{"product_id":"lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back-hardcover","title":"Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShel Silverstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShel Silverstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShel Silverstein's first children's book, \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\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\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1963, this book had rave reviews from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a starred review from \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, \u003cem\u003eLafcadio\u003c\/em\u003e is being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eA Giraffe and a Half\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Missing Piece Meets the Big O\u003c\/em\u003e, and the perennial favorite \u003cem\u003eThe Giving Tree\u003c\/em\u003e and of classic poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eWhere the Sidewalk Ends\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Light in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFalling Up\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvery Thing On It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDon't Bump the Glump \u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit Returns\u003c\/em\u003e, the new bookk from Shel Silverstein \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You don't have to shoot me,\" says the young lion. \"I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharpshooter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow dressed in starched collars and fancy suits, and enjoying all the marshmallows he wants, Lafcadio is pampered and admired wherever he goes. But is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein's modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.2 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915315933500,"sku":"9780060256753","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/SEZTUkJHMnpGMjVqUjdtMFd6Tk1tQT09.webp?v=1774361440","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back-hardcover","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}