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This posthumously published volume of 140-plus poems is every bit as good as Silverstein's earlier collections. The book is not just laugh-out-loud funny but demands to be read aloud. Drawings add immeasurably to the entertainment, often providing the punch line. With its share of the slightly creepy, the slightly naughty, and the slightly gross--and also some poignant pieces--the volume has depth and humor.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011