He tells the reader that "Mommy loves the baby more than she loves you", and he uses the letter "E", first, to discourage the reader from ever wanting to eat eggs, and then, to encourage the reader to throw eggs up to the ceiling:Į is for egg. Silverstein urges the reader to keep termites as pets, play hopscotch with real Scotch whisky and give their father a haircut while he sleeps. A portion of the book originally appeared in a slightly different form in Playboy magazine.
Much of the humor derives from a cynical drive to give the reader misleading, harmful advice. The cover on some editions of the book read "A primer for adults only" while other editions read "A primer for tender young minds" instead.
First published in 1961, it is sometimes described as "subversive". Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book ( ISBN 067121148X) is a satirical alphabet book by Shel Silverstein.
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