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A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems Hardcover – Special Edition, September 22, 2009

by Shel Silverstein (Author, Illustrator)

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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. This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems.

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 on the Camel.

Come on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light bring you home.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!

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"Backward Bill"	"Presents, Presents, Presents"

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? . . .

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. 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 they’ve put a brassiere on the camel.

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.

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Age Range: 6 - 8 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Lexile Measure: NP (What's this?)

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; Special edition (September 22, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780061905858
ISBN-13: 978-0061905858
ASIN: 0061905852
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 632 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Humorous
- #70 in Books > Children's Books > Classics
- #198 in Books > Children's Books > Humor

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Good nightly bedtime book.

November 26, 2017

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

I ordered this for my 8 year old after we completed another Shel Silverstein book. She loves the different poems and entries in the book. I had these when I was younger and enjoyed them a lot, so I wanted her to get the same enjoyment. For the most part she can read this on her own with no help. There are some passages with difficult words to pronounce and also words that have the spelling somewhat changed or just a randomly made up word all together. This is a good buy for nightly bedtime story or just to pass time throughout the day. There are a mixture of funny passages and some serious ones, as well as ones that will leave you scratching your head because it made no sense or just seemed a little odd.

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Robert Martinez

Inventive, beautiful, imaginative, and timeless

July 8, 2017

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This is one of those books that should be considered mandatory reading for any child. I read this as a child and forgot about it until just a few years ago. A friend of mine had a child and when thinking of what might make a nice gift, I remembered how happy Shel Silverstein made me as a kid. You know it's good writing when you can remember verbatim the words (lyrics?) of certain poems (more specifically, the "twistable turnable man").

Do your children a favor and get them this book. It's like fuel for their imagination.

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noteworthynat

Great poetry for all ages

August 10, 2017

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Shel Silverstein is a great poet for children and adults. I grew up reading his poetry, and even now, as an adult, I continue to enjoy his writing. It is whimsical, funny, and many of his poems carry a deeper message (most of which went completely over my head as a kid). You won't regret Shel-ling out some money for this book!

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RDL

Loved this since I was a kid

May 24, 2017

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My 5 year old daughter loves these books. I have fun reading the poems since I read them as a kid. I also like that most are pretty short so we can read for just a minute or longer when we have time.

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Chuck and Mary Jones

and funny but with a few dark ones sprinkled in

April 28, 2018

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Some slight changes from the prints from the 80's but still classic. this will introduce your child to some bizzare poems, mostly silly, and funny but with a few dark ones sprinkled in. Expand the imagination with the writer of the song made famous by Johnny Cash "A boy named sue"

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JennyJennyWhoCanITurnTo

Great children's poet

December 20, 2016

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The first copy of this book I ordered came with the cover ripped pretty badly but Amazon is wonderful with their customer service and I had a replacement in two days.
I remember these books from when I was a kid. Checking them out at the library at school. So I wanted another copy. This is one of my favorites of his. I like the good color special edition cover that comes with this.
Highly recommend all of his poem books.

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Sarah Freelend

Shel Silverstein books are my favorite! I loved reading them as a child

July 8, 2016

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Shel Silverstein books are my favorite! I loved reading them as a child. I was very happy to find them on Amazon for such a low price. I love the collection of poems in A Light in the Attic. I was very happy to find other Shel Silverstein books for a low price on this website as well. I am very glad I bought these books. Shel Silverstein wrote many fantastic poems and I can not wait to share them with my future children.

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Big IV

Still love the imagination.

September 26, 2017

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Classic.
From his humble writing beginnings in Playboy to his beloved children's poems Silverstein is a classic. Silverstein inspires imagination and whimsy. Decades later, I find myself reading these again with my daughter and I still love them. Now I can love them with a new generation.

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