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.

3) The giving tree

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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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.

4) Runny Babbit: a billy sook

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD Audiobook, eAudiobook

Description

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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...

5) Who wants a cheap rhinoceros?

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Description

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There are lots of things a rhinoceros can do around one's house, including eating bad report cards before one's parents see them, tiptoeing downstairs for a midnight snack, and collecting extra allowance.

6) Falling up: poems and drawings

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c1996

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

7) Every thing on it: poems and drawings

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

Harper

Pub. Date

c2011

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of poems and drawings features an assortment of characters, including Stick-A-Tongue-Out Sid and Transparent Tim.

8) A giraffe and a half

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

c1964

Physical Desc

[48 ] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

9) Don't bump the glump!: and other fantasies

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A most unusual collection of whacky, funny, scary creatures with imaginative fantasies in verse.

10) Uncle Shelby's story of Lafcadio, the lion who shot back

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

Description

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After leaving the jungle for the circus and a life of fame and wealth, a lion who taught himself to be the best shot in the world discovers he's not really a lion anymore, and not really a man, either.

11) Runny Babbit returns

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2017]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

89 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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Collects poems and drawings that feature Runny and other woodland characters speaking his topsy-turvy language.

12) Falling Up

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Description

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From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings. Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin' Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make...

13) The Missing Piece & The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Description

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NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK-TWO BOOKS IN ONE! From New York Times bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes two charming companion fables in one ebook, The Missing Piece and The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, that gently probe the nature of quest and fulfillment, available in ebook for the very first time! And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks:...

14) Every Thing On It

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Description

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A spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of flying things, Like crumbs of thought and bits of smiles And specks of dried-up tears, And dust of dreams that catch and cling For years and years and years... Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the creator of Where...

15) Runny Babbit

Author

Silverstein, Shel

Language

English

Description

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Runny Babbit lent to wunchAnd 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 all...