Shel+Silverstein

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[] - Shel Silverstein was born on September 25th, 1930 Chicago,Illinois - Shel Silverstein started his writing while he was serving in the U.S. Army. - Not only was he an author nomerous books, he was a composer, and an artist. - His first book The Giving Tree was published in 1963. - His books were //Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back// (1963),//The Missing Piece// (1976), //Where the Sidewail Ends//, //A Light in the Attic//1982, and, most recently, //Falling Up// (1996). - He was stationed in Japan and Korea. - He died on May 10,1999. - He made a Funny Babbit, and Billy Sook which cosisted spoonerisms which you change the front two letters of two words. - He played the guitar. - He drew a cover of an album for the Rolling Stones.