Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook

by Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060256531
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 8.38(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 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

“Potential yook of the bear.” - Washington Post Book World
“Like the humor, the simple line drawings accompanying each poem are vintage Silverstein-so gip, don’t sulp, and enjoy this unexpected lagniappe from one of the greats” Starred Review - Kirkus Reviews
“Whether read aloud by audacious adults or by one giggling kid to another, Runny Babbit will be a leck a hot of fun.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

From the Publisher

Quill Award