A Light in the Attic
by Shel Silverstein
Poetry, Classics, Fiction, Humor, Young-Adult, Picture-Books
“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.
Recommendations from Common Sense Media
Age Recommendation: 6+
What Parents Need to Know:
Parents need to know that the playful language and light look at (sometimes serious) subject matter keep kids entertained. The art is expressive and sometimes pleasingly over-the-top.
Positive Messages: 3/5
In light verse Shel Silverstein delivers both a moral lesson and mischief.
Positive Role Models: 3/5
Behavior of the kind that gets its just rewards and the kind that kids use to test their limits are both in abundance.
Violence & Scariness: n/a
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Sex, Romance & Nudity: n/a
Bare bottoms appear a couple times.
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