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Shel Silverstein

Quotations

“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 thing 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”

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, 1930

Began writing when he was 12Enjoyed playing outside but had no athletic

abilityEnlisted in the army when he was 20Served in Korea and JapanBecame a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes

Newspaper

Biography

When he got out of the Army, he begandrawing cartoons for magazines such as Look and Sports Illustrated

During the 1950s, Silverstein began to write and explore with music

Published his own books of cartoons Recorded his first album, Hairy Jazz

(1959) Made more than 12 albums

Biography

In 1963 he met Ursula Nordstrom who encouraged him to write children’s books.

The Giving Tree has been translated into more than 30 languages because it is so popular and the theme is widely discussed.

This book was originally rejected because they did not think it would be successful

He found somebody to publish it, and this book became his most popular piece of work.

Biography

Wrote “A Boy Named Sue”, which Johnny Cash sang and made popular

Wrote songs for movies

Biography

Wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends in the 1970s and A Light in the Atiic in 1981

Both won many awardsWrote Falling Up and

Draw a Skinny Elephant in the 90s.

Passed away on May 10, 1999 from a hart attack in Key West Florida

List of Poem Books

A Giraffe and a HalfA Light in the AtticDon’t Bump the Glup: And other FantasiesEvery Thing on ItFalling UpLafcadio: the Lion Who Shot BackRunny Babbit: A Billy SookThe Giving TreeThe Missing PieceWhere the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & DrawingsWho Wants a Cheap Rinoceros?

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Related Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silversteinhttp://www.shelsilverstein.comhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799060/

Resources

http://www.biography.com/people/shel-silverstein-9483912#awesm=~oDMlOQYlUAkPXX

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/435477.Shel_Silverstein

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/shel-silverstein#cart/cleanup