The Missing Piece

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

It was missing a piece.

And it was not happy.

So it set off in search

of its missing piece.

And as it rolled

it sang this song -

Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

Hi-dee-ho, here I go,

Lookin' for my missin' piece.What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told in this fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. Supports the Common Core State Standards

It was missing a piece.

And it was not happy.

So it set off in search

of its missing piece.

And as it rolled

it sang this song -

Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

Hi-dee-ho, here I go,

Lookin' for my missin' piece.What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told in this fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment.Supports the Common Core State Standards

About the Author

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.