{"product_id":"lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back","title":"Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShel Silverstein's first children's book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1963, this book had rave reviews from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a starred review from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLafcadio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Giraffe and a Half\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece Meets the Big O\u003c\/em\u003e, and the perennial favorite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Giving Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand of classic poetry collections such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Sidewalk Ends\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Light in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFalling Up\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery Thing On It\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon't Bump the Glump!\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrade Level:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePreschool and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e112 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHarperCollins (September 24, 2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-0060256753\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Silverstein, Shel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32659988643928,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/products\/51lkkq_P3GL.jpg?v=1586950122","url":"https:\/\/aesopsfable.com\/products\/lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back","provider":"AESOP'S FABLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}