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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780060256739
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0060256737
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: October 07, 1981
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 07, 1981
Studio: HarperCollins

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


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 attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.



From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.



Notable Children's Books of 1981 (ALA)
Best Books of 1981 (SLJ)
Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)
1981 Children's Books (NY Public Library)
1981 USA Children's Books of International Interest
Winner, 1983-84 William Allen White Award (Kansas)
Winner, 1983 Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey Library Association)
1984 Garden State Children's Book Award for Non-Fiction (New Jersey Library Association)
1984 George C. Stone Center for Children's Books (Claremont, CA) "Recognition of Merit" Award






Rating: - Best Value for the price
IT was great for the price. I didn't know it was missing the cover, but the price was so low it didn't matter.

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Rating: - Loved it as a kid...now
I really loved this book as a kid and I'm hopeing my daughter who I'm introducing to it will feel the same way.

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Rating: - An inscrutable genius, writing in a language children instinctively comprehend
Your child just might be more capable of appreciating this marvelous book of poetry than you anticipate.

Here's our story. We had brought our child of 20 months to Disney World, at the invitation of her grandparents (my parents.) Like the doting grandparents they are, they not only generously hosted her (and us) on vacation, but they sprang for some books to surprise her with, to keep her entertained in the hotel room.

My mother had ordered A Light in the Attic based ... Read More

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Rating: - Old Favorites
I sent this to my grandsons, who love it as much as their mother did. It is a wonderful book to introduce poetry to young people. They read a few every night at bedtime.

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Rating: - Must have for any pre teen and above
This book is a classic, the poems are wonderful. I enjoyed reading this book when i was 10, and still do. It is a book you will read over and over or just open to look for your favorite poem. Shel Silverstein is an amazingly talented and imaginative writer. I often buy this book as a present for friends kids!

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