Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Author Profile : Shel Silverstein
I have been hearing a lot about authors this semester. In fact I have probably never heard more about authors in my life. That is of course due to the fact that I have decided to make my concentration in reading. One of the authors I've been hearing about is Shel Silverstein. I can be honest with you and tell you that I hadn't ever heard of him before I was in Professor Pickett's class. I think it was Natalie and Professor Pickett who were very enthusiastically discussing his work.I decided I want to know about him and I will pass on what knowledge I get about him along with the link for his website.http://www.shelsilverstein.com/play.asp He has apparently affectionately called himself Uncle to his readers and has been told his books are too adult for children Intrigued? That intrigues me. I'm just a little hesitant because I don't like sad stories. I try to read the ones with happy endings. That isn't reality though and I really do have to change that. I need to realize that the children in my class might like the stories. If I consider them I wont be such a crybaby about sad endings.
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I feel the same way about sad stories but sometimes the story is just to compelling to not read. I think that there are parts of ourselves that truly wants to believe in happy endings and fairy tales however, the human condition can sometimes be a sad one and in so saying we must sometimes view and experience it through literature...
ReplyDeleteWow, this is the first time you have heard about him? I'm 28 and he has been around forever. Please incorporate his stories into your classroom, his books are remembered for many years to come! :)
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