Shel Silverstein

by Ruth K. MacDonald

Shel Silverstein has achieved unprecedented success and longevity in a highly competitive field of childrens poetry. In these collections Silverstein addresses lifes pleasures and pitfalls by focusing on a schoolchilds humor; employing simple cartoons and mischievous jokes, he mentions the unmentionable but never preaches. Silverstein has brought poetry to generations of children who would otherwise avoid it. In this first book-length study devoted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805716068
• ISBN13: 9780805716061
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

An interesting scholarly point of view

Ruth K. MacDonald's book deals mostly with Shel Silverstein's career as a children's author, which is hardly surprising as it is where he is most popular. The pleasant surprise is that she does tackle his career as a cartoonist and songwriter in some (but not a lot, admittedly) detail. There are factual errors and a few typos, but all in all, not a bad book to read. Specifically designed for the university student or scholar, although it's certainly not above the masses.