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| Author | Shel Silverstein |
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| Original title | Uncle Shelby's Zoo: Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies |
| Genre | Children's picture book Children's poetry |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster (US), W. H. Allen (UK) |
Publication date | 1964 |
| ISBN | 978-0-545-11072-3 (2008 reissue edition, HarperCollins) |
| Followed by | Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? |
Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies is a children's book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. His first book of verse, and the only one to feature full color illustrations, it was originally published in 1964 by Simon & Schuster under the title Uncle Shelby's Zoo: Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies. It was reissued in 2008 by HarperCollins. [1]
A revision of the poem "The Flying Festoon" was featured in Silverstein's poetry collection Where the Sidewalk Ends , which also featured rewrites of the poems "The Crawfee", "About the Bloath", and "Squishy Squashy Staggitall", titled "Minnow Minnie", "The Bloath", and "The Worst", respectively. The poems "Oops!" and "Glub-Tooth Sline" were later rewritten as "Quick Trip" and "Dinner Guest", which were featured in Silverstein's poetry collection A Light in the Attic .
