Shel Silverstein

"Lafkadio, ili Lev, kotoryj otstrelivalsja" - pervaja i samaja znamenitaja detskaja kniga Shela Silverstajna (1932-1999), khudozhnika, poeta, pisatelja, dramaturga i muzykanta. Vot uzhe 60 let ona pereizdaetsja po vsemu miru i davno priznana klassikoj detskoj literatury. Otvety na voprosy, kotorye vstajut pered chitatelem etoj istorii - kak najti svoe mesto v mire i stat schastlivym, - mozhno iskat vsju zhizn. Poetomu istorija o Lafkadio pokorjaet ljudej vsekh vozrastov.

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"It's very, very funny." --Pittsburgh Post Gazette Generations have grown up with the works of Shel Silverstein, known not only as a poet and illustrator but also for his work as a cartoonist, playwright, performer, recording artist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter. With the timeless magic of his work, Shel has encouraged all to dream and dare to imagine the impossible with his extraordinary poetry and unforgettable characters. With Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book, adult fans of Shel Silverstein have a book of their own.

From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, acclaimed creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes a boy's tribute to a perfectly unexpected pet: a rhinoceros. In this cherished classic, published for the first time at HarperCollins, Silverstein delivers a hilarious look at the joys of having a rhinoceros as your friend, with his signature humor and black-and-white artwork. Generations have grown up with the works of Shel Silverstein, known not only as a poet and illustrator, but also for his work as a cartoonist, playwright, performer, recording artist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter. With the timeless magic of his work, Shel Silverstein has encouraged children to dream and dare to imagine the impossible with his extraordinary poetry and unforgettable characters. Need a pet? What's the best kind to get? A dog, a cat, a frog, a rat? How about a cheap rhinoceros? He's funny and sweet and loyal as they come. He's huggable and lovable. So who wants a cheap rhinoceros? Maybe you

An Amazon Best Book of 2017 * A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017 * A NCTE 2018 Notable Poetry BookRunny Babbit, the lovable star of Shel Silverstein's New York Times bestselling poetry book, is back in this instant New York Times bestseller Runny Babbit Returns, a collection of 41 never-before-published poems and drawings, features Runny and other woodland characters who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own. This carefully compiled work from the Silverstein archives is filled with spoonerism poems that are both playful and poignant. With tongue-twisting word play and uproarious characters, the endearingly befuddled Runny Babbit and his friends embody Shel Silverstein's singular style, the one we all know and love. Fans of all ages won't want to miss their chance to follow their favorite Runny in this New York Times bestseller of laugh-out-loud adventures

An Amazon Best Book of 2017 * A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017 * A NCTE 2018 Notable Poetry BookRunny Babbit, the lovable star of Shel Silverstein's New York Times bestselling poetry book, is back in this instant New York Times bestseller Runny Babbit Returns, a collection of 41 never-before-published poems and drawings, features Runny and other woodland characters who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own. This carefully compiled work from the Silverstein archives is filled with spoonerism poems that are both playful and poignant. With tongue-twisting word play and uproarious characters, the endearingly befuddled Runny Babbit and his friends embody Shel Silverstein's singular style, the one we all know and love. Fans of all ages won't want to miss their chance to follow their favorite Runny in this New York Times bestseller of laugh-out-loud adventures

Det var en gång ett träd som älskade en liten pojke. Och pojken älskade trädet. Han åt av hennes äpplen, gungade i hennes grenar, sov i hennes skugga. Och trädet var lyckligt. Men tiden går. Pojken blir äldre. Han får andra intressen än äpplen och klättring. Den ovanliga vänskapen sätts på svåra prov. Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) var barnboks­författare, dramatiker, bildkonst­när, musiker och sångmakare. I hemlandet USA räknas flera av hans böcker för barn som moderna klassiker och utkommer i ständigt nya upplagor. Hans sånger har spelats in av artister som Johnny Cash ("A Boy Named Sue"), Marianne Faithfull ("The Ballad of Lucy Jordan") och Dr. Hook ("Sylvia's Mother"). Samtidigt med Och trädet var lyckligt utger Karneval förlag ytterligare en barnbok av Shel Silverstein, Vem vill ha en billig noshörning?

'You don't have to shoot me', says the young lion. 'I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows.' But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharpshooter. Now dressed in starched collars and fancy suits, and enjoying all the marshmallows he wants, Lafcadio is pampered and admired wherever he goes. But is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all? Told and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein's modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all! '[A] fabulous fable ... Silverstein is merely bidding us to get away from the noise, think a little. Reading this book about a lion from the king of the story jungle is a good place to start'The Times 'A quite charming, funny and most exuberant read' The Bookbag 'A genius... his is an enduring infuence' The Times 'That rare adult who can still think like a child' The New York Times Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) was one of America's successful cartoonists and children's authors, whose books have sold over twenty million copies in thirty languages. He was also playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter. Published in 1963, Lafcadio was his first book.

