Customer Reviews

A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD)

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Twenty years after I read this book, I still have "The Sitter", "Crowded Tub", and "Shaking" memorized. The CD with Shel Silverstein reading his work is priceless and his voice makes me laugh and cry with delight. (He's still at the top of my list of people who should've had the chance to grow old!)

This is a great book to give to anyone and everyone on your list...for ANY occasion.

This book is a delight. My daughter loves reading it and having it read to her. My husband found it and I admit I was a little doubtful at first if she would like it. But I was wrong - she pulls it out regularly to read at night.

My favorite poem is in this book called Backward Bill. I liked this poem because it was fuinny and everything was backwards, such as he pays his boss on paydays. Most of the other poems rhyme and most of them were entertaining. (A.C.B. age 9)

This book is a charmer. It's a gem. It's stellar. And as a side bonus, it's a wonderful book to encourage kids to read!

It's as good now as it was 20 years ago when I first shared it with my nephew and my students. The jokes, the humor, the pictures!

Shel Silverstein draws any child in, and they love it. There may be words they don't understand. That's GOOD! Shel doesn't talk down to kids. Next thing you know, they're *talking* to you about his words. They want to know. They want to learn!

I use this with my online students who can't read, or are failing in school because they're stalled at a certain reading level, and one and all, 100% united, they LOVE Shel Silverstein. I read his poems on the backend of my site, and the kids listen again and again and again. What happens? The words begin to make SENSE.

I can't say enough about this wonderful poet and author, and as soon as I find an extra minute, I'll review his other books.

Oh, and why not borrow it from the library? Because your child will ask for it so often that it needs to be on his or her very own shelf. I even buy extra copies for siblings, so it's always there for each one. They'll take it from neighbor to friend, reading all the while. I've seen a few copies "walk away" in a classroom where I'm visiting, yet I barely regret it. If *this* book will turn a reading hater into a real reader...then it was worth it!

This point may anger you, though: You know "The Giving Tree," also by Silverstein? HATE IT. There! Now I *know* I've shocked you! ;D

Miss Paula and The Kids

This is a great book that my husband and I both had as kids and now our kids love it too.

I LOVE Shel Silverstein's wonderfully witty humor. A master at his craft, that's for sure! This was WELL worth the price. I don't remember receiving the CD though ..., but I don't think it came with it. I'm completely satisfied with my purchase. I guess an almost fifty year old woman shouldn't admit to loving a children's book, but why should they have all the fun ;) A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD) [Hardcover]

She started reading Silverstein in school and asked for the whole collection. I would definitely recommend to get your kids reading. The poems are funny, short and interesting.

This was a classic when my children were young- Now my grandchildren can enjoy it

I bought this book to read to my 5 year old grandaughter & grandson. My wife & I babysit them after school & it's now a routine to read to them. They love the pictures & get to pick out the reading for the day. Some of the poems they pick out repeatedly to be read to them. We enjoy the quality time & it takes the place of the usual request to watch videos ! You can't beat any of Shel Silverstein's books for grabbing a kid's attention. Amazingly, they love this book more than Dr. Seuss !

This is a children's classic...appropriate from the age 6-7 years old and up. I read many of the stories to my two boys. My 7 year old now reads some of the poems himself. The writing is brief and witty...the illustrations are basic but appropriate for the quirky writing style.