"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.

Hardback 105pp h229mm x w190mm x s19mm 499g 53ill.

First published 1976.

"The missing piece sat alone
waiting for someone
to come along
and take it somewhere...."

The different ones it encounters - and what it discovers in its helplessness - are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel Silverstein.

Hardback 98pp h222mm x w184mm x s15mm 499g illustrations

First published 1981.