What makes Shel Silverstein child’s delight?

               Shel Silverstein wrote memorable poetry for young readers. Silverstein was born on September 25th, 1930 in Chicago, US. He took to writing and drawing in his childhood days.

               His collections of poetry were hugely popular. Where the ‘Side-walk Ends’ won the Michigan Young Readers Award in 1974. Silverstein went on to win the School Library Journal Best Books Award in 1982 for ‘A Light in the Attic’.

               ‘Falling Up’ and ‘Don’t Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies’ were widely read. Silverstein penned children’s classics such as ‘Uncle Shelby’s story of Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back’, ‘The Giving Tree’, ‘A Giraffe and a Half’, and ‘The Missing Piece Meets the Big O’. ‘Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?’ was an early work written under the pen name, Uncle Shelby.

               His books sold more than 20 million copies, and have been read in translation in over 30 languages.

               He has also written one-act plays for children. His songs won two Grammy Awards. He was nominated for Golden Globe as well as the Academy Award. Shel Silverstein passed away on May 10th, 1999.