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Shel Silverstein (1930-99) was a popular American poet, cartoonist, musician, singer-songwriter, and man of many artistic talents. His most enduring poems are those which he wrote for younger readers.
- “Invitation” Where the Sidewalk Ends.
- “Runny’s Heading Rabits” Runny Babbit.
- “Homework Machine” A Light in the Attic.
- “For Sale” Where the Sidewalk Ends.
- The Little Boy And The Old Man. in Famous Family Poems. Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) is a poet known for his wonderful and funny poems for children.
- Sick. in Famous Children Poems. When children don’t want to do something, they come up with every excuse they can think of to get out of it. There are many kinds of sicknesses children try to convince their parents they have been afflicted with in order to get out of going to school.
- Hug O' War. in Famous Friendship Poems. Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) wove lessons into his poems for children. In Hug O' War, he shares the importance of showing kindness to others instead of trying to overpower them.
- Snowball. in Famous Children Poems. Shel Silverstein's (1930-1999) comedic genius is demonstrated in this short, funny poem that is sure to bring a smile to children of all ages and adults as well.
- Smart Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Snowball Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Dirty Face Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Messy Room Poem by Shel Silverstein
- 100.000 Pennies Poem by Shel Silverstein
- 25 Minutes to Go Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Where The Sidewalk Ends Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Whatif Poem by Shel Silverstein
- The Giving Tree Poem by Shel Silverstein
- Sick Poem by Shel Silverstein
My dad gave me one dollar bill 'Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause two is more than one! Shel Silverstein understands children and knows how they think. Children don’t know the units; they just know that 2 is bigger than 1 and 3 is bigger than 2. And they can’t understand the face expressions people make, jus...
I made myself a snowball As perfect as could be. I thought I'd keep it as a pet And let it sleep with me. I made it some pajamas And a pillow for its head. Then last night it ran away, But first it wet the bed. This poem is about how children can make friends from anything, whether it is a toy, a snow ball or nothing. Children have big imaginations...
Where did you get such a dirty face, My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in the dirt And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt. This poem shows us how children would do anything to have fun. They don’t care about being sweaty, being tired or being dirty. They just have fun.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair, And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. This poem shows us that children know what is wrong and what is right, they know how a room should be like but when it comes to their room, they don’t want to clean it up.
I broke into the bank on Sunday, You should see the money I got. I couldn't drag it home 'til Monday, 'Cause it sure weighed an awful lot. This poem is about a man who has 100.000 dollars worth of pennies but can’t use them because a man with this much pennies would draw attention. So he is rich but lives like a poor.
They're buildin' the gallows outside my cell. I got 25 minutes to go. And in 25 minutes I'll be in Hell. I got 24 minutes to go. Most of the poems were for children though this isn’t. This one tells the last 25 minutes of a man who is about to get hanged. It is really sad to picturize that man’s last 25 minutes.
There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white, and there the sun burns crimson bright, and there the moon-bird rests from his flight to cool in the peppermint wind. This poem shows us how children can come up with creative stuff to leave these dark streets and narrowing buildings. At...
Last night, while I lay thinking here, some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song: This poem tells us a situation that everyone experienced at least once in their lifetime. Just before we go to sleep, we doubt ourselves thinking “What if I can’t pass the test?” or “What if I can’t m...
Once there was a tree.... and she loved a little boy. And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest. The tree is the boy’s parents. When he is young, he spends all of his time his parents, but as he grows, he spends less time with his parents and he visits them only when he nee...
"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. This poem is about a girl named Peggy Ann Mckay who pretends to be sick so she wouldn’t go to school and stay home instead like most of the children. As t...
Silverstein’s poems and stories are accompanied by his simple yet energetic pen-and-ink illustrations. The Giving Tree , a fable about a lifelong relationship between a boy and a tree, has become a classic in the canon of children’s literature and has sold over five million copies.
Dec 16, 2022 · Shel Silverstein is one of the most commonly-read children’s poets, known for his popular anthology, Where the Sidewalk Ends. Assign these Shel Silverstein poems to engage students in a rigorous and compelling study of figurative language in poetry.
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Shel Silverstein’s poems are noted for their use of young characters, youthful depictions of the world, creatures, daydreams, and clever use of nonsense language in the vein of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.
