"You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and ... read full description
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Sep 16, 2011
مريم
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یه وقتهایی هست که حس میکنی کودک درونت کز کرده کنج دلت و میگه به من محبت کن، بهم توجه کن، یه کاری کن که سرگرم بشم...
در چنین وقتی میدونی چی میچسبه؟
یهو دلت بخواد که یه نوشته از شل سیلور استاین بخونی، بعد اسمشو سرچ کنی، ببینی توی اثراتش "لافکادیو" هم نوشته شده، و بعد یهو یادت بیاد که یه روزگار دوری یه دوستی اون کتابو به تو هدیه داده ولی تو هنوز نتونستی بخونیش! آره اون موقع هست که میتونی بشینی به پای داستان عمو شبلی از لافکادیو و پا به پای کودک درونت و لافکادیو از ک More...
در چنین وقتی میدونی چی میچسبه؟
یهو دلت بخواد که یه نوشته از شل سیلور استاین بخونی، بعد اسمشو سرچ کنی، ببینی توی اثراتش "لافکادیو" هم نوشته شده، و بعد یهو یادت بیاد که یه روزگار دوری یه دوستی اون کتابو به تو هدیه داده ولی تو هنوز نتونستی بخونیش! آره اون موقع هست که میتونی بشینی به پای داستان عمو شبلی از لافکادیو و پا به پای کودک درونت و لافکادیو از ک More...
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Apr 05, 2009
"You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows." But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharp-shooter. Now dressed in starched collars and
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Jul 06, 2011
Jenny
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Age:
Grades 4-6
Genre:
fiction
Diversity:
acceptance; self-awareness
Illustrations:
Illustrations look like they were drawn with pencil and are less frequent in this book than other titles from the author.
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I am surprised by the "darkness" in the book. When I first read it years ago, I was also surprised by how long the book was and that it had chapters (as compared to other titles from the author). I think the More...
Grades 4-6
Genre:
fiction
Diversity:
acceptance; self-awareness
Illustrations:
Illustrations look like they were drawn with pencil and are less frequent in this book than other titles from the author.
Personal response:
I am surprised by the "darkness" in the book. When I first read it years ago, I was also surprised by how long the book was and that it had chapters (as compared to other titles from the author). I think the More...
Dec 08, 2010
Austin
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There's no one quite like Shel Silverstein. He's hilarious and yet there's something literary and unfrivolous deep in the grain of his work, even his funniest and most joyous work--something faintly wounded, debauched, not quite settled, something prodding him forward a little ways across the normally observed boundaries. You can see it in the irisless eyes of his illustrations, those minuscule zeroes ellipsed with ellipses and unable to look back at you. There's an obstinately missing piece.
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Apr 20, 2009
Orengett
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מקסים, מקסים, מקסים !!!
האריה שהפך לסלב. ודוד שלבי מיטיב לספר אודותיו!
הבן שלי - בן תשע, ואני, נהינינו מכל מילה שקראנו וכל ציור ורישום בספר הנפלא הזה. אנחנו אוהבים את כל הספרים של של סילברשטיין שקראנו עד עכשיו, ותמיד נשאר איתנו מוסר השכל כצידה לדרך בשבילי החיים.
מהעץ הנדיב ועד החתיכה החסרה- ספרות מקסימה, מעוררת מחשבה יצירתית וביקורתית ונוגעת ישר בלב. More...
האריה שהפך לסלב. ודוד שלבי מיטיב לספר אודותיו!
הבן שלי - בן תשע, ואני, נהינינו מכל מילה שקראנו וכל ציור ורישום בספר הנפלא הזה. אנחנו אוהבים את כל הספרים של של סילברשטיין שקראנו עד עכשיו, ותמיד נשאר איתנו מוסר השכל כצידה לדרך בשבילי החיים.
מהעץ הנדיב ועד החתיכה החסרה- ספרות מקסימה, מעוררת מחשבה יצירתית וביקורתית ונוגעת ישר בלב. More...
Jun 07, 2008
ماهور
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اگه کودک درونتون بد جور داره لگد میزنه! این کتاب رو بخونید.
