Books Chapter Notes | English for Class 4 PDF Download

Introduction

This poem is about the fun and excitement of visiting a library. The poet describes walking into a library and finding many books of different shapes and sizes. One book grabs the poet's attention, and inside, pictures tell stories, making the book feel magical and wonderful.

Summary

In this poem, the library door invites the poet to come in. Inside, the poet sees all kinds of books—some are tall, some are small. The poet picks a book and sits down to look at it. Inside the book, the pictures tell amazing stories, and the poet thinks it’s a wonderful book.

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Explanation

Stanza 1

“Come in, come in!”

Said the library door;

I opened it wide

And saw books galore!

In this part, the poet imagines the door is saying, "Come in!" When the poet opens the door, they see lots and lots of books. The word "galore" means there are so many books everywhere!

Stanza 2

Tall skinny books

Up high on the shelves;

Little fat books

That stood by themselves.

Here, the poet sees different kinds of books. Some are tall and skinny, sitting high up on the shelves. Some are small and fat, standing alone. There are many kinds of books to choose from!

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Stanza 3

I opened one up

And sat down to look;

The pictures told stories!

What a wonderful book!

please explain them stanza wise

In this part, the poet picks a book, opens it, and sits down to look inside. The pictures in the book tell fun stories. The poet thinks the book is amazing because it’s full of great pictures and stories.

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Word Meaning

• Galore – A lot of something, plenty of.
• Skinny – Very thin.
• Wonderful – Something amazing or very good.
• Shelves – Flat boards where things like books are kept.
• Explore – To look around and find out more about something.