about shel silverstein
*Shel Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, IL
*Shel was a poet, singer, musician, cartoonist, screenwriter, and composer
*He was Jewish
*He won 2 Grammies for a song he wrote
*Famous for many of his books
*had one sibling named Peggy
*He was never married
*was in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002
*won a Quill award for a children's book
*He met Ursala Nordstrom in 1963 who convinced him to start writing
*His full name was Sheldon
*He studied music at Roosevelt University
*On May 10, 1999 in Key West, Flordia Shel had a heart attack and died
* Some people called him Uncle Shelby
*Shel was a poet, singer, musician, cartoonist, screenwriter, and composer
*He was Jewish
*He won 2 Grammies for a song he wrote
*Famous for many of his books
*had one sibling named Peggy
*He was never married
*was in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002
*won a Quill award for a children's book
*He met Ursala Nordstrom in 1963 who convinced him to start writing
*His full name was Sheldon
*He studied music at Roosevelt University
*On May 10, 1999 in Key West, Flordia Shel had a heart attack and died
* Some people called him Uncle Shelby