Don't Bump the Glump!
And Other Fantasies
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · February 18, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- A full-color bestiary pairs silly, astonishing creatures with Shel Silverstein’s bold humor.
- Themes
- Fantastical creatures, Playful humor
- Genres
- Poetry, Funny Stories, Imagination & Play
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Don't Bump the Glump! turns sixty! Celebrate sixty years of Shel Silverstein's first poetry collection. This, his only book in full color, was published the same year as his famous classic The Giving Tree. Filled with stunning ink and watercolor illustrations, Don't Bump the Glump! is bursting with Shel Silverstein's unique imagination and bold brand of humor.
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Are you ready to be astonished, tickled, and entertained by this most unusual bestiary of silly and amazing creatures? Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator started with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, Runny Babbit, and Runny Babbit Returns.
Oddly Imaginative
A full-color bestiary pairs silly, astonishing creatures with Shel Silverstein’s bold humor.
Come here for
- Unusual creatures with a mischievous streak
- Ink and watercolor illustrations in full color
Expect
- Playful poetry and bold humor
- A distinctly odd, entertaining world
Where it sits
| Poetry | 89% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 30% |
| Imagination & Play | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Facts
- Dogs
- Pets
- Animal Welfare
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- Nocturnal Animals
- Drawing for Kids
- Family Life
- Jokes & Riddles
- Authors
- Shel Silverstein
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- February 18, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Fantastical creatures · Playful humor
- Reading lane
- Animal Facts