Silverstein, Shel

Where the sidewalk ends : the poems & drawings of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
97 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 5,193 libraries worldwide
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. 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 Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.

A light in the attic by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
72 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 5,076 libraries worldwide
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

The giving tree by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
106 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 4,895 libraries worldwide
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.

Falling up : poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
14 editions published between 1996 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,628 libraries worldwide
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

Runny Babbit : a billy sook by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
17 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,954 libraries worldwide
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 all their own. So if you say, "Let's bead a rook That's billy as can se," You're talkin' Runny Babbit talk, Just like mim and he.

The missing piece by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
30 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 2,767 libraries worldwide
A circle has difficulty finding its missing piece but has a good time looking for it.

A giraffe and a half by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
18 editions published between 1964 and 2007 in 7 languages and held by 2,260 libraries worldwide
Cumulative rhymed text explains what might happen if you had a giraffe that stretched another half, put on a hat in which lived a rat that looked cute in a suit, and so on. Delightfully zany rhymes about a giraffe who accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one. Infectiously funny...a good nonsensical text and illustrations.

Who wants a cheap rhinoceros by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
28 editions published between 1964 and 2007 in 11 languages and held by 2,195 libraries worldwide
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.

The missing piece meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
15 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 2,156 libraries worldwide
A missing piece, looking for someone to carry it along, finally develops its own momentum.

Uncle Shelby's story of Lafcadio, the lion who shot back by Shel Silverstein ( Book )
24 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,090 libraries worldwide
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.