Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with
Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including
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, as well as classic poetry collections such as
Where the Sidewalk Ends,
A Light in the Attic,
Every Thing On It,
Don't Bump the Glump!, and
Runny Babbit.
Dennis Locorriere is the former lead singer of the pop band Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show. His own shows have always featured Shel Silverstein's songs and he was Shel's choice to perform "The Devil and Billy Markham" at the Lincoln Center in 1989.
