What is Don't Bump the Glump! about?
From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, acclaimed creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes his very first poetry collection and his only full-color book, now in ebook for the very first time!
Are you ready to be astonished, tickled, and entertained by this most unusual bestiary of silly and amazing creatures?
Filled with Shel Silverstein’s unique imagination and bold brand of humor, Don’t Bump the Glump! was his very first poetry collection and his only full-color book, filled with stunning ink-and-watercolor illustrations. Don’t Bump the Glump! received glowing praise, including a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
Shel Silverstein’s incomparable career as a children’s book author and illustrator began the previous year, in 1963, with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. However, 1964 was the year Shel Silverstein’s creativity flourished, with the publication of Don’t Bump the Glump!, A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, and the beloved classic The Giving Tree. Later he continued to build his remarkable body of work with Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and Runny Babbit.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Don't Bump the Glump!?
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