Falling up poems and drawings
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
HarperCollins,
c1996.
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| Summary: | A collection of humorous poems and drawings. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0060248025 0060248033 0590996894 |
| 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) |
