The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems

The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and Other Poems by Steve Turner and illustrated by David Mostyn, 1996

Brief annotation:

Best friends and animals, schooldays and secret ambitions, boring days and embarrassing moments—these are a few of the topics featured in this collection. Also included are more serious subjects such as creation, death, and pollution.

Themes include poetry, creation, environmentalism, every day life and death.

This is another fun book for a poetry unit. This is appropriate for older children and the humor as well as relatability of these poems will help children appreciate poetry.