{"product_id":"9780060256753","title":"Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Shel Silverstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShel Silverstein's first children's book, \u003cem\u003eLafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/em\u003e—a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows—is turning fifty with a return to the vintage full-color cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1963, this book had rave reviews from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a starred review from \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, \u003cem\u003eLafcadio\u003c\/em\u003e is being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/em\u003e is 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 as \u003cem\u003eA Giraffe and a Half\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece Meets the Big O\u003c\/em\u003e, and the perennial favorite \u003cem\u003eThe Giving Tree\u003c\/em\u003e and of classic poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eWhere the Sidewalk Ends\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Light in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFalling Up\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvery Thing On It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDon't Bump the Glump!\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit Returns\u003c\/em\u003e, the new bookk from Shel Silverstein!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060256753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41068925419726,"sku":"9780060256753","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060256753.jpg?v=1652128165","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060256753","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}