num_pages: 112
description: The book that started it all: Shel Silverstein's first children's book, Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back is a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows, beloved by readers young and oldIs 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!First published in 1963, this book had rave reviews from the New York Times, Time magazine, and Publishers Weekly, as well as a starred review from Kirkus.Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back 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 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
 and 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!.And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!
language: English
title: Lafcadio. the Lion Who Shot Back
titlecomplete: Lafcadio. the Lion Who Shot Back
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Childrens, Picture Books, Humor, Young Adult, Novels, Animals, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 7016
publisher: HarperCollins