What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime?

Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music as we bring the poetry of Shel Silverstein to life. Meet us at Fairmount (3000 Fairmount Street) on Thursday, March 29 at 6:00pm.

Silverstein was linked with country music and ... I say things through poetry, I say them through song, I say them through drawing.” “One’s On the Way” is a humorous ode to motherhood ...

1. “A Light in the Attic”: Shel Silverstein was a master at sneaking insights into children’s poetry. My favorite example, in this book, is the four-line poem “Arrows,” illustrated by a ...

And, like every other Gen X kid, I still know all the characters Shel Silverstein introduced me to in his raucous, playful poems — including Sarah Cynthis Sylvia Stout, who would not take the ...

The Chicago-born poet, author, and songwriter Shel Silverstein has influenced millions and yet he may not quite be a household name. The creator of the iconic children’s book The Giving Tree ...

Produced by Sara Curtis Edited by Wendy Dorr Featuring Elisabeth Egan Engineered by Diane Wong Shel Silverstein was best ... Giving Tree” and his books of poetry, including “Where the Sidewalk ...

“Joni Mitchell sang ‘Both Sides Now,’ Graham Nash sang ‘Marrakesh Express,’ Shel Silverstein sang ‘A Boy Named Sue,’ Bob Dylan sang ‘Lay Lady Lay,’ and Kristofferson sang ...