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From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, acclaimed creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes a boy's tribute to a perfectly unexpected pet: a rhinoceros. In this cherished classic, published for the first... Read Full Overview

A rhino makes the best kind of friend in this 50th Anniversary Edition of a cherished classic from Shel Silverstein. Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rhinoceros? Shel Silverstein's loving look at the joys of rhino... Read Full Overview

Shel Silverstein Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros? Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rhinoceros? Shel Silverstein's loving look at the joys of rhino ownership may convince you to be the one lucky kid to take home this... Read Full Overview

There are lots of things a cheap rhinoceros can do around the house. He can be used as a coat hanger, he is a terrific back-scratcher, and best of all, he is easy to love, in this new edition of Silverstein's classic. Illustrations.

"This revised and expanded edition of the original 1964 work provides a delightful showcase for Silverstein's humor. It seems that there is this rhinoceros for sale . . . cheap . . . and there are any number of unusual but practical advantages to having one . . . Silverstein's... Read Full Overview