1930 On September 25th, Schell was born in Chicago, USA. In 1950s, he worked in the Pacific Stars and Stripes, and began to draw cartoons for Playboy regularly from 65438 to 0956.
"When I was a child," he said, "I would rather be an excellent baseball player or be the focus of girls. But I can't play ball or dance. Fortunately, the girls don't like me, and I can't do those things. So I started painting and writing. Fortunately, I didn't imitate anyone, and there was no impression of others in my mind. I only develop according to my own style. " Before he was 30, he had never seen other people's illustrations.
Sheldon Silverstein never intended to create and paint for children, but fortunately, his works have been widely circulated all over the world, translated into more than 30 languages, and the hardcover sales of Sheldon exceeded 65.438+0.8 billion copies. 1963 created his first picture book, The Lion Shot Back, in which he wrote a lion who was eager to become famous and found that the successful world was not what he wanted.
The next year, he wrote The Tree of Love. At first, the book was mediocre, but soon, this gentle fable about a boy and a tree that loved him was greatly appreciated by readers of all ages, widely recommended by teachers and consultants, and read aloud in church. In the decades after the first edition, the sales of Love Tree exceeded 5.5 million, occupying an eternal commanding height in the bestseller list.
Sheldon Silverstein's first book of poetry, The End of the Sidewalk, was regarded as a classic as soon as it was published 1974. The humor, wisdom and warmth embodied in these poems and paintings make people applaud. Then, he created two similar picture books of poetry: Light in the Attic (198 1) and Falling Up (1996). Both books have occupied the bestseller list for several months in a row, while Light in the Attic broke the previous record by ranking 182 weeks on the The New York Times list.
With tens of millions of readers all over the world, Schell is the most successful and popular writer in history. However, it is difficult to generalize him as a "children's literature writer". His poems with a touch of philosophy and simple illustrations make his works often cross the era level and challenge secular norms. The moral of his fairy tales is the immortal treasure of life; His picture book is a classic worth chewing, reading and rereading! He said: "I hope people of all ages can find recognition in my book, pick up a book and experience the feeling of their own discovery and understanding." That's great. "