But to understand how Silverstein became what Leonard S. Marcus described as the “troubadour king” of children’s literature, we need to zoom out a bit. “Shel Silverstein is more or less ...

When my mom first mentioned her past objection to Shel Silverstein, I assumed she was the only person in the world who had a problem with his poetry. I was wrong. A cursory Internet search placed ...

They now have an illustrated book of poetry called Words with Wings and Magic Things. "One of the ways I describe this book is Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids," says Burgess, who remembers ...

Produced by Sara Curtis Edited by Wendy Dorr Featuring Elisabeth Egan Engineered by Diane Wong Shel Silverstein was best ... Giving Tree” and his books of poetry, including “Where the Sidewalk ...