Tomi Ungerer encouraged Shel Silverstein to begin creating works for children.
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Although Shel Silverstein was a successful cartoonist, playwright, and singer/songwriter, he is probably best known for his children's books, which include several poetry collections as well as the classic picture book THE GIVING TREE. He began his career, however, when, as a member of the armed forces, he worked as a cartoonist for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. When Silverstein ended his military career, he began cartooning for Playboy magazine, and his work for that publication res more...
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09/25/1930 Chicago, Illinois, Great Lakes States, United States,
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I read this book to my daughter every couple of months, we never get tired of it.