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2. Shel Silverstein - Wikipedia

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   Sheldon Allan Silverstein ( / ˈsɪlvərstiːn /; [1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the ...

3. Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back - Wikipedia

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   Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back, first published in 1963, is a children's story written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It is narrated by Shel Silverstein in the voice of a character named Uncle Shelby. History. Lafcadio first appeared in the pages of Playboy magazine in the November 1963 edition of the magazine. It was part of a long ...

4. Where the Sidewalk Ends - Wikipedia

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   309 and Aric. Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. [1] It was published by Harper and Row Publishers. The book's poems address common childhood concerns and also present fanciful stories and imaginative images. Silverstein's work is valued by people of all ages, primarily ...

5. Shel Silverstein was actually a Playboy columnist for over 40 ...

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   Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:18 PM. Shel Silverstein was actually a Playboy columnist for over 40 years. "And now, children, your Uncle Shelby is going to tell you a story about a very strange lion ...

6. The Giving Tree - Wikipedia

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   The Giving Tree is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, it has become one of Silverstein's best-known titles, and has been translated into numerous languages. This book has been described as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature"; the ...

7. Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book - Wikipedia

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   Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book. Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book ( ISBN 067121148X) is a satirical alphabet book by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1961, it is sometimes described as "subversive". The cover on some editions of the book read "A primer for adults only" while other editions read "A primer for tender young minds" instead.

8. Falling Up (poetry collection) - Wikipedia

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   Falling Up is a 1996 poetry collection primarily for children written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein [1] and published by HarperCollins. It is the third poetry collection published by Silverstein, following Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) and A Light in the Attic (1981), and the final one to be published during his lifetime, as he died just ...

9. 25 Minutes to Go - Wikipedia

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   "25 Minutes to Go" is a song by Shel Silverstein, from his 1962 album Inside Folk Songs. Lyrics. The song is literally "gallows humor", as it is sung by a man awaiting his own execution by hanging. Each verse consists of two lines, of which the first line is anything from humorous to poignant, and the second line is a minute-by-minute countdown.