Shel Silverstein

Few writers of the twentieth century have made nearly the same impact on the literary society than Sheldon Allan Silverstein. His writing encompasses a broad range of styles, from adult to children’s, comical to unusual. One of his most common styles was that of fantasy: actions and events that cannot logically happen. This style was evident in his works, the Loser, Thumb Face, Warning, Squishy Touch, and Skin Stealer. Through the description of these …

…poems enjoyable for both children and adults and will continue to delight his readers for years to come. Works Cited Friday, Sely. “Biography.” Shel Silverstein Collected Information. 1999. http://195.114.233.19/Silverstein/bio.html (25 Oct. 1999). (Author unknown). “Shel Silverstein Book Reviews.” Shel Silverstein’s Adult Works. 1999. http://www.banned-width.com/shel/misc/breviews.html (25 Oct. 1999). Silverstein, Shel (1974). Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York: Harper and Row. Silverstein, Shel (1981). A Light in the Attic. New York: Harper and Row.