Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poems Our Best Seller is a book of entertaining children's poems written by Adele Tolley Wilson for the purpose of building fluency. The book is cleverly illustrated and contains 101 poems, each one focusing on a specific word family or phonics chunk. These are poems kids love to read. Written by a teacher, this book has been tested in schools, and is effective in helping young readers build essential reading skills. This is a must have book for libraries, reading teachers, parents and especially for children who are discovering the joys of reading. Open the book to any page in Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poems and step into a child's world of poetry. The words create images in the mind for the reader. Each poem is written, by a teacher, to help young readers master fluency, and gain the skills necessary to become a better reader. Adele Tolley Wilson captures just the right words to make each poem entertaining, playful and just plain fun. • Kids love to read the poems because they are funny and written for a child's sense of humor. • Teachers love the poems because each one is written to emphasize a specific phonics chunk. • Parents love the poems because their children become better readers. Other Titles to Choose From Lovely Lucy Lovely Lucy bought a new blue gown. She wore it all around the town. She tripped in the mud, now the gown is brown. Lovely Lucy now wears a frown. Adele Wilson