Falling up
Twelve new poems and drawings selected from the Silverstein archives.
| Main Author: | Silverstein, Shel (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Harper,
2015.
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Twelve new poems and drawings selected from the Silverstein archives. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
187, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
0062321331 9780062321336 |
| 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) |