A light in the attic
Includes a collection of humorous poems.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
HarperCollins,
[2001], c1981.
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| Edition: | 20th Anniversary ed. |
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| Summary: | Includes a collection of humorous poems. 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.--Amazon.com |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 167, [9] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0060256737 0060256745 (lib. bdg.) 0066236177 (2001) |
| Author Notes: | His first such book was Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back (1963), the humorous tale of a lion who turns the tables on hunters. It was followed by The Giving Tree (1964), a story of a parentlike tree that gives endlessly and is endlessly used by its son. Several other such picture books followed, including The Missing Piece (1976), about a circle that goes in search of a missing piece, and its sequel, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O (1981). However, two collections of poetry are probably his best-loved work: Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein (1974), and A Light in the Attic (1981). All of Silverstein's poetry for children employs the language play common to Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Silverstein is probably the best of the contemporary nonsense poets for children. (Bowker Author Biography) |
