Silverstein

Silverstein is a surname, most famously associated with Shel Silverstein (1930–1999), the American author and illustrator known for children's poetry collections like *The Giving Tree* and *Where the Sidewalk Ends*.

The name also appears in business and entertainment contexts: Have you read any Silverstein?

author

The Giving Tree

Arbor offering all it has

songwriter · playwright · storyteller · Playboy · Johnny Cash

poetry

verse

Metered poetic passage

  • rhymeMatching terminal sounds
  • humorAmusing quality
  • whimsyPlayful, capricious quality

wordplay · nonsense · children's poetry · light verse · illustration · quirky · irreverent · playful · absurdist · moral tales

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · Ashkenazi · German origin · occupational name · Ellis Island · immigration · family history

Categories
Opposites
children's literary tone

SilversteinBeatrix Potter

Laura Ingalls Wilder · VeggieTales · morality tales

artistic range and edginess

SilversteinNorman Rockwell

Walt Disney · Precious Moments · Hallmark · LeAnn Rimes · G-rated

poetic style for children

SilversteinRobert Louis Stevenson

A.A. Milne

Phrases
Family

silver, silvery, silverware, silvered, silvering, silversmith, silverfish, silversmithing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G