Silverstein's Official Site for Kids is a joy to play around in.
Shel Silverstein (born Sheldon Allan Silverstein in 1930) is best known for his quirky children's poetry and stories, but he also wrote, composed and drew for grownups. His award-winning children's books include "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in the
"Silverstein's work, which he illustrated himself, is characterized by a deft mixing of the sly and the serious, the macabre and the just plain silly.
"Silverstein's flair for fun, tinged with a bit of naughtiness, makes his books enormously popular with kids.
In 2005, six years after Silverstein's death, two new works were released: a CD with many of his most loved poems and songs, and a book of previously unpublished spoonerism rhymes "Runny Babbit.
Silverstein's Official Site for Kids is a joy to play around in, and is my pick of the day.
Underwater Land is an audio CD of seventeen underwater songs, written by Silverstein and sung by his long-time friend Pat Daily "for minnows of all ages.
