Then there is Shel Silverstein, children’s book author.” By the time Silverstein died in 1999 , at 68, his songs had been recorded by Judy Collins, Marianne Faithfull and Waylon Jennings.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A new collection of never-before-seen poems and drawings by Shel ...

Shel Silverstein, who died in 1999 and would have celebrated his 81 st birthday later this month, was a prolific perfectionist. As he said in an interview with the US Army newspaper Stars ...

"Every Thing On It" features a collection of unpublished poetry and drawings by the late children's poet and storyteller. Sept. 21, 2011, 12:27 AM UTC / Source: NBCBayArea.com Twelve years after ...

WOOSTER, Ohio – Marcy Campbell penned her new book “The More You Give” in response to Shel Silverstein’s popular, divisive children’s book “The Giving Tree.” Published by Knopf ...

Shel Silverstein was best known for children’s classics like “The Giving Tree” and his books of poetry, including “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Falling Up” and “A Light in the Attic.” ...

Shel Silverstein is known for his whimsical and twisted children's poetry, compiled in books such as Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic.However, the Chicago native had many talents ...

Their seeds of discontent would land Shel Silverstein and his next book of poetry on the American Library Association’s list of 100 most banned books of the 1990s. Televangelist Jerry Falwell ...

The Seattle branch of the Bushwick Book Club asks performers to ponder a book, then create a song about it for a book-loving crowd. Shows for kids and adults are on tap March 19 and 20, ...

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

From a vintage library robot to characters straight out of a Shel Silverstein book, Nick Yokanovich’s thigh tattoos spark a sense of nostalgia with a black-and-white comic book style. “I loved ...

But picture books must also be read by adults, who, depending on the text, may not be quite as charmed. ... Shel Silverstein was a master at sneaking insights into children’s poetry.