From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece, a charming fable that gently explores the nature of searching and fulfillment. There was a piece missing. And it was not happy. What it finds on its quest for the missing piece is told simply and touchingly. This imaginative and heartwarming book can be read on many levels, and Silverstein's iconic illustrations and humor will delight fans of all ages. So it set out to find its missing piece. And as it rolled along, it sang this song: Oh, I'm searching for my missing piece, I'm searching for my missing piece. Hi-dee-ho, here I go, searching for my missing piece. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book by Shel Silverstein.