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  1. Where the Sidewalk Ends

    by Shel Silverstein

    Enter the world of Shel Silverstein: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's most popular book, Where the Sidewalk Ends is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album. This is a wonderful... (learn more about this book)

  2. A Light in the Attic

    by Shel Silverstein

    Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?... Here in the... (learn more about this book)

  3. Falling Up

    by Shel Silverstein

    Millie McDeevit screamed a scream so loud it made her eyebrows steam. She screamed so loud her jawbone broke, her tongue caught fire, her nostrils smoked.... Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of... (learn more about this book)

  4. Runny Babbit

    by Shel Silverstein

    Runny Babbit lent to wunch And heard the saitress way, "We have some lovely stabbit rew -- Our Special for today." 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... (learn more about this book)

  5. Belly Button Book!

    by Sandra Boynton

    Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to Belly Button (Round) —a song from her Grammy-nominated book/CD, Philadelphia Chickens —Sandra Boynton further contemplates this mesmerizing subject. Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos—including one tiny baby who can only say “Bee... (learn more about this book)

  6. On Beyond Zebra!

    by Dr. Seuss

    An older schoolboy instructs a younger schoolboy just learning to write the alphabet in the "letters beyond Z".

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  7. Zombie Haiku

    by Ryan Mecum

    What you are looking at is a document from the early days of the zombie plague. Little is known about the author before his infection--only that he was a poet. This facsimile of his actual journal recounts the events of humanity's darkest hours through the intimate poetry of haiku. Inside... (learn more about this book)

  8. Cautionary Tales for Children

    by Hilaire Belloc

    Known as a central figure in English literature, Hilaire Belloc produced a number of stunning, funny, and clever admonishments for children. The tales in this volume, illustrated by the inimitable Edward Gorey, contain instructive lessons for almost everyone. For those children prone to... (learn more about this book)

  9. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich: Book 1

    Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

    by Adam Rex

    Being a monster isn't all frightening villagers and sucking blood. Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is bare, Wolfman is in need of some household help, and it's best not to get started on Dracula’s hygiene issues. What could be scarier?      Nineteen hilarious... (learn more about this book)

  10. Creepy Susie

    by Angus Oblong

    Creepy Susie. Mary Had a Little Chainsaw. Milo's Disorder. Rosie's Crazy Mother. The Siamese Quadruplets. Emily Amputee. Your mother never told you these stories. She didn't want to scare you. But Angus Oblong is not your mother. If Edgar Allan Poe and David Lynch wrote a book, it might... (learn more about this book)

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