PowerPoint Presentation - Shel Silverstein

							Shel Silverstein

      By
      Zoe
              Shel’s Works
• Shel began writing and drawing when he was in
  the army in the 1950s.

• He has written many children’s books, but he
  originally started out as an adult author.

• Shel also wrote music for famous singers such
  as Johnny Cash. He worked with other famous
  singers, too.
                Shel’s Books
• Shel wrote Where the
  Sidewalk Ends, Lafcadio:
  The Lion Who Shot Back,
  Falling Up, A Light in the
  Attic, A Giraffe and a
  Half, Who Wants a Cheap
  Rhinoceros?, The Missing
  Piece, The Missing Piece
  Meets the Big O, The
  Giving Tree, and his adult
  books, Grab Your Socks,
  and Uncle Shelby’s ABZ
  Book.
Shel’s Songs
      • Shel wrote and helped
        write many songs. He
        wrote Hairy Jazz, Inside
        Folk Songs, I’m So Good I
        Don’t Have to Brag, Drain
        My Brain, A Boy Named
        Sue, Ned Kelly: Original
        Motion Picture Soundtrack,
        Inside Shel Silverstein,
        Freakin’ at the Freakers
        Ball, and many more.
          Shel’s Play Writing
• Shel began writing plays
  1981. His first play was
  The Lady or the Tiger
  Show. It was produced at
  the Ensemble Studio
  Theaters annual festival
  for one act plays.
Shel’s First Children’s Books
               Shel was never planning on
               being a children’s author.
               His friend, Tomi Ungerger,
               took him to Ursula
               Nedstrom’s office to show
               him he could be. Ursula
               agreed with Tomi so Shel
               started writing for kids. He
               became a big success with
               children and parents.
              Shel’s Late Life
During his late life, Shel
wrote Falling Up. Two
years later, Shel was
hospitalized because of a
heart attack. He survived
one more year. Sadly, he
died May 9, 1999. His
only survivors are his son,
Matthew, and his sister,
Peggy Myers. Him and his
works will always be
remembered.
The End