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May 13, 2011
Tami
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This is one of those books that I read to my students EVERY year...no matter what the grade level is at the time. I love this book. I'm currently reading it to my first graders and it is just so very delightful. I love that it is an actual little children's "story" not just the popular "poetry" that Shel Silverstein is well known for.
PLUS, It was written the same year I was born which was 1963! Obviously, this is a story that stands the test of time. My very f More...
PLUS, It was written the same year I was born which was 1963! Obviously, this is a story that stands the test of time. My very f More...
Oct 22, 2008
من نميدونم در زبان فارسي به جاي صفت ( تنلش) چه كلمه و يا صفت ديگري را بايد به كار برد تا هم دقيقاً جان كلام به خواننده و يا شنونده منتقل شود و هم ادب رعايت شود. اگر شما ميدانيد بفرماييد. به هر حال، جناب ( لافكاديو)ي حاضر در اين كتاب جزو تنلشترين موجوداتي است كه در دنيا وجود دارد و عجيب اينكه من از اين شير ِ تنلش به شدت خوشم ميآيد و واقعاً دوستش دارم. يادم ميآيد وقتي اين كتاب را ميخواندم ، به بعضي از صفحات كتاب كه ميرسيدم مثل يك بچه ذوق ميكردم و قه قه ميخنديدم. اين جناب لافكاديو جز
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Dec 07, 2011
Atlantis
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This was an odd book for me and I consider myself a fan of Shel Silverstein. I think maybe all the shooting and eating of people might have been a bit heavy of subject matter for a children's book but Mr. Silverstein seems to pull it off most of the time. Realizing that money and fame will not bring happiness is an important lesson in the book as well as realizing who you are and what it is that you really want out of life.
Nov 23, 2010
Ahmad
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عمو شلبی این بار روایتگر یک شیر است: بهش گفتم تو دل شیر داری؟ یعنی اونقدر شیر هستی که جلوی اسلحهء از تو شیرتر من بایستی. بعد از چند ثانیه با یه اسلحه به طرفم برگشت. تا اومدم به خودم بجنبم جلوی یه شیر با یه اسلحهء واقعی بودم و توی موقعیت گره خورده بودم. سعی کن همیشه به اسلحهء یه شیر هم فکر کنی. اون ممکنه با وجود یال های بلند و دندونهای تیز و چشم های براقش بازهم یه حقه ای داشته باشه، به فکر بعدش باش، از اون هیچ چیز بعید نیست. خوش باش و به راه خودت ادامه بده، البته اگر تونستی از این مرحله جون سالم
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Mar 22, 2010
Andrea
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I read this to both my children Girl(8) boy(5) They both enjoyed it VERY much and every time I sat down to read it to them they didn't want to stop. This is a GREAT book if you are trying to build your child to the point where you can read them chapter books. There are still simple pictures on every page, but a lot of text and the book is written in chapters. I highly recommend it as a read-aloud versus having a child read on their own because it is too much fun and very silly to pass up as a
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May 29, 2011
Laura
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This book is LOTS of fun to read out loud but is probably more fun for older kids (3rd grade and higher). The younger ones might not get the crazy humor of it. I think it is a brilliant piece of work from Shel Silverstein. Kids are surprised to learn that this is one that we keep with the chapter books. Most haven't thought to look for him there.
Apr 08, 2011
SmarterLilac
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Good but not great. Shell Silverstein gets points for a story with a plot, but loses some for going over the top and to excess at times (there's a lot of silly extraneous in this book.) Sort of like Citizen Kane for kids. Might have been about slavery, colonialism, assimilation or the perils of wealth and fame, I'm not sure.
Aug 14, 2010
Esonja
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Really, this is one of the best books ever written. Silverstein's imagination helped me with mine. Also, what heart.
My mother read it to me. I read it by myself. I read it to a younger sibling. I refer to it for instruction (personal). A suit of marshmallows!
Where is the "always" option for the Date I Finished This Book?
My mother read it to me. I read it by myself. I read it to a younger sibling. I refer to it for instruction (personal). A suit of marshmallows!
Where is the "always" option for the Date I Finished This Book?
Dec 28, 2011
Jeanette
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I have fond memories of reading this when I was little. I bought a copy for my daughter for Christmas and decided to re-read it. I love the quirkiness of Silverstein. I had totally forgotten about the marshmallows in the story. I am not sure I like the way he ends the story, but the story itself is worth reading.
Jun 30, 2010
Lora Leigh
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A slightly strange, but very enjoyable children's book. I read it to my first graders (editing slightly to take out some of the parts about cigars and such) and they thoroughly enjoyed it. They thought it was hilarious, and usually caught the humor. They even kind of got the message of it, which is always nice to see!
Dec 30, 2008
Kris
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Jan 13, 2011
Jasmine
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I love this book. It is Shel Silverstein at his best. Read this with the kids during a snow storm; which I believe a friend of the family had done to us many moons ago. Its easily read in a single sitting and is such a great story about being yourself and how stuff really doesn't matter.
Jun 30, 2010
Lara
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I found this in my early teaching years and it is the first book I read to my students, just for fun each year. Even my 5th graders! It's definitely one of my favorite Children's Stories. Funny Funny Funny! Makes a great read-aloud if you do the voices and such a great life lesson.
May 27, 2009
this boook is okay bt i think it could be better some parts i do belive is a little to much and shouldnt be added plus it can sometimes lose topic and then come back to the point but on the goood side in away it teaches a lesson.also its a short story that some people maybe can relate to.
Oct 13, 2010
Jeff
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"So the lion and the circus man and I sat around until very late drinking buttermilk and telling jokes and smoking big black cigars and singing the marshmallow song, which is really not too bad a song once you've had a few glasses of buttermilk."
This is a funny book with a lot of imagination.
This is a funny book with a lot of imagination.
Mar 05, 2009
Jonathan
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Signed first ED. & to me priceless.
Lafcadio is not your typical childrens story. A singled out lion, far different from the rest of the pride, takes up arms and kills many men in his valiant quest for mashmallows. Really, what more can I say... Read it!
Lafcadio is not your typical childrens story. A singled out lion, far different from the rest of the pride, takes up arms and kills many men in his valiant quest for mashmallows. Really, what more can I say... Read it!
Jan 05, 2009
Reza
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داستان شیری که از جنگل توسط شکارچی به شهر آورده می شود و در ناز و نعمت به او رسیدگی می شود... که در آخر داستان با پایانی غم انگیز ولی جالب به جنگل باز میگردد
Jan 19, 2012
Heidi
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My son requested this book after he and his dad returned from their hunting trip. Their companions had brought it along and he didn't get to finish it.
Very silly. The kids love it. I, however, wasn't crazy about the end, but still enjoyed it. Would be a great read-aloud.
Very silly. The kids love it. I, however, wasn't crazy about the end, but still enjoyed it. Would be a great read-aloud.
Jul 17, 2010
One of Shel Silverstein's lesser known titles, but one of my all-time favorites. Actually, I learned about this one when my younger brother read it for school and had me help with his book report. It is one of those stories that you will always remember.
Jan 28, 2012
Tiffani
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This is a cute book and such a different one too. I remember getting read this book while growing up and I still have it and love to read it every now and again. He's such a wonderful writer for children and people of all ages.
Jan 17, 2010
Grace
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This was a awesome book and Margaret read it too. We read it in school last year. It was good because the author amzing he has great tallent I like his simple pictures I like his fantastic words.
AWESOME BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 09, 2011
Zenia
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A tiger that learns to shoot so remarkably that he becomes worldly famous and incredibly rich but decides that this is not the life for him. Definetly not a Shel Silverstein favorite but still good.
Apr 06, 2009
Boston
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I love Shel Silverstein, I have memorized a lot of his poems. This book the lion gets popular, rich and stuff and then he gets bored with life. In the end he walks away from where he use to live.
Jul 31, 2011
Andrea
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Silverstein never fails to entertain! This great story about a lion who ends up living like a man is so fun to read! The lion then gets bored with being a man but doesn't want to go back to living like a lion so he runs off to find a new life.
