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4. By: Lorena Cohetero I dedicate this book to my little sister because she loves to read funny short stories and many poems. NextBack

5. Shel Silverstein was a great poet. He was born in Chicago on September 25,1930. He grew up in a lower class neighbor in the Logan Square area of Chicago. He began writing as a young boy with his own style. Shel graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the University of Illinois, but was kicked out of school after a year. He had majored in art. He then attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts for a year then studied English at Roosevelt University for three years until he was drafted into the army. He said he regretted going to college because he could have seen the world during that time. NextBack

6. He didn’t like all of the attention, but he always preferred to say little about himself. He had told publisher weekly in 1975 he said “When I was a kid, I would rather have been a good baseball player or hit with the girls. But I couldn’t play ball. I couldn’t dance. So I started to draw and to write. I was lucky that I didn’t have anyone to copy, be impresses by. I had developed my own style.” He drew his first cartoons for adults readers in 1950. Silverstein was best known for creating stories and poems for kids, he was a man with many talents. Silverstein died at his Florida on May 10, 1999. He died in his home in Key West, Florida from a heart attack. He was discovered in a bedroom by the maids who had arrived to clean. He died at age 68. NextBack

7. Whatif by Shel Silverstein Last night, while I lay thinking here, some Whatifs crawled inside my ear and pranced and partied all night long and sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I'm dumb in school? Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? Whatif I get beat up? Whatif there's poison in my cup? Whatif I start to cry? Whatif I get sick and die? Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? Whatif I don't grow taller? Whatif my head starts getting smaller? Whatif the fish won't bite? Whatif the wind tears up my kite? Whatif they start a war? Whatif my parents get divorced? Whatif the bus is late? Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? Whatif I tear my pants? Whatif I never learn to dance? Everything seems well, and then the nighttime Whatifs strike again! NextBack

8. I like this poem because it reflects my daily life. The poem talks about what if things happen in a certain way. Someone’s thinking what would their life have been like if they were different. I have similar thinking. I think about what I would be if I would’ve been born so different. What if? Next Back

9. Messy Room by Shel Silverstein Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair, And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. His workbook is wedged in the window, His sweater's been thrown on the floor. His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV, And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet, His vest has been left in the hall. A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed, And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed! Donald or Robert or Willie or-- Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear, I knew it looked familiar! Next Back

10. I like this poem so much. Shel Silverstein wrote funny and interesting poems. I have noticed that he uses repetition. He writes free verse poems. He writes poems that use the word “I “, first person point of views.. This poem talks about what a messy room he has and how he should be ashamed. I don’t think he was! NextBack

11. Lunch Time, It is a pack of wild animals. It has all kinds of animals, With their movements. Cheetahs, That race in the lunch room. Bulls, That fight all the time. Elephants, That drink from the water Fountains, all the time! Bees, That sting the teachers. Kittens, Admiring their buddies. And a pack of monkeys On the ceiling! This is my… Lunch Time! NextBack

12. The name of author is Lorena Cohetero. She was born on May 15, 1993. She loves to hear music all the time. She also loves to read funny and silly poems when she reads, like the poems Shel Silverstein writes. She has many great friends and is lucky to have them. She would also like to thank all of her teachers, especially her English Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Schwendimann. Lorena now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She lives with her family and friends and is very happy. Next Back

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