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Shel Silverstein

    September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999

    Shel Silverstein was the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was also a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and a Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter. His unique body of work sets him apart as a distinctive creator.

    Shel Silverstein
    The Giving Tree
    Falling Up
    Every Thing On It
    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
    A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems
    • Last night, while I lay thinking here, Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? . . . Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo With an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with the Broiled Face, and find out what happens when someone steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a mountain snores, and they’ve put a brassiere on the camel. With 12 never-before-published poems, here is a special edition of this beloved poetry collection, from the creator of Where the Sidewalk ends and Falling Up.

      A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems
    • Where the Sidewalk Ends

      • 183 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.6(4299)Add rating

      This 30th Anniversary Special Edition includes 12 extra poems for an even more fantastic experience.Come in... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins.Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages.

      Where the Sidewalk Ends
    • The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

      • 98 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      4.4(12144)Add rating

      From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, a charming fable that gently probes the nature of individuality and self-fulfillment."The missing piece sat alonewaiting for someoneto come alongand take it somewhere..."The different ones it encounters – and what it discovers in its helplessness – are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel Silverstein.And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns (2017), the new sequel and book from Shel Silverstein!

      The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
    • Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Here it is - an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the mind of Shel Silverstein. You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your heart.

      Every Thing On It
    • Millie McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam. She screamed so loud Her jawbone broke, Her tongue caught fire, Her nostrils smoked... Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold. 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.

      Falling Up
    • A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

      The Giving Tree
    • A Light in the Attic

      • 167 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      4.4(4729)Add rating

      Alternate-cover 25th Anniversary reissue edition can be found here Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?... Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel. From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.

      A Light in the Attic
    • From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece, a charming fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment."It was missing a piece. And it was not happy."What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told. This inventive and heartwarming fable can be read on many levels, and Silverstein’s iconic drawings and humor are sure to delight fans of all ages."So it set off in searchof its missing piece.And as it rolledit sang this song—'Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' pieceI'm lookin' for my missin' pieceHi-dee-ho, here I go,Lookin' for my missin' piece."And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns (2017), the new book from Shel Silverstein!

      The Missing Piece
    • A humorous alphabet book for adults, teaching ABC lessons parents would never want their children to learn, such as I is for ink (which rhymes with drink) and K is for kidnapper (who has a lollipop and a keen car)

      Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only
    • Shel Silverstein Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros? Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rhinoceros? Shel Silverstein's loving look at the joys of rhino ownership may convince you to be the one lucky kid to take home this very, very unusual pet.

      Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?