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Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: a Primer for Adults Only

Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: a Primer for Adults Only( )
Author: Silverstein, Shel
Illustrator: Silverstein, Shel
ISBN:978-0-06-313967-1
Publication Date:Feb 2022
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $16.99
Book Description:

The notorious Shel Silverstein classic you won't want your children to read.

Dive into this a satirical, entertaining alphabet book for adults with quirky humor and Shel's signature black-and-white art! No, this is not for your kids--this is just for you! 

"You will be chuckling over Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book." --New York Times

"Delightful and...zany, Shel Silverstein is a gifted cartoonist."  --Chicago Daily Tribune

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Book Details
Pages:80
Detailed Subjects: Humor / Form / Limericks & Verse
Humor / Form / Pictorial
Humor / Topic / Adult
Humor / Form / Puns & Wordplay
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.5 x 11 Inches
Book Weight:1.345 Pounds
Author Biography
Silverstein, Shel (Author)
The most popular current writer of humorous verse for children, Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, has been married and divorced, has one daughter, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. His career includes composing popular songs, drawing cartoons, writing many adult articles (several for Playboy), and acting. However, he is best known for his self-illustrated children's poetry.

His first such book was Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back (1963), the humorous tale of a lion who turns the tables on hunters. It was followed by The Giving Tree (1964), a story of a parentlike tree that gives endlessly and is endlessly used by its son. Several other such picture books followed, including The Missing Piece (1976), about a circle that goes in search of a missing piece, and its sequel, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O (1981). However, two collections of poetry are probably his best-loved work: Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein (1974), and A Light in the Attic (1981).

All of Silverstein's poetry for children employs the language play common to Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Silverstein is probably the best of the contemporary nonsense poets for children.

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