Falling Up
What's Falling Up About
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 Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O’Dare, the dancin’ bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold. So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind. 1996 Children’s Books (NY Public Library) Editor’s Chice 1996 (Booklist) 1997 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA) 1997 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) Children’s Choices for 1997 (IRA/CBC)
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Shel Silverstein ‘s incomparable career as a bestselling children’s book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don’t Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060248024
- Publication Date
- January 24, 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1996
- Page Count
- 178
- Word Count
- 11041
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
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