"An illustrated collection of comically irreverent rhyming poems for readers of all ages, ranging in topic from avocados and anacondas to zombies and zebras (dressed like ghosts)."--Provided by publisher.

"You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist." --publisher's website.

"This is a lover letter to America. To black America. To the grit, passion, and perseverance of our greatest artists, athletes, and activists. to the dreamers. To the strength and bravery of everyday people caught in the web of history. With reerences to lyrics and lines originally shared by our most celebrated heroes, this poem digs into the not-so-distant past to underline the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present."...

"What would you like for breakfast? There is something tasty for everyone at this scrumptiou-and very silly-poetry feast. In the mood for red-hot ice cream? Cottage cheese made by a bumblebee? Succulent friend bamboo shoots? Spaghetti? A cake featuring the flavor of donkeys, gorillas, and skunks? Perhaps a sip from a chocolate lake? The pull up a chair and dive in . . . and don't even think of leaving until you are too full to take another delicious...

"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 the Broiled Face, and find out what happens when someone steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a mountain snores, and they've put a brassiere on the camel."--book jacket.

Presents twelve poems celebrating Christmas, covering subjects of interest to children, such as making a Christmas list, performing in the school assembly, and cutting down a tree for the holiday. A collection of poems concerning Christmas.

Presents twelve poems about Thanksgiving, including "When Daddy carves the Turkey," "I Ate Too Much," "Daddy's Football Game," and "If Turkeys Thought."

An illustrated collection of over one hundred silly children's poems, featuring angry vegetables, misbehaving robots, hiccupping hippos, and other topics.

"Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is! You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart."--publisher's website.

In this bedtime poem, three fishermen in a wooden shoe catch stars in their nets of silver and gold.