A Light In The Attic Book Review

A light in the attic has 53 reviews and 42 ratings.

A light in the attic book review.

Comes an imaginative book of poems and drawings a favorite of shel silverstein fans young and old. 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. Poet delivers both a moral lesson and mischief. Read a light in the attic reviews from parents on common sense media.

Each of the creatures and characters is fascinating and never overly moralistically drawn. Silverstein s name runs with the greats of children s poetry. His cast includes a babysitter who thinks her job is to sit on the baby a selfish child who prays that if he dies his toys will break so no one else can have them a walrus with braces and a man who thought he had wavy. This special edition contains 12 never before published poems.

First released in 1981 a light in the attic remains an amusing way to introduce young readers to. Become a member to write your own review. An author so singularly quirky that a posthumous collection of his work the runny babbit returns published this year and landed on amazon and barnes noble s best book lists. There are lots of laughs here.

A fat volume of small illustrated rhymes from silverstein who gets down to the level of kids peeves spooks and sense of silliness often enough to score a collective hit. A light in the attic delights with remarkable characters and. I just finished silverstein s 1981 collection of poems a light in the attic about thirty minutes ago and i am convinced that i loved this one a tad bit more than where the sidewalk ends which was released 7 years prior to alita in 1974. Read common sense media s a light in the attic review age rating and parents guide.