From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature: Runny Babbit. Runny Babbit is Shel Silverstein's hilarious and New York Times-bestselling book of spoonerisms--words or phrases with letters or syllables swapped: bunny rabbit becomes Runny Babbit. Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their own. So if you say, "Let's bead a rookThat's billy as can se,"You're talkin' Runny Babbit talk, Just like mim and he. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein

From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the creator of the classics Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings. This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems. Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin' Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.

EN VERDENSKJENT BARNEBOK-KLASSIKER! «Det gavmilde treet» er forfatter Shel Silversteins mest kjente verk. Boken er oversatt til 40 språk og solgt i over 10 millioner eksemplarer. Mange har denne boken som sin favorittbok. Søker du på originaltittelen «The Giving Tree» på nettet så ser du at mange elsker boken så høyt at de har brukt illustrasjoner fra boken til å tatovere seg. Andre har bryllup eller dåp med tema «Det gavmilde treet». For en amerikaner er Shel Silverstein like kjent som Astrid Lindgren er for oss. VAKKER OG TRIST «Det gavmilde treet» er en fortelling som får selv voksne menn til å gråte. Shel Silverstein har skapt en lignelse som vil bevege alle som ikke har et hjerte av stein. «Når man har noe på hjertet, når ordet og bildet langt (...)» skrev Mette Hofsødegård da hun anmeldte boken for Aftenposten. Bare de dyktigste språkkunstnere har oversatt boken. I Norge visesanger Siri Nilsen, i Japan Murakami. MILJØPERSPEKTIV «Det gavmilde treet» er en fabel, like kjent som DEN LILLE PRINSEN internasjonalt. Den kan leses på mange måter, men har fått fornyet aktualitet fordi den på en gripende måte forteller om menneskets forhold til naturen. «Det gavmilde treet» har et sterkt budskap om at vi må ta vare på naturen og ta vare på hverandre. Boken er en miljøvennlig laget. For hver bok som selges, planter forlaget et tre. Det betyr at du som kjøpte denne boken, har plantet et tre sammen med oss. EN VAKKER GAVEBOK Boken er vakker innbundet med vareomslag i høykvalitetspapir. Både bokens innhold og dens vakre utseende gjør den til en gave for de store anledninger. Jul, bursdager, dåp og konfirmasjon. «Det gavmilde treet» er en gripende historie om selve livet. LÆRERVEILEDNING En av mange grunner til at «Det gavmilde treet» fortsatt leses av tusenvis av barn hvert år, er at lærere over hele verden bruker den i undervisningssammenheng. Den brukes i flere fag og på forskjellige klassetrinn i hele grunnskolen. En av de

Don't Bump the Glump turns sixty Celebrate sixty years of Shel Silverstein's first poetry collection. This, his only book in full color, was published the same year as his famous classic The Giving Tree. Filled with stunning ink and watercolor illustrations, Don't Bump the Glump is bursting with Shel Silverstein's unique imagination and bold brand of humor. Are you ready to be astonished, tickled, and entertained by this most unusual bestiary of silly and amazing creatures? Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator started with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump , Runny Babbit, and Runny Babbit Returns.

From Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree, comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe Featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, A Giraffe and a Half will leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end. Beloved for over fifty years, this classic captures Silverstein's signature humor and style. If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half, you would have a giraffe and a half. But what happens if you glue a rose to the tip of his nose? Or if you used a chair to comb his hair? Join this giraffe on a rollicking and ridiculous journey that will charm readers from beginning to end. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, coming in fall 2017

From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans. This edition features a beautiful metallic green jacket, a commemorative gold sticker, and a CD recording of Silverstein reading The Giving Tree." Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. The Giving Tree is a meaningful gift for milestone events such as graduations, birthdays, and baby showers. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump , and Runny Babbit plus Runny Babbit Returns.

Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Come in...for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. This special edition contains 12 extra poems. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist. Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages. This is a collection that belongs on everyone's bookshelf. Makes a great gift for special occasions such as holidays, birthdays, and graduation. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book by Shel Silverstein

From New York Times bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings. Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.

From New York Times bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings. Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.

There's a light on in the attic. I can see it from outside,And I know you're on the inside ... lookin' out. Step inside the mind of Shel Silverstein and you'll discover a magic homework machine, a Polar Bear in the fridge and a Meehoo With an Exactlywatt. But beware stolen knees, the babysitter who likes to squash children - and the nighttime peril of the Whatifs! This is the second book of beloved poems and pictures from the marvellous master of nonsense, Shel Silverstein.

If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer . . . Come in . . . for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist. Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound.