Ranked #7 in Poetry, Ranked #15 in Black and White — see more rankings.
Last night while I lay thinking hereThis 20th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic includes a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album.
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?...
Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an... more
Rankings by Category
A Light in the Attic is ranked in the following categories:
- #80 in 3rd Grade
- #93 in 4th Grade
- #45 in 8-Year-Old
- #68 in 9-Year-Old
- #31 in Censorship
- #34 in Childhood
- #37 in Children’s
- #29 in Elementary
- #23 in Illustrated
- #51 in Kinder
- #37 in Nostalgia
- #35 in Older Children
- #74 in Young Reader
- #74 in Youth