A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

A Light in the Attic (original 1981; edition 1981)

by Shel Silverstein (Author)

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A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

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Title:	A Light in the Attic
Authors:	Shel Silverstein (Author)
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A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein (1981)

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Independent Reading Level: 3-4
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uscarter | Nov 24, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: (Grades K-3)
Awards: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1982) (

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samrayne1017 | Nov 23, 2024 |

I absolutely loved this. Got to share it with my youngest as we each took turns reading.
I still love the "I cannot got to school today" and she loved one about boogers! Good fun! (

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Trisha_Thomas | Nov 14, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-3

Awards:
William Allan White Children's Book Award (1984)
Garden State Children's Book Award: (1984)
American Library Association Notable Children's Book (1981)
School Library Journal Best Book (1981)

aechristopher | Nov 11, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: 2-5
Awards: William Allen White Children's Book Award (1984)

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thingScore 75

Mr. Silverstein's work remains a must for lovers of good verse for children. Quite like nobody else, he is still a master of delectable outrage and the proprietor of a surprisingly finely tuned sensibility.

added by Shortride | editThe New York Times Book Review, X. J. Kennedy (Nov 15, 1981)

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Is contained in

The Giving Tree / A Light in the Attic / Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

A Light In The Attic, Falling Up, The Missing Piece and Lafcadio (4 Book Set) by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein: Poems and Drawings: Slipcase 3-Book Box Set by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein 4 Book Set- Where the Sidewalk Ends, a Light in the Atic, Falling Up, and Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein

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A Light in the Attic Special Edition with 12 New Poems by Shel Silverstein

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Awards

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New York Times bestseller (General – 1981)

Notable Lists

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books (1982?)

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School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

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Canonical title

A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings

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1981

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Mrs. McTwitter

Dragon of Grindly Grun

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Epigraph

Dedication

To Shanna

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There's a light on in the attic.

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Disambiguation notice

Please distinguish this original Shel Silverstein anthology, A Light in the Attic (1981), from its Special Edition (2009; ISBNs 0061905852 & 0061905860). The Special Edition includes twelve new poems not contained in the original anthology.

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