Most of us remember Shel Silverstein primarily as the author of books of lovably loopy kids' poetry like Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. But Silverstein, who died in 1999, was also a ...

“Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “The Giving Tree,” and “A Light in the Attic” may be the best known titles from the pen of Shel Silverstein. But what do we associate with Shel Silverstein, the playwright?

“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 ...

July 10, 2009 Millennium Park will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a blockbuster event of song and spoken word called SHELebration: A Tribute to Shel Silverstein. This night of song and ...

"And now, children, your Uncle Shelby is going to tell you a story about a very strange lion -- in fact, the strangest lion I have ever met ..." - Shel Silverstein I can still recall the sing-song ...

First published in 1981, Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic was the first children’s book to reach the New York Times bestseller list, where it appeared a total of 182 weeks. Next month, ...

The 7 PM event will be presented on the main stage in Central Park as part of the SummerStage series. Doors open at 6 PM. Hal Willner created Shelebration! A Tribute to the Works of Shel Silverstein, ...

From Playboy cartoonist to children’s book author (A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends) to hit songwriter, Shel Silverstein covered a lot of creative ground throughout his life. But he ...