From Sour Face Ann to the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire, your children will meet so many inventive, completely captivating characters in these poems, they’ll be laughing, giggling and rhyming aloud. (All ages)
Hardcover : 176 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins ( )
Item #: 10-408632
ISBN: 9780060256739
Product Dimensions: 6.75 x 8.75 x 1.0inches
Product Weight: 21.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

I loved the kooky poems & drawings when I was a kid. Now I am passing them on to my son & having a ball with it!
Reviewer: Lacy H
This is such a wonderfully fun and comforting book o funny poetry to read aloud to one another...giggles and hugs will follow and its a wonderful family gift for any friends with kids ! Wrap this and some hot cocoa and marshmallows and you're shoppping is done !
Reviewer: Homefronthugsmom
Shel's works have been read in my family for 3 generations now, & they never grow old..the stories, not the kids! Shel manages to crawl into the imaginations of children, and puts pen to paper, writing stories and poems that children can easily imagine. More importantly, children feel that someone understands their world. And in reading these marvelous poems, children feel the spark of hope that maybe, just maybe.....the reader (the parent?) is able to peep into their world. Each pearl potentially provokes discussions: Do dragons make good pets? Should there should be a limit on the number of children bathing in one tub? Do you really die if you do not get your way (and all of the drama involved with that situation?). Shel weaves wonderful, silly, crazy tales in such a way that children learn about appropriate behavior, values, and acceptance/tolerance of others. Shel, my grandchildren will grow up with you!! Uh, that is, if you ever grew up yourself!:)
Reviewer: Mitch M
This is a great book for kids of any age. It can be read again and again and you will find something new every time.
Reviewer: Kate R
I HAVE 6 KIDS, AND THEY HAD THIS BOOK AND "WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS", ALSO BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN. THEY ARE ALL GROWN NOW BUT ONE AND NOT ONLY IS MY YOUNGEST A BIG FAN OF THESE SILLY STORIES, BUT EVERY ONE OF THE REST OF THEM (AGED 18-14) CAN RECITE ALL OF THEIR FAVORITES TO THIS DAY. THESE BOOKS AND ALL OF SHEL SILVERSTEINS POEM BOOKS ARE GREAT FOR KEEPING CHILDREN'S INTEREST IN READING, AND MAKE GREAT BEDTIME GIGGLES!!
Reviewer: Karen T
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