CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 20, 2011
"Adults who grew up with Uncle Shelby will find themselves wiping their eyes by the time they get to the end of this collection; children new to the master will find themselves hooked. (Poetry. All ages)"
A second posthumous collection from the archives of the multitalented Silverstein is definitely a cause for celebration.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2005
"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. (Poetry. 7-11)"
Described as "a work in progress for over twenty years," this posthumous gathering of new verses and line drawings plays too long on a single trope, but makes a real knee-slapper in small doses.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 1996
"Readers chortling their way through this inspired assemblage of cautionary tales, verbal hijinks, and thoughtful observations, deftly inserted, will find the temptation to read parts of it aloud irresistible. (index) (Poetry. 7+)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 7, 1982
"All in all, bright and knowing nonsense."
A fat volume of small illustrated rhymes from Silverstein, who gets down to the level of kids' peeves, spooks, and sense of silliness often enough to score a collective hit.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 14, 1976
"However, the very childlike sparseness of words and lines at least leaves room for application without forcing any—and we'll take "its" approach to life over that of Silverstein's Giving Tree any day."
The journey, not the arrival matters. . . to the extent that once Silverstein's freehand circular "it" finds the pie-shaped missing piece it's been seeking all along, it decides to do without it—for when the wedge-like gap that had functioned as a sort of mouth is filled in, "it" is unable to sing.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 8, 1964
"In spite of the tempering with the temperance taboo, the book is still good juvenile nonsense."
