An Eyeball in My Garden: And Other Spine-Tingling Poems Hardcover – August 1, 2010

This collection is a really fun and entertaining read. Because the poems are written by many poets, there's lots of variety.Some are funny, like "Igor Picks a Pet", "Read at Your Own Risk" (about a poem that curses the reader), "My Date with Mummy", and many more. My daughter laughs out loud at these. Some have a big gross factor (lots of bugs and icky goblins and such). Then others are more sinister, like "Hixon House" (about a haunted house), and "Spooky" (a creepy mood poem). You can almost feel a chill wind blow! There are too many good poems to name. None of them seem over the top or inappropriate. Also, with 44 poems, it's a great length.I'm really enjoying the collection and it's the perfect thing to get us in the spirit of our favorite holiday, but the poems aren't specific to Halloween and it can be read any time of year.Oh, and the illustrations (there are black and white spot illustrations inside) are awesome! They compliment the poems perfectly. They have a sort of wood blockish feel.

"An Eyeball in My Garden" is a collection of 44 poems, some funny, some spooky, some quite scary. The poems range from sophomoric to quite good. The black line illustrations are very good and really add to the book.My favorite of the poems are:1. Where Nightmares Dwell2. Camp Creepy3. Come Closer, Closer4. Winking Wot Warning5. Graveyard Hill6. Beneath the Stairs7. Mad Scientist8. Our Neighborhood9. The Witching Hour10. Haunted11. October 31st12. Swamp Witch13. The Wishing WellI tended to like the creepier of the poems. And there are some chillers so I wouldn't recommend this for small children. The synopsis says 4th-6th grade and that's probably about right.

This is a collection of poems that would be best read around Halloween. "Bedtime Story" by Susie Sawyer was one of my favorites. We read a poem that leads you to believe that a ghost family lives in a house with its human counterparts. As we get to the end we learn that the ghost is actually the grandparent telling the story to the grandchild. This is a group of creepy, crawlie, funny poems sure to tickle the funny bone of all of my students.

it is a great poetry book. it is great for education, and learning. that is why i give it four stars.Ben

The poems in this book were so cleverly done. I found myself smiling frequently as I read. My favorite poem was Hixon House by Susie Sawyer. I don't think any were scarier than some of the more morbid Shel Silverstein poems. I'd let my nine year old son read it...and I might sit beside him and reread them.

As advertised.

Got this for my 8 yr old triplet grandsons. We were all quite disappointed. Very boring book! Also scared them.

A great book for reluctant readers. It's a mixture of spooky and fun, wacky and wondrous! I liked it so much I am giving a second copy away to my school library.