The family of the beloved children's poet has released Every Thing On It, a collection of playful, previously unpublished poems and drawings. "I... Shel Silverstein's Poems Live On In 'Every Thing' ...

We grew up reading the delightful writings of Shel Silverstein in works like “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and we still cry at the end of “The Giving Tree,” so we’re overjoyed to learn that a new book of ...

Verse is an inextricable part of human existence. We start exposing children to it from the moment they're born, through lullabies, Dr. Seuss books, and Sesame Street segments. But when you look back ...

Many of us fondly remember Shel Silverstein as the voice of our childhoods. We were lulled by the amiable content of collections like Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic and The Giving Tree.

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WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter. When Shel Silverstein wrote the poem “Years From Now,” he seemed to know ...

When Shel Silverstein wrote the poem "Years From Now," he seemed to know that one day he'd be gone but that his playful words and images would still be making children happy. "I cannot see your face," ...