Trick Question

By Hailey Bzdok and Shel Silverstein

A poetry book inspired by Shel Silverstein and dedicated to Shel Silverstein, Trick Question will remind you of the well-known author's quirky writing style. The lighthearted poems and illustrations will amuse and entertain all ages. No matter how far-fetched or off the wall, there is something for everyone to relate to. Whether it brings back a memory, strikes up a conversation, or simply generates a smile, Trick Question will find a way to brighten anyones day!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514418192

Hailey Bzdok

Hailey Bzdok, aged twenty, grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She participated in high school speech and is involved in local musicals and theater productions. She has an accounting AAS degree and is currently working toward a culinary diploma. At a young age, Hailey was influenced by well-known author Shel Silverstein. She has been creating poetry using his writing style for eight years and would like to share her work as a tribute to the beloved Shel that many readers miss.

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Copyright © 2015 by Hailey Bzdok.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Rev. date: 10/19/2015

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Contents

I’d Like a Salad

Computer Snacks

People Pile

The Traveling Itch

I’m Right, You’re Wrong

My Hair

Pieceful Puzzle

Cough Medicine

The Huge Tree

Tongs or a Spatula?

The Fish

Hunny Bunny

Necessary Chores

Lakes and Oceans

How Much?

Trick Question

Little Sticky Ball

School Bus

Hairstylist

Mom’s Cooking

Multi-Double-Jointed

Plan A-Z

Unfortunate Cake

Always Sick

The Happening

I Like, You Like

Faster

The Dent in My Head

Painting Walls

Holidays

Moo-squito

Industrial Snowflake

The Dirty Man

Ghost Town

The Official Rules of the Seasons

All Wrong

The Super Weed

Look Down

Animal Accident

Diseased

I Thought I Was Alone…

Trillion-Page Book

If I Was a Bird

Spell-Check the Dictionary

Manhole

Why?

Minnesota

Dentist

Flying Spider

Stuck in a Rut

Nasty, Disgusting, Filthy Waiter

Pebble at My Door

Mystery Child

Zoo after Hours

Elevator Ride

Glued

Look What I Did

Infinity

What’s the Word

Tangled

Mr. Moustache

Endless Buffet

When 6 Tripped

I’d Like a Salad

I’d like a salad, oh yes I would

I’d like a salad, but please if you could

Hold the lettuce and spinach

Hold the cucumbers and cheese

Hold the mushrooms and olives

Hold the nuts if you please

Hold the carrots and ranch

Hold the sprouts and tomato

Hold the meat and the peppers

Hold the avocado

Hold the croutons and onion

Hold the sunflower seeds

Hold the hard-boiled egg

Hold the radish and peas

Basically I want a bowl with a spoon

But I’m getting hungry, so please bring it soon

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Computer Snacks

You don’t need a snack machine

A computer works fine

You can get any snack

In half of the time

Just insert a dollar

Type in what you please

And it will come out

With the