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​Shel Silverstein (4 sites)

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 * 1) Sheldon Allan Silverstein (1930-1999) (Known also as Uncle Shelly)
 * 2) as child wanted to play baseball or have a thing with girls but he was only good and writing and drawing.
 * 3) developed his own style of drawing, no one to copy
 * 4) didnt start writing for children until 1963.
 * 5) Became famous for childrens writing when "The Giving Tree" was published in 1964 (book was rejected by editor because "it feel between childrens and adults literature"
 * 6) Religious lessons were based on the giving tree. The tree gave and the boy took and took. Inspired for their church sermons.
 * 7) wrote for singers: BOTTOM
 * 8) 1974 published poems for children, Where the sidewalk ends; this brought him up to the Dr Suess and Edward Lear "level"
 * 9) people had many interpretations of "The Giving Tree" Men taking from women, people taking from people
 * 10) 1996 Falling up was published
 * 11) not well known comic artists were inspired by him
 * 12) The Giving Tree was published in 1964
 * 13) 13-20 Below:
 * "A Boy Named Sue" (Johnny Cash, 1969)
 * "One's On The Way"
 * "The Unicorn" (Irish Rovers)
 * "Boa Constrictor"
 * "So Good To So Bad"
 * "Sylvia's Mother" (Dr. Hook, 1972)
 * "The Great Conch Train Robbery"
 * "Yes, Mr. Rogers"

New York Times (Print)

Honan, William. "Shel Silverstein, Zany Writer and Cartoonist, Dies at 67 ." //New York Times// 11 May 1999: n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2010. .
 * 1) wrote childrens poetry (with his own illustrations)
 * 2) impacted childrens literature rather than adult.
 * 3) his books became popular with children, took up bookstore shelves
 * 4) Silverstein was a cartoonist, playwright, singer and songwriter at one point in time.
 * 5) Contributed cartoons to playboy & wrote nine adult plays, hired by Hugh Hefner
 * 6) Poems had a naughty and silliness children loved
 * 7) influences second grade children to read
 * 8) influences philosophers to work with children
 * 9) (helped helped child development thearapists discover children under 12 were not capable of reasoning.
 * 10) his writtings were transfered to like 40 different languages
 * 11) Wrote a boy named sue.

__ Sirs Discoverer __
 * 1) Drew cartoons in the army for "stars and stripes"
 * 2) Wrote a boy named Sue, for Johnny Cash. (inspired the country music community)
 * 3) Didnt want to write for children, friend took him to an editors office who liked his drawings.
 * 4) Imagined what things looked like to children and wrote his poetry to apply to them.
 * 5) Included gross things in his poetry that made children laugh.

Answers.com (internet resource) "Shel Silverstein." __Britannica Concise Encyclopedia__. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1994-2010. //Answers.com// 29 Apr. 2010. [] & Senick, Gerald. "Something About the Author." //Literature Review//. Gale Research, 1983. Web. 29 Apr 2010.


 * 1) The Lion who shot back, important book
 * 2) Memorable for his characters
 * 3) He didnt start out as a big influence when he first started to write and draw
 * 4) "literary cult figure"
 * 5) He didnt have anyone who inspired him, he came up with his own styles.
 * 6) He had to be convinced to write for children, it didnt come to mind at first
 * 7) His black and white images are a part of his poetry
 * 8) "his poems read like that of a fourth grader writing in the back of his notebook"
 * 9) His books were widely found in elementary schools to teach children about poetry.
 * 10) The Giving Tree inspired preachers and their Christians during sunday sermons
 * 11) his books transferred the way american poetry was taught in schools.
 * 12) Makes children feel like they have found a grown up who understand them.
 * 13) Some of his wrings have been misinterpreted.
 * 14) He is also known for the lady or the tiger
 * 15) First became noticed when in the military
 * 16) Created drawings for playboy
 * 17) Drew cartoons for Sports Illustrated
 * 18) Composed many "Adult Rated" songs
 * 19) Simply signed his books at times with SS
 * 20) began drawing at the age of five
 * 21) work became his habbit.
 * 22) By the time he was attracting women, he was already too involved with his work.
 * 23) attended Art Institute of Chigago
 * 24) he never expected that children would understand he was writing to them
 * 25) Children were most effected by his writings.
 * 26) Wasnt good at sports,
 * 27) Since he wasnt good at sports, its how he ended up writing and drawing
 * 28) Drawing was something he was really good at
 * 29) Worked with Hugh Hefner.
 * 30) he inspired many song artists, because he wrote their lyrics.
 * 31) He was on Radio talk shows, where he was interviewed.
 * 32) Worked in drama and acting.
 * 33) wrote scrips to plays and acted them.

"Shel Silverstein." //Answers.com// 2006: n. pag. Web. 30 Apr 2010. .

B, Tiffany. "The Write Stuff." //My Life in Curves// (2009): n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2010. . 1. Tiffany B- inspired to become a poetry writer at age 6 because of 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. Shel Silverstein Washington Post Article- [] Put the laughs in literature.

helped young readers develope an appreciation for poetry.