![]() They include “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “A Light in the Attic” and “The Giving Tree.” Since Silverstein’s books began to be published 30 years ago, many of his 10 children’s titles have become classroom staples and library classics. Library branches “will have a wide variety of books of poetry, but consistently, year after year, we always need Shel Silverstein,” said Susan Patron, senior librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library. Some children even remember the page numbers of their favorite Silverstein poems. At libraries, his children’s books are among the most worn from use and most in need of being replaced. Silverstein’s books-often zany looks at life through audacious rhymes and stories-are often the first to be snatched up during classroom reading times. ![]() ![]() She is not alone in praising and mourning the children’s author and illustrator who died last month at age 66. “He can write about anything and you just start giggling,” said Madeleine, who added: “It’s a shame he died, because he was so creative.” ![]()
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