享譽世界的藝術天纔——謝爾·希爾弗斯坦，集詩人、插畫傢、漫畫傢、劇作傢、作麯傢、鄉村歌手、吉他彈奏者等於一身。

謝爾·希爾弗斯坦的作品《愛心樹》《失落的一角》《失落的一角遇見大圓滿》《閣樓上的光》《一隻會開槍的獅子》等在全世界廣為流傳，被譯成瞭30多種文字，謝爾的精裝本銷量超過瞭1.8億冊。

在謝爾之前，兒童詩歌都是充滿甜蜜和夢幻的，但是從謝爾之後開始有瞭分界，有瞭睿智。他的作品不拘泥於禮節，有一種奇異的天真。他把兒童文學從花園和教室的局限擴展到瞭很多令人匪夷所思卻又充滿驚喜的新奇領域。他的繪本作品幽默溫馨，簡單樸實的插圖和淺顯的文字中，充滿淡淡的人生諷刺與生活哲學。

在美國，隻要書店賣兒童書，就一定會賣謝爾的作品。他的作品不隻吸引兒童，更俘獲瞭大人們的心。

If you are a dreamer, come in,

If you are a dreamer,

A wisher, a liar,

A hope-er, a pray-er,

A magic bean buyer … Come in … for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. You’ll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist. Shel Silverstein’s masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound. Notable Children's Books of 1974 (ALA)

1985 Notable Children's Recording (BL)

Outstanding Children's Books of 1974 (NYT)

1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)

Notable Titles of 1974 (NYTBR)

1981 Michigan Young Readers' Award

1984 George C. Stone Center for Children's Books (Claremont, CA) "Recognition of Merit" Award