Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back
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Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back   -     By: Shel Silverstein

Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back

HarperCollins / 1974 / Hardcover

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Product Description

The witty, thought-provoking fable of a lion whose marksmanship makes him world famous, but who discovers that success s not to his liking. A most amusing book, written in an easy, mildly mad style.

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Title: Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back
By: Shel Silverstein
Format: Hardcover
Vendor: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1974
Dimensions: 9.20 X 7.30 X 0.71 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces
ISBN: 0060256753
ISBN-13: 9780060256753
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW56753

Publisher's Description

Shel Silverstein's first children's book, Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back—a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows—is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary!

Is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all? Written and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein's modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all!

 First published in 1963, this classic picture book received rave reviews from the New York TimesTime magazine, and Publishers Weekly and a starred review from Kirkus. Now celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back is the book that started Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator.

He is also the creator of picture books such as A Giraffe and a HalfWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?The Missing PieceThe Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk EndsA Light in the AtticFalling UpEvery Thing On ItDon't Bump the Glump!, Runny Babbit, and Runny Babbit Returns.

Author Bio

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.

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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