The alphabet poems, written to go with each piece of artwork, done by 5 to 7-year olds, contain many commonly used words. After the child has read each poem they will read "After you have listened to me, please sign your name on my poet tree." A parent, sibling, grandparent, relative, friend, or teacher will sign one of the leaves with a pen that will not go through the page. The author did something similar with her kindergarten, grade one, and two classes for years as part of her home reading program, and both the parents and students loved it.