A Light in the Attic

A Light in the Attic
AuthorShel Silverstein
IllustratorShel Silverstein
Cover artistLarry Moyer
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's poetry
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Pages169
ISBN0-06-025673-7
OCLC7574216

A Light in the Attic is a book of poems by American poet, writer, and musician Shel Silverstein. The book consists of 135 poems accompanied by illustrations also created by Silverstein.[1] It was first published by Harper & Row Junior Books in 1981 and was a bestseller for months after its publication,[2] but it has also been the subject of controversy regarding some of its content.[3]

  1. ^ McDowell, Edwin (1985). "'A Light in the Attic' Sets Best Seller Record". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lee B. (2005). "Shel Silverstein". Teaching Pre K-8. Vol. 36, no. 1. p. 114.
  3. ^ West, M. I. (2008). "A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein". Children's Literature Association Quarterly. Vol. 33, no. 2. p. 207.