- Birthday: September 25, 1930
- Died: May 10, 1999
- From Chicago, Illinois
- Began drawing at age 12
- Children often refer to Silverstein as "Uncle Shelby"
- Socially awkward growing up
- Used to write for Playboy
- Creative- developed his own writing style
- Won a Grammy along with many other awards
- Singer/Songwriter/Playwright/Poet/Illustrator
- Runny Babbit, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, etc.