Everything On It

Everything On It gathers a large body of Shel Silverstein's verse, with the playful rhymes, nonsense and odd characters that made him a favourite with children and grown-up readers alike. It was published after his death, and includes many poems that had not appeared in his earlier books. Silverstein's own drawings sit beside the verses, and the pieces range from silly to surprisingly tender. The collection is a good way to revisit his work or to meet it for the first time, whether read aloud at bedtime or quietly on one's own.

Audience
childrens
Length
short · 194 pages

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