Bad Poetry?

No Jen, I don't think any of us see children's poetry as a lesser genre at all.  I'm rather jealous actually -- writing for children is one of the most difficult things to do, in my opinion.  Kids are a horribly demanding audience.  When reading a poem for critique, if you don't consider the target audience then you're just a moron completely missing the point.  I love what you write... but hippos make me scared...