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FAST FACTS


1. Shel Silverstein began drawing cartoons while serving in the Armed Forces in Japan and Korea in 1950.


2. It took 4 years to get one of his most popular books, THE GIVING TREE, published because of its sad ending and appeal to readers of all ages making it difficult to categorize.


3. He wrote a number of highly popular songs for performers like Johnny Cash, Dr. Hook, and Waylon Jennings.


4. Silverstein's narration of… Continue

WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein

If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer,

A wisher, a liar,

A hope-er, a pray-er,

A magic bean buyer …

Come in … for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. You’ll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Sto… Continue

THE GIVING TREE

by Shel Silverstein

'Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.'

So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want… Continue

Awards, Honors

1974 New York Times Outstanding Book Award for Where The Sidewalk Ends
1981 Michigan Young Readers' Award for Where The Sidewalk Ends
1981 School Library Journal Best Books award for A Light In The Attic
1982 International Reading Association's Children's Choice award for The Missing Piece Meets The Big O
1983 Buckeye award for A Light In The Attic
1984 George G. Stone award for A Light In The Attic and Where The Sid… Continue