About the Author

Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) was one of America's most successful cartoonists and children's authors, whose books have sold over twenty million copies in thirty languages. He was also playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter. He is perhaps most famous for his books The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Published in 1963, Lafcadio was his first book.

Reviews

That rare adult who can still think like a child The New York Times A genius... his is an enduring infuence The Times A gem Observer Children's Books of the Year A story which is really funny, yet also teaches us a great deal about what we want, what we think we want and what we are no longer certain about once we have it -- Eileen Battersby Irish Times