Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world.

a modern

ballet

where

lovers are ground

to hamburger

wives are turned into chairs

TV sets eat people

flowers grow from

children's heads

God is uncovered -- and

re-covered

and men are hung

by the instrument

of their desire

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