Shel Silverstein

Did you know that the Franklin County Library has a collection of books by Shel Silverstein?  If you didn't know, Mr. Silverstein wrote primarily poetry and music, including the lyrics for Johnny Cash's hit A Boy Named Sue, and is most well known for his poetry for children. 

His book The Giving Tree for children is also still very popular and one of my (Julie) favorite children's stories.  It describes the many ways a boy uses an apple tree throughout his life, from picking the fruit and playing in it's branches, to courting his wife under its shade, to using its wood for building a boat, to resting on its stump in his old age. 



Silverstein's poetry is found in most elementary schools in the country, and yet some of it is quite profound when read from an adult point of view.  I particularly like the poem "Masks".

 

Franklin County Library has eight titles by Shel Silverstein.  Six are poetry and two are children's stories.  Stop in and check them out!