From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings.

Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin' Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too

So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein

Author: Shel Silverstein
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/24/2006
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.70h x 7.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780060248024
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: 1997 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 1998 Maine Student Book Award Winner - Grades 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/06/1996 pg. 73
New York Times 05/19/1996 pg. 29
Publishers Weekly 04/29/1996 pg. 73
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/1996 pg. 693
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/1997 pg. 1308
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 pg. 369 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1997 pg. 766
Booklist 07/01/1996 pg. 1824
School Library Journal 07/01/1996

About the Author
Silverstein, Shel: -

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.