《嚮上跌瞭一跤》是一本充滿童趣和想象力的繪本詩集。因為“一跤跌到瞭半空”，呈現在我們眼前的景象便大不相同：沒有顔料，就用不同顔色的食物來畫畫；為瞭不被動物關進“人物園”，你必須也假扮成動物；對眼睛有益的鬍蘿蔔為什麼降低瞭我的視力……擅於變換角度看世界、想問題的謝爾，從司空見慣的行為和事物裏，從耳熟能詳的傳說和典故中找笑點，帶領我們感受到瞭其中所蘊藏著的彆樣而豐富的趣味。 Millie McDeevit screamed a scream

So loud it made her eyebrows steam.

She screamed so loud

Her jawbone broke,

Her tongue caught fire,

Her nostrils smoked... Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold. 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. 1996 Children's Books (NY Public Library)

Editor's Chice 1996 (Booklist)

1997 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)

1997 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

Children's Choices for 1997 (IRA/CBC)