“Do a loony-goony dance/ ’Cross the kitchen floor,/ Put something silly in the world/ That ain’t been there before.” —Shel Silverstein, “A Light in the Attic” World-renowned children’s author and poet ...

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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.” Though most of his ...