Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein was a poet, songwriter, musician, screenwriter, and cartoonist among a myriad of other talents. Some of Shel's most memorable works include The Giving Tree—a story about the relationship between a young boy and a tree—and Where the Sidewalk Ends—a collection of some of his best children's poetry and illustrations. "I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls," Shel once said. "But I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance. So I started to draw and to write. By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me." Silverstein died in 1999, and for his most devoted fans, the sidewalk continues.
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casher1 12 years, 6 months ago
I was read his books as a child, just like my mother was. My Grandfather, a true gentlemen, would read her and her brother's and sister's Lafcadio out of a playboy.
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hazegrey36 12 years, 6 months ago
Awesome talent. Like Dr. Seuss, but darker.
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crjunkin 12 years, 6 months ago
Lafcadio; an underrated book of his that not everybody is aware of, although they should be.
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