Shel Silverstein

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Shel Silverstein - United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999)

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I love anything by Robert Munsch, Roald Dahl, and Shel Silverstein.

For kids growing in a multi cultural society

com/poem/8538951-Snowball-by-Shel-Silverstein) Snowball " by Shel Silverstein

O Christmas Poet-Tree

She named it 'The Giving Tree,' from a popular children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein (Harper and Row, 1964).

From clinical gaze to artistic eye

But I'm reminded of a Shel Silverstein poem called Melinda Mae.

Low Hanging Fruit: Marketing Data Outside Your Core System

Another fun read-out-loud book is anything by Shel Silverstein.

Rearing readers

At the conclusion of the children's book The Giving Tree, written by Shel Silverstein in 1964, the boy sits in companionship with the tree that sacrificed so much, and the tree is happy.

Seeing the past with the grateful eye of the soul

Described by its author, Shel Silverstein, as a simple story of a relationship between two people, (2) The Giving Tree reads like a children's book while offering much food for thought.

The Giving Tree

As teacher librarians, it is our job to promote poetry and help teachers find and use poetry beyond the familiar, funny, and favorite Shel Silverstein or Jack Pretlusky poems.

Promote the poetry!

Next I like it because it was written by Shel Silverstein.

My favorite book

Singer-songwriter Cathryn Craig hails from Richmond, Virginia, and is no stranger to Tennessee's Nashville recording studios, having worked with Chet Atkins, The Righteous Brothers, Shel Silverstein and Nanci Griffith.

At 20, Sunjay's stage presence belies his years; fOlK

This by American poet Shel Silverstein says it all: Said the little boy "Sometimes I drop my spoon" Said the old man "I do that too" The little boy whispered "I wet my pants" I do that too, laughed the old man Said the little boy "I often cry" The old man nodded "So do I" "But worst of all", said the boy "grown ups don't pay attention to me "I know what you mean," said the little old man.

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This poem by Shel Silverstein says it all: Said the little boy "Sometimes I drop my spoon"/ Said the old man "I do that too"/ The little boy whispered "I wet my pants"/I do that too, laughed the old man/Said the little boy "I often cry"/The old man nodded "So do I"/"But worst of all", said the boy "grown ups don't pay attention to me/"I Know what you mean," said the little old man.