Shel Silverstein1930-1999

What We Know About Shel SilversteinFull Name: Sheldon Allan SilversteinBirthday: September 25, 1930Birthplace: Chicago, IllinoisEducation: Roosevelt University

Began writing at 12 years old. Served in the Korean WarWorked as a cartoonist for U. S Army’s Stars and Stripes magazine before writing for children

Shel Silverstein: cartoonist, illustrator, poet, author, and songwriter.

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The Giving Tree (1964)

Shel Silverstein’s Publications

Don’t Bump the Glump (1964)

Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros? (1964)

A Giraffe and A Half (1964)

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974)

Lafcadio, the Lion who Shot Back

(1963)

The Missing Piece Meets the Big O (1981)

The Missing Piece (1976)

Everything On It (2011)

Shel Silverstein’s Publications

Falling Up (1996)

Runny Babbit (2005)

A Light in the Attic (1981)

Memorable Words from Shel Silverstein“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to

the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut

it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how

much you give 'em.”

“She had blue skin,And so did he.He kept it hid

And so did she.They searched for blue

Their whole life through,Then passed right by-

And never knew.”

“There are no happy endings.Endings are the saddest part,

So just give me a happy middle

And a very happy start.”

“If there is a book you

want to read but isn`t

written yet, write it.”

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More Shel Silverstein

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• 1973 Giving Tree Animated Movie

• Reading Rockets

• Kid's Place

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Author Study Nook:

Shel Silverstein

Collection of works, including US Army Stars & Stripes Magazine (if attainable). I had to fill in with what I had.

Guitar to symbolize his career as a songwriter and books we would focus on and base activities on. The blanket would be a permanent item of our “reading nook”.