Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back [Hardcover]

Shel Silverstein's first children's book,Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back—a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows—is turning fifty with a return to the vintage full-color cover.

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 book had rave reviews from theNew York Times,Timemagazine, andPublishers Weekly, as well as a starred review fromKirkus. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary,Lafcadiois being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.

Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Backis 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 asA Giraffe and a Half,Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?,The Missing Piece,The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favoriteThe Giving Treeand of classic poetry collections such asWhere the Sidewalk Ends,A Light in the Attic,Falling Up,Every Thing On It,Don't Bump the Glump!, andRunny Babbit.

And don't missRunny Babbit Returns, the new bookk from Shel Silverstein!

"You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows."

But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharpshooter.

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