<p><strong>Shel Silverstein's first children's book, <em>Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back</em>--a whimsical tale of self-discovery and marshmallows--is turning fifty with a return to the vintage full-color cover.</strong></p><p>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 </p><p>First published in 1963, this book had rave reviews from the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Time</em> magazine, and <em>Publishers Weekly</em>, as well as a starred review from <em>Kirkus</em>. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, <em>Lafcadio</em> is being reissued with a full-color cover featuring vintage art from Shel Silverstein discovered in the archives.</p><p><em>Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back</em> 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 <em>A Giraffe and a Half</em>, <em>Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?</em>, <em>The Missing Piece</em>, <em>The Missing Piece Meets the Big O</em>, and the perennial favorite <em>The Giving Tree</em> and of classic poetry collections such as <em>Where the Sidewalk Ends</em>, <em>A Light in the Attic</em>, <em>Falling Up</em>, <em>Every Thing On It</em>, <em>Don't Bump the Glump </em>, and <em>Runny Babbit</em>.</p><p>And don't miss <em>Runny Babbit Returns</em>, the new bookk from Shel Sil