Reading Silverstein for the first time is a mind-altering experience. But for Gen-Xers, Millennials, and Gen-Zers, he's the mad genius behind poetry collections like Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, as well as the classic children's story The Giving Tree. 25, 1930, had a long and varied career that involved working as a lead cartoonist for Playboyand writing songs for artists like Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. But when you look back on who really unlocked the power and potential of poetry for you, there's probably only one answer: Shel Silverstein. We start exposing children to it from the moment they're born, through lullabies, Dr. 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.Verse is an inextricable part of human existence. 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 theyve put a brassiere on the camel. 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. Come on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light bring you home.And dont miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein! From the Back Cover 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?. 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. Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems.

Book Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings-a favorite of Shel Silverstein fans young and old.

Accompanied by his iconic black-and-white line art, these new poems reflect Silversteins signature humor and timeless style. About the Book First published in 1981-the first childrens book ever on the New York Times bestseller list-this beloved classic is back in a special edition that features 12 never-before-published poems by Silverstein.

A light in the attic list of poems