tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post3797649073606563638..comments2023-09-16T09:33:11.757-04:00Comments on Diary of an Eccentric: National Poetry Month Blog Tour: The Girl's Thoughts on Shel SilversteinAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-32872027660515010462010-06-03T10:20:25.419-04:002010-06-03T10:20:25.419-04:00Dawn: We have so much fun reading them, too, and ...Dawn: We have so much fun reading them, too, and we find ourselves reading the same ones over and over...and we never get bored.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-43513629003347436852010-05-08T16:39:46.040-04:002010-05-08T16:39:46.040-04:00Thanks to The Girl for sharing her thoughts! Shel...Thanks to The Girl for sharing her thoughts! Shel Silverstein's books are favorites around here, especially when we stumble as we try to read them aloud -- so many laughs!Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-27966839216927713442010-05-05T13:09:44.022-04:002010-05-05T13:09:44.022-04:00Thank you all for stopping by for The Girl's v...Thank you all for stopping by for The Girl's very first blog tour! I'm glad to see that we're not the only ones who enjoy Silverstein's poems.<br /><br />Suko: I honestly don't know who the hand belongs to, but it was my favorite of the blog tour buttons.<br /><br />Serena: Thanks for letting The Girl take part in the tour.<br /><br />Sullivan McPig: I'll have to check out Schmidt's work.<br /><br />Susan: Thank you very much! I appreciate it. With the funeral, etc., I totally forgot to e-mail you the link.<br /><br />Ladytink: I'll have to check out Prelutsky, too.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-45005682935718293552010-05-03T19:07:55.407-04:002010-05-03T19:07:55.407-04:00Great post! He was one of my favorites too. I thin...Great post! He was one of my favorites too. I think his books were the first volumes of poetry I owned.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-22515936549321133932010-05-03T17:31:56.818-04:002010-05-03T17:31:56.818-04:00Crowded Tub is quite possibly my favorite Silverst...Crowded Tub is quite possibly my favorite Silverstein poem ever. I used to quote it frequently when I had my whole crew in the tub together at bathtime. ;-)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-58668852883237010262010-05-02T15:28:11.463-04:002010-05-02T15:28:11.463-04:00I always adored Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky as ...I always adored Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky as a kid! There are several poems of both that I have memorized thanks to studying them in school.Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-70517762197387147612010-05-02T07:59:18.496-04:002010-05-02T07:59:18.496-04:00Hey, doll. I got this up at Win a Book for you.
W...Hey, doll. I got this up at Win a Book for you.<br /><br />When my daughter was in first grade, her teacher had them all pick some Silverstein poems and put on a presentation to the class. It totally rocked.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttp://winabook.westofmars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-67801472348795420832010-05-01T22:48:00.019-04:002010-05-01T22:48:00.019-04:00I love Silverstein. Awesome post by The Girl!I love Silverstein. Awesome post by The Girl!bookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-56358216961260362712010-05-01T18:34:49.891-04:002010-05-01T18:34:49.891-04:00I think Shel must have been my first favorite poet...I think Shel must have been my first favorite poet. His poems just put a smile on my face. Glad to see the Girl is enjoying them too!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-45734997513860522772010-05-01T10:57:54.367-04:002010-05-01T10:57:54.367-04:00I'm in total agreement with The Girl--Shel Sil...I'm in total agreement with The Girl--Shel Silverstein rocks! And as wonderful as those poems are, the drawings really make the books.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-59083511161127731042010-04-30T22:01:27.396-04:002010-04-30T22:01:27.396-04:00I remember growing up with Silverstein books aroun...I remember growing up with Silverstein books around the house. My five-year-old has just discovered them, and she loves the poems! She laughs <i>so</i> hard. She never knew poetry could be so much fun!<br /><br />The illustrations just make them perfect. I don't think you could have one without the other.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-72309369286960812122010-04-30T17:26:48.675-04:002010-04-30T17:26:48.675-04:00These poems were also translated to Dutch and I re...These poems were also translated to Dutch and I read those a long, long time ago, but I loved them and they (together with the poems of Annie M.G. Schmidt, a Dutch writer) started my love for poetry.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-42348202578359926342010-04-30T12:35:49.608-04:002010-04-30T12:35:49.608-04:00I loved Shel's poems when I was a kid. Now, my...I loved Shel's poems when I was a kid. Now, my 9-year-old son loves them just like you do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823616282284779390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-41603550435782033372010-04-30T11:01:33.908-04:002010-04-30T11:01:33.908-04:00My daughter is almost 12 and she loves Shel Silver...My daughter is almost 12 and she loves Shel Silverstein. I remember a couple years ago when she decided to complete her Silverstein collection with money she got for her birthday. <br /><br />Great post!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401551604933163595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-43580561366892974472010-04-30T09:33:15.115-04:002010-04-30T09:33:15.115-04:00These poems are wonderful, great pick to present f...These poems are wonderful, great pick to present for the blog tour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-21504776861242085082010-04-30T08:58:20.527-04:002010-04-30T08:58:20.527-04:00My kids are much older but we still have their cop...My kids are much older but we still have their copies of Shel's books. We still laugh about them to this day. This a great post! Love the hand!Beth(bookaholicmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04829694494490831936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-1408645353347207032010-04-30T08:10:37.958-04:002010-04-30T08:10:37.958-04:00Oh, how Vance loved Shel Silverstein's books! ...Oh, how Vance loved Shel Silverstein's books! We would read them together and laugh and laugh. Great post!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-38182030057289340462010-04-30T06:31:56.222-04:002010-04-30T06:31:56.222-04:00I really love Shel Silverstein's poems and The...I really love Shel Silverstein's poems and The Loser was my favorite, especially because he was sitting on his head!<br /><br />Thanks for participating and please remind mom to put your post link in Mr. Linky and to send it to Winabook!<br /><br />Oh, and today starts the voting for favorite posts from the tour!Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-6349725424061481022010-04-30T00:43:52.632-04:002010-04-30T00:43:52.632-04:00I love this post! The hand is a wonderful touch. W...I love this post! The hand is a wonderful touch. We have a few Shel Silverstein books ourselves.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com