Falling Up

Falling Up

<P><I>Millie McDeevit screamed a scream<BR>So loud it made her eyebrows steam.<BR>She screamed so loud<BR>Her jawbone broke,<BR>Her tongue caught fire,<BR>Her nostrils smoked...</I></P><P>Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of <I>Where the Sidewalk Ends</I> and <I>A Light in the Attic.</I> Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.</P><P>So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.</P><P> 1996 Children's Books (NY Public Library)<br>Editor's Chice 1996 (Booklist)<br>1997 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)<br>1997 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)<br>Children's Choices for 1997 (IRA/CBC)