This is a Glamour Shot?
Quick - who is this and would you let him close to your kids? (nieces, nephews, grandkids etc?)
The cover should help you a bit here -
YIKES! If you didn't know who it was, you might call the authorities. Would you pick this picture to be on the back of a childs book?
Would you want to give your child nightmares?
It's children's book author Shel Silverstein. I know I’m treading on “holy” ground here for some folks. And I like “The Giving Tree” just as much as the next person – but when I flipped my son's book over EEEKS. Jump back. What the heck is THAT??????
That is a nice kindly Mr. Rogery children’s book author? THAT?
Yeee Gads. I know Shel takes a better picture than that, I've seen them.
Where the Sidewalk Ends has always seemed sort freaky deaky 70’s to me. Even when I was a 70s kid.
A Light in the Attic - same thing. Not my 'thang.'
No doubt a trailblazer. No doubt a thinker. But a scary lookin' one.
Something you might not know about Shel --- he wrote "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash. (was it because he grew up "Shel"???)
My favorite Children's Book (and author) "The Little House" by Virginia Lee Burton. (author of Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel)
What's YOURS???????
Cheers! Heidi
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My favorite was the Narnia series. I think I started reading them around 4th grade....it took me 3-4 re-readings to realize that they were based on the bible. Not that it is a bad thing, but kudos to CS Lewis for making morals fun!
"Harold & The Purple Crayon" was my favorite - not only does it encourage kids to draw on the walls, but the message I got was that you can create your own destiny!
shel silverstein also wrote a lot of lyrics for DR. HOOK. such as: freakin' at the freakers ball...
silverstein, in my opinion was an extremely talented individual :)
I like all Shel Silverstein's books. Especially Where the Sidewalk Ends.
And the book called "My Father's Dragon."
I can't find a copy of it anywhere. It was a childhood favorite.
My favorite book would have to be "Make Way for Ducklings" or "Blueberries for Sal" and as I got older naturally I fell in love with the "Little House on the Prarie" series.
I loved Shel Silverstein's books, but you're right... those are pretty freaky pics!
I read anything I could get my hands on when I was a kid.
My Father's Dragon and the sequels can be found in almost any well stocked bookstore and definately at your local library. The author is Ruth Stiles Gannett--I loved these books, too!
I also liked obscure books like M. M. Kayes' The Ordinary Princess; and The Just So stories. "them as takes cakes that the parsee man bakes makes terrible mistakes" :)
I didn't like poetry though and I have to say that the Giving Tree was incredably depressing and I was not a fan at all as a child.
I believe that Shel Silverstein is dead right, so why don't you quit picking on a dead gut and let him rest!
I believe that Shel Silverstein is dead right, so why don't you quit picking on a dead gut and let him rest!
i almost had the shock of my life... i actually thought that this was one of my portuguese friends, i can hardly believe how much they look-a-like. except for the fact that my friend was more good looking than this dude.i need to get a photo of him and send it to you. is there any "look like a celebraty" competitions that i could send this to?
Maurice Sendak's Where the Monsters Are is one of my all time favorite books from my childhood. Along with Jumanji, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, anything by Judy Bloom or Beverly Cleary, Avi and Asimov's kids' books.
My Favorite book was the one with the caterpiller that ate everything.
