····················107 외할아버지 ····················110 서울에 오면 ···················112 아기 말은 언제도 ·················116 세상에서 제일 무거운 것은 ·············120 제목을 붙일 수가 없었던 동시 ···········122 산 나무들 ····················125 5부 노리개 실은 화물선 어째 그럴까 ···················129 보물 입 ·····················132 아빠는 ‘방’만 들려요 ················135 누구 짓일까 ···················137 아빠는 받아쓰고 ·················140 내일은 오실까 ··················143 오! 참 그렇구나 ··················148 부산은 ······················150 사이소 소리 ···················154 한밤에 오는 비 ··················157 가을 Ⅱ ·····················160 12월 31일 ····················161 6부 고만큼 조만큼 달밤에만 웃는다 ·················169 아버지의 손 ···················172 안직은 태어나지 않을래요 ·············175 아하! 그런 때는 ··················179 우우야 가장 ···················182 금지 금대로 ···················188 고만큼 앓는 앓는 ·················191 오래오래 어디서 살고 있을까 ············197 다듬이소리 ····················203 스무 한 이틀 ···················207 개구리 학교 ···················209 어느 집이 클까 맛도 날까야 ············215 차암한 지각생 ··················220 7부 부산 부두에 오면 우체부 아저씨 ··················231 나달이 가면 ···················234 갖고 나와요 ···················236 글자 ·······················239 세 살 손 ·····················244 시골 ·······················246 주인 잠 깊이만큼 ·················249 부산 부두에 오면 ·················254 바람이 없는 날도 ·················259 아기의 셈 ····················262 연필통 ······················266 이야기 그림 ···················269 북소리 ······················274 8부 그래요 그래서 달 ························285 손 Ⅱ ······················289 그래요 그래서 ··················291 꼭 같다 ·····················293 비를 불러요 ···················296 나의 부산 ····················298 서울 명동 ····················302 가을비 ······················304 서울 귀뚜리 ···················305 아기와 만화 ···················309 아빠 손님 ····················312 참새 Ⅴ ·····················316 너는 웃어 줘라 ··················322 9부 나달은 없어도 해는 갔더라 천구백칠십칠 년 만에 태어난 1977년 ········329 우는 아기 까닭은 ·················334 등대불 ······················338 개야 개야 ····················341 보름달 ······················342 아빠보고 다 모두 다아 탕탕 말을 놓더라 ······346 10부 그달이 방금 끼토 리구개 ···················351 어째 우째? ····················353 가랑잎 가랑비 ··················355 조유로는 ·····················357 지은이 연보 ···················378 엮은이 신현득은 ·················382

아빠보고 다 모두 다아 탕탕 말을 놓더라 ?고향에 다녀와서 아버지의 나이는 쉰 하고 하나. 그런데 참, 참 오랜만에 고향엘 갔더니 아빠보고 다 모두 다아 탕 탕 말을 놓더라. 아빠가 자란 안채 안방 마루 마당 감나무 우물 물 떡멧돌도 그렇고, 아장아장골목길자전거도신나던 신작로포풀라뒷동산정자나무앞 산개울물햇살바람까지탕탕탕탕 탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕탕 놓는말이아빠는어찌그리좋던고. 아버지의 나이는 올해 쉰하고 또 하난데.