{"product_id":"lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back-hardcover","title":"Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back - Hardcover","description":"\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 celebrating its sixtieth anniversary!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e First published in 1963, this classic picture book received rave reviews from the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and a starred review from \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. Now celebrating its sixtieth anniversary, \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe 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, \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRunny Babbit Returns\u003c\/em\u003e.\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50436563796191,"sku":"9780060256753","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/s_W-6eVqQo9780060256753.webp?v=1782178013","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/lafcadio-the-lion-who-shot-back-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}