The poems for children are accompanied by illustrations also created by shel silverstein.
A light in the attic clooney the clown.
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.
A light in the attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again.
Ill tell you the story of cloony the clownwho worked in a circus that came through town his shoes were too big and his hat was too small.
163 climbers 92 always sprinkle pepper 82 cloony the clown 74 anchored 51 collecting 183 anteater 61 come skating 71 arrows 127 creative 174 ations 59 crowded tub 86 backward bill 40 day after halloween 37 batty 139 deaf donald 143 bear in there 47 dinner guest 161.
He looks at me and friend says he things ain t as sweet as they used to be peckin a light in the attic there are too many kids in this tub from crowded tub a light in the attic.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall.
Cloony the clown poem by shel silverstein.
A dip my old cold toes in shel silverstein quote from a light in the attic one day he said i ll tell this town how it feels to be an unfunny clown.
Full text of a light in the attic by shel silverstein.
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He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes he had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small but he just wasn t just wasn t funny at all.
A light in the attic the saddest thing i ever did see was a woodpecker peckin at a plastic tree.