A Light In The Attic Awards

In recent months for example it won the 1984 garden state children s book award for nonfiction.

A light in the attic awards.

Silverstein s a light in the attic was a very witty and fun good read. The poems for children are accompanied by illustrations also created by shel silverstein. Positive role models representations behavior of the kind that gets its just rewards and the kind that kids use to test their limits are both in abundance. From new york times bestselling author shel silverstein the creator of the beloved poetry collections where the sidewalk ends falling up and every thing on it.

Attic has sold more than 1 million copies since 1981 and it has been showered with awards. The late author s word play and drawings will always be memorable to kids and adults alike. Awards and achievements grammy award for best country song a boy named sue 1970 american library association most notable book where the sidewalk ends 1974 best book award a light in the attic 1981 grammy award for best album for children where the sidewalk ends 1985. A light in the attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again.

In light verse shel silverstein delivers both a moral lesson and mischief. Check out a few of his poems below. There s a light on in the attic. This special edition contains 12 never before published poems.

Comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings a favorite of shel silverstein fans young and old. A light in the attic is a collection of poems by the american poet writer and children s author shel silverstein it was first published by harper row in 1981.