A Dime a Dozen by Nikki Grimes is a collection of poems that describe her life growing up and her dream of being a poet even though her parents did not approve of such a thing. Something intersting about this collection of poems is that they were all seperate poems but they told a story like it was a novel. I think the main theme of this story is to show kids that no matter what you want to do if you are determined enough one day you can be and do anything you want too. I think this is a good collection of poems for children because it doesn't just tell a poem/story but has a lesson and moral to it. The images in the collection look like they were hand drawn and maybe used colored pencil or water colors. These poems had a positive stretch because it taught children to chase after your dreams. I think this would be a good collection of poems to read to students before asking them what they want to do later on in life and who they want to be. I do not really enjoy reading poems but I like the fact that this collection tells a story through it's poems and teaches a lesson/moral.