Different Dances 25th Anniversary Edition

by Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)

Overview

Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world.

a modern
ballet
where
lovers are ground
to hamburger
wives are turned into chairs
TV sets eat people
flowers grow from
children's heads
God is uncovered — and
re-covered
and men are hung
by the instrument
of their desire

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060554309
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/12/2004
Edition description:	Anniversary
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.12(h) x 1.07(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

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, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Date of Birth:

September 25, 1930

Date of Death:

May 10, 1999

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Place of Death:

Key West, Florida

Education:

Chicago School of Fine Arts; University of Illinois (no degree)

Website:

http://www.shelsilverstein.com

Editorial Reviews

Shel Silverstein (1930-99) had two identities. In one persona, he was America's best-loved and most popular children's poet, the author of illustrated bestsellers such as A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Falling Up. In his other life, Silverstein was a hip adult artist who delighted Playboy readers with his edgy erotic drawings. Different Dances, first published in 1979 and long out of print, belongs to the second genre. Silverstein himself described this mature collection as "a modern ballet where / lovers are ground to hamburger / wives are turned into chairs / TV sets eat people / God is uncovered-and re-covered / and men are hung by the instrument of their desire."