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Original Title:	Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back
ISBN:	0060256753 (ISBN13: 9780060256753)
Edition Language:	English

Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back Hardcover | Pages: 112 pages

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Shel Silverstein's first children's book, Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back—a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows—is turning fifty with a return to the vintage full-color cover.

Is 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. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, Lafcadio is being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.

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 Runny Babbit.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new bookk from Shel Silverstein!

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Title	:	Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back
Author	:	Shel Silverstein
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 112 pages
Published	:	September 24th 2013 by HarperCollins (first published 1963)
Categories	:	Childrens. Fiction. Poetry. Picture Books. Humor. Fantasy. Young Adult

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I am a Silverstein fan and enjoy this book. Yet, I am not certain I get it . . . if there is anything to get.It seems to me like Uncle Shel is trying to supply a message about who we are. The lion changes into almost a man. In the end, he finds he fits into neither group. An outcast. Is that good? What does it say that the lion turned his back on his heritage? That he is no longer accepted into refined society?It seems like there is supposed to be some message to this, but I'll be damned if I

I guess I just don't belong anywhere

It has been probably more than 25 years since I last read this book. It holds up.Update/note, 5 March 2020 Just to clarify, this book is heartbreaking. Even as a kid I thought it was sad. As an adult I think it's funnier, which helps, but still.

I believe that almost everyone has a Lafcadio in themselves. Most of us want to change ourselves and the way we live. Some of us chase celebrities and want to become like them; some others go after wealthy people and want to be as rich as possible, but the problem is that even when we reach our dreams, we find out that we are not the person we used to be, and we do not know ourselves any more, just the way Lafcadio found out that he was neither a lion, nor a human after a period of time that

Lafcadio picks up a rifle...and becomes a better shot than the hunters who have come after him!

We love Shel Silverstein's books and we've read most of his collection. His poems and illustrations are so uniquely humorous and absurd, we can't get enough of them. Our youngest will read the ones we own over and over, just as I did when I was about her age. For some reason I'd never read this book before. It's a very wry look at big game hunters and a lion who stands up for himself. The story is a chapter book, which is a little different compared to Mr. Silverstein's usual short story and

Shel Silverstein gives us another clever allegory about life and society. Themes include desires, roles, and relationships between peoples. As always, I appreciate his absurdity, his silly wording, and his understated advocacy for simplicity and peace. Written in chapters and with fewer illustrations than his usual style, this is not a picture book (but remains a very quick read).