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1	Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings more books like this by Shel Silverstein By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE GIVING TREE. His popular 1973 album, FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKERS BALL, with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Band, contained a song about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Light in the Attic more books like this by Silverstein A collection of humorous poems and drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Falling Up more books like this by Shel Silverstein A collection of humorous light verse illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.45! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Where the Sidewalk Ends more books like this by Shel Silverstein By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE GIVING TREE. His popular 1973 album, FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKERS BALL, with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Band, contained a song about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The New Kid on the Block more books like this by Jack Prelutsky (Read by) This collection of humorous poetry includes "Jellyfish Stew", "The Underwater Wibbles", "My Dog, He is an Ugly Dog" and "I'd Never Eat a Beet". Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Something Big Has Been Here more books like this by Jack Prelutsky (Read by) A collection of short poems by the author and illustrator team who created "The New Kid on the Block". Illustrated with ink drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	archy and mehitabel more books like this by Don Marquis The now classic tale of Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat in her ninth life. First published in 1927, this free verse poem has become an esseantial part of American literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Pizza the Size of the Sun more books like this by Jack Prelutsky (Performed by) From the gifted creators of the outrageously popular "The New Kid on the Block" and "Something Big Has Been Here" comes yet another wondrously rich, varied, clever--and always funny--collection of poems destined to become favorites. A host of Prelutsky-Stevenson oddballs and characters people the pages of this zany book, which also includes a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Light in the Attic Book and CD more books like this by Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) This special package celebrating the 20th anniversary edition of Silverstein's wondrous poem includes the classic hardcover book and a CD featuring highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album. see all copies from $7.29! new only from $12.68! \| SVS
10	I'm Too Young to Be Seventy: And Other Delusions more books like this by Judith Viorst The beloved bestselling author of "Forever Fifty" and "Suddenly Sixty" now tackles the ins and outs of becoming a septuagenarian with her usual wry good humor. 34 two-color illustrations throughout. see all copies from $2.28! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Kids Pick the Funniest Poems: Poems That Make Kids Laugh more books like this by Bruce Lansky (Introduction by), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator) A collection of humurous poems selected by a panel of children, featuring an all-star cast of poets from Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein to Judith Viorst and Jack Prelutsky. Includes new poems and humor pieces from relative unknowns that kids liked as well as--or better than--the more famous entries. 50 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.43! \| signed copies \| SVS
12 view cover	Suddenly Sixty and Other Shocks of Later Life more books like this by Judith Viorst, Laurie Rosenwald (Illustrator) From the bestselling author of "Forever Fifty" comes a new collection of poems that tickles, consoles, and offers the pleasure of instant recognition--the perfect gift for any woman anywhere in the vicinity of 60. 36 two-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes more books like this by Roald Dahl Six popular fairy tales are retold irreverently in rhyme by master storyteller Dahl. In "Cinderella," the prince isn't as charming as everyone thinks, and Cinderella marries someone else. In "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the magic mirror is used by Snow White to predict winners at the races. Other transformed tales are "Jack and the Beanstalk ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies more books like this by Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Originally published in 1964, Silverstein's first collection of poetry about a band of unusual creatures housed in Uncle Shelby's Zoo is available once again, this time in full color. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $9.95! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Wild Party: The Lost Classic by Joseph Moncure March more books like this by Joseph Moncure March, Art Spiegelman A lost classic told in verse, this tale concerns one night in the life of a vaudeville dancer. It was considered quite a scandalous work when it was originally published in 1928. see all copies from $5.55! new only from $8.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse more books like this by Dean R Koontz, Phil Parks (Illustrator) This collection of poetry includes such selections as "The Wart," "The Bear with One Green Ear," and "The Monstrous Broccoli Excuse." Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Now We Are Sixty more books like this by Christopher Matthew, David Eccles (Illustrator) Barely had the first copies of Now We Are Sixty landed in bookshops when people started to ask Christopher Matthew when he was going to write a sequel. "You could call it Now We Are Seventy!" Not being within a "fourpenny bus ride" of his Biblical quota, Matthew set his face firmly against the whole idea. Yet to his surprise, the temptation to try ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	It's Raining Pigs & Noodles more books like this by Jack Prelutsky (Read by) A collection of humorous poetry illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Best of Ogden Nash more books like this by Ogden Nash, Linell Nash (Compiled by), Isabel Nash Eberstadt (Compiled by) In this definitive anthology of Nashs poetry, some poems reveal a darker side of the poet, while others are full of fun. But all display the talent of the man whose verse entranced America--and a good part of the world--from the time of the Great Depression until his death in 1971. see all copies from $14.99! new only from $16.37! \| SVS
20 view cover	Dirty Beasts more books like this by Roald Dahl This collection of poems features verses about such creatures as flying cows, crocodiles and an anteater who would rather eat people than ants. Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $2.85! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	You Read to Me, I'll Read to You more books like this by John Ciardi, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) "Thirty-five imaginative and humorous poems for an adult and a child to read aloud together. . . . The entertaining verses are varied as to length, rhythm, and subject and are illustrated with harmoniously amusing drawings".--Booklist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Ogden Nash's Zoo more books like this by Ogden Nash, Etienne Delessert (Illustrator) Rampant wit and humor abound in this new collection of Nash's best-loved verses about animals, delightfully illustrated by award-winning illustrator Etienne Delessert. 65 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $78.62! \| first editions
23	Jelly Belly more books like this by Dennis Lee A collection of humorous poems about all sorts of unusual people and situations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	For Laughing Out Loud: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone more books like this by Jack Prelutsky, Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator) A collection of humorous poems by writers including Ellen Raskin, Karla Kuskin, Ogden Nash, and Arnold Lobel. see all copies from $3.45! new only from $9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Scranimals more books like this by Jack Prelutsky, Peter Sis (Illustrator) An introduction to the amazing vegetable/animals that live on Scranimal Island--a place home to such hybrid creatures as the Broccolion, the Hippopotamushroom, and the Spinachicken. Color illustrations accompany the poetic text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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