Shel Silverstein
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A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer ... Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the...
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"A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. Here in the attic 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...
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Pub. Date
c2011
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194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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The second original book to be published since Silverstein's passing in 1999, this poetry collection includes more than one hundred and thirty never-before-seen poems and drawings completed by the cherished American artist and selected by his family from his archives.
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Pub. Date
p2010
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1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Shel Silverstein is loved by millions for his brilliant and witty poetry. But many do not realize his contributions to music, as he wrote classic songs for artists like Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn. His legacy as a songwriter is celebrated here with performances by My Morning Jacket, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, and more.
"...an uncommonly good line-up...whimsical but memorable compositions..."--Pitchfork.
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Pub. Date
c2005
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89 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + 1 sound disc.
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Runny Babbit lent to wunch And heard the saitress way, "We have some lovely stabbit rew -- Our Special for today." From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends , A Light in the Attic , Falling Up , and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature. Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language...
14) The giving tree
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Pub. Date
[1964]
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[57] p. illus. 23 cm.
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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.