Who is Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. Though perhaps best known for his children's books, Silverstein did not limit his audience to children. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, notably the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book, under the stylized name "Uncle Shelby", which he used as an occasional pen name.As a children's author, some of his most acclaimed works include The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and...
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Shel Silverstein Poems
- Der Verlierer
Mama sagte, ich würde meinen Kopf verlieren
wenn es nicht befestigt war.
Heute war es wohl nicht
Denn beim Spielen mit meinem Cousin ... - El Perdedor
Mamá dijo que perdería la cabeza
si no estaba fijado
Hoy supongo que no fue
porque mientras jugaba con mi primo ... - Le Perdant
Maman a dit que je perdrais la tête
s'il n'était pas fixé.
Aujourd'hui je suppose que ce n'était pas
Parce qu'en jouant avec mon cousin ... - Terrible
Quelqu'un a mangé le bébé.
C'est plutôt triste à dire.
Quelqu'un a mangé le bébé
Alors elle ne sera pas dehors pour jouer. ... - Schrecklich
Jemand hat das Baby gegessen.
Es ist ziemlich traurig zu sagen.
Jemand hat das Baby gegessen
Sie wird also nicht zum Spielen ausgehen. ...
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Never 49 Time 44 Away 36 I Love You 34 Love 34 Long 32 Hear 31 Night 30 Head 28 Baby 26Shel Silverstein Quotes
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Tailortune: dr. hook and the medicine show perform shel silverstein's cover of the rolling stone as today's tailoortune.Danenbarger: a summary and analysis of shel silverstein’s ‘where the sidewalk ends’
Mraustinn: "anything can happen, child. anything can be."- shel silverstein
Oliecoen: shel silverstein wrote johnny cash’s hit ‘a boy named sue’.
V1rtual0v3r: shel silverstein looked so scary to me as a child and i thought it was just a product of my dumb child brain so i looked up a picture of him for the first time in nearly 10 years and my case still stands.
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your name: are we not gonna talk about how horrifying skin stealer is
Lucas Roberson: like him a lot.
Chloe.J.Natale: Ah, Shel Silverstein.
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