Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein was a man of many hats. The hats were all made up of the arts in which he took taste for. From his cartoons to his folk and country songs. From his very crude and adult work on the stage to doing children's poetry. Shel was not only a man of brilliant talent, but also a bizarre creature unlike of any man. He didn’t start off with talent as a kid however. Shel was born September 25, 1930 in the heart of Chicago, Illinois. As a child he did not possess many…

Cold Sassy Tree is a book that centers on Will Tweedy and a scandalous event in his family. Will has a grandfather, Rucker E. Blakeslee, who has married a young woman, Love Simpson, after the recent death of his beloved wife. Will is caught in the middle of this situation and is trying to make the best of the wrongdoing in the family. Tweedy, who is pressured by the position he is in, has still been loving for his grandfather and also helpful around his house. Will Tweedy is caring,…

ave you ever read the book The Giving Tree? Well it is one the most read children's books. If you have never read the book the giving tree then you should look into it. Then people would say why would I read this book It is a children's book. So what if it is a children's book it still is a good book. In the book The Giving Tree the thesis is, it is better to give than receive and you will be happy if you give. But if you give to much that could be a bad thing. The tree would always give to the…

The poem “Whatif” by Shel Silverstein can be interpreted in many ways but is seen mainly as a children’s poem. Silverstein began writing as a child and slowly developed his own style. He started his career as a cartoonist and also a songwriter. Later, his friend urged him to begin writing children’s books. In this poem, Silverstein expresses his thoughts in a child-like way to reach out to the audience and talk about the whatif’s of life. This poem is a battle between a child and the late night…

MAKING A POINT. "Max is a tree that stood". The third to fifth paragraphs of Aparani Taylor's short story, "Max Who" introduced a very wise, loyal and humble character "Max Walker". The narrator presents the Facts and the actions that Max performs to inform the reader to describe Max as a wise, loyal and humble person. Max deserves recognition but no one in the text recognised. This idea persuades the reader to recognise people like Max and show appreciation. The narrator has conveyed these…

The character Tree-ear in the story A Single Shard is a poor orphan boy from Korea who lives in Ch’ulp’o with a wise elderly man named Crane-man and worked for Min the master potter that had several different characteristic changes and also even mental changes. From the beginning from the end of the novel A Single Shard. In the beginning, he is more timid and hesitant than he was in contrast with the end when he is more brave and forward thinking. Tree-ear was a curious kid at the beginning…

Literacy Essay I wonder what it would be like to want a friend so badly that you would give them everything you had so that you could be friends. Well that is what the tree in “The giving tree is doing.” From what the book had said the tree desired to have someone to be friends with so she gave him everything to be friends. We all want something, whether it’s something simple or big. The tree wanted a friend to stay with her forever, so that she could be happy, but the boy grew older and he was…

Dirty Face by Shel Silverstein is about the things that have made this certain child have a dirty face. The child goes into listing crazy situations that they claim to have done. The possible reason as to why the adult asks how the child got their face so dirty is because they want to reflect on what it was like to be a child and not have the responsibilities of an adult. As a child, you do what you please, even if it may result in being dirty. On the other hand, an adult has a more structured…

Have you ever wondered what a strong or weak tree would look like or act like? Some are wondering whether the tree in The Giving Tree poem is strong or weak. More people tend to lean more towards the strong side of the argument. The tree is strong because it gives away all of itself and still lives, and is always happy. The tree is strong because it gives away itself and still lives well. In the poem, she gives the boy everything that she has. When the boy was in need of money, she gave him her…

“Picture Puzzle Piece” by Shel Silverstein has an optimistic, thoughtful, and almost whimsical tone throughout this poem. His tone helps establish the theme of this poem, which is to state that something so insignificant, like an old wet puzzle piece has endless possibilities to become beautiful or amazing. In the last two lines of the poem Silverstein writes, “Nothing has more possibilities than one old wet picture puzzle piece.” Silverstein writes for an audience of young children so by making…