From Publishers Weekly
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Starred Review. Back in 1964—the same year that
his Giving Tree was published—Silverstein's first poetry
collection appeared; it was also his only children's book to
contain full-color art. Reissued in a slightly larger trim size,
this collection of 45 poems tours readers past imaginary
creatures, beginning with a being that looks remarkably like a
fedora but for the jaw subtly poking below one side of the brim
and the four tiny feet beneath: This is the Quick-Disguising
Ginnit./ Didn't he have you fooled for a minute? There's no
question that the intensity of Silverstein's watercolor palette
adds to the fun: the gradations in the hat, for example, distract
from the ginnit details; more typically, they supply a punch that
complements the puckish but simple shapes of Silverstein's silly
beasts (The Pointy-Peaked Pavarius,/ A creature most gregarious,/
Who's never taken serious,/ Poor thing). Silly doesn't mean
unsophisticated, by the way: most of the work was first published
in Playboy. All ages. (Mar.)
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From School Library Journal
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K Up—Several classic tales from Silverstein are
celebrating anniversaries, most notably The Giving Tree, still
popular at 50. Though this spare but tender allegory for the
parent/child relationship still occupies a celebrated place on
bookshelves, it's a divisive title, with some critics finding the
boy selfish and narcissistic and others even positing that the
work represents our destructive relationship with nature. Other
new releases employ Silverstein's trademark humor, such as
Lafcadio, a laugh-out-loud tale of a sharpshooting lion, now in
its 50th year. Dreamers, wishers, liars, hope-ers, pray-ers, and
magic bean buyers are in for a treat: Where the Sidewalk Ends,
Silverstein's funny, lyrical, and downright bizarre poetry
collection, turns 40, and this newest edition contains 12 extra
poems. At 50, A Giraffe and a Half and Who Wants a Cheap
Rhinoceros? have yet to show their age; these picture books are
ridiculous in all the best ways. Finally, meet the Wild Gazite,
the Pointy-Peaked Pavarius, and the Long-Necked Preous, in
Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies, Silverstein's first
poetry collection—and the only one in full color—whose arresting
wordplay and images are wonderfully disconcerting.
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From the Back Cover
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It's a zoo in here!
Have you ever . . .
Seen a Gritchen in your kitchen?
Dared to dance with the One-Legged Zantz?
Declined to dine with the Glub-Toothed Sline?
You haven't? Well then, step inside—but only if you are ready to
be amazed, tickled, astonished, and entertained by this most
unusual bestiary of silly and y creatures.
Shel Silverstein combined his unique imagination and bold brand
of humor for his first poetry collection—the only one he
illustrated in full color. Now celebrating fifty years, Don't
Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies was originally published in
1964, the same year as his most famous picture book, The Giving
Tree.
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About the Author
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Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling
children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the
Lion Who 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 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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