SHEL SILVERSTEIN

WHERE HE IS FROM

• United States of America
• Illinois
• Chicago

BIRTH/DEATH DATES

• His Birthday is September 25 1930
• He died on May 10 1999
• He was 68
• He died due to a massive heart attack

HIS OTHER OCCUPATIONS

• He was an ...
• Author, poet, cartoonest,
• Songwriter and play writer
• He was also in the army

HIS FAMILY

• He had a daughter named Shoshanna
• She died in 1982 at age 11 due to a heart attack
• He also had another son named Mathew in 1984

AWARDS

• He won a grammy in 1970
• He won for the song a boy named sue
• He also won a couple other ones

WHAT HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR

• He was best known for his children's books
• His writing for children was often silly, funny and a little strange
• He did not start out writing children's books

EXAMPLE OF HIS WRITING