Shel Silverstein - The Missing Piece

Pros: Sweet story, can be very simple, or very thought provoking.

Cons: I was 22 by the time I found this book!

The Bottom Line: The Missing Piece would be an excellent addition to anyone's library. It is a sweet, simple story that never seems to go out of style.

Review: The Missing Piece is hands-down, no-question, without-a-doubt my absolute favorite children's book! I first came across this book in the library of a Montisorri preschool when I was working as a sub. I read it to the preschoolers who enjoyed the...

Pros: cute beans.

Cons: monkey pants??

Review: This book is very simple, yet can be taken in several different ways, depending on how philisophical you are.
Its a sweet children's book, very cute and easy to understand.
who ever thought simple sketchings of shapes and smiley faces could...

Pros: simple and sweet for young children

Cons: might leave an adult zoning out afterward recalling past relationships

Review: I will always remember the first time I read this book. My son was giggling along with the silly rhymes that the circle was singing about finding it's missing piece while I found myself almost holding my breath in hopes that a suitable piece would be...

Pros: simple illustrations, interesting message

Cons: could be seen as anti-marriage if read a certain way

The Bottom Line: A little circle seeks and finds.

Review: When I think of Shel Silverstein, poetry is the first thing that always comes to mind. But I know from The Giving Tree that Silverstein penned some terrific prose stories as well. The Missing Piece is such a story. If you were to ...

Pros: A good lesson written in a style children will love.

Cons: A little short to be a book by itself. Other Silverstien books are packed!

Review: A short story teaching the merits of individualism told by a master of children's verse!

Shel Silverstein, who I first heard of as the writer behind the Johnny Cash hit song, 'A Boy named Sue', later became a well known and widely respected...