Estimated Time: 5 minutes

Before we jump into this week’s stories, let’s learn a little more about the man who wrote them: Shel Silverstein.

You may have heard of him from books like The Giving Tree or Where the Sidewalk Ends, but Shel was more than just a children’s author. He was also a songwriter, poet, cartoonist, and performer. His work often looks silly or simple on the outside, but if you slow down and think about it, there’s always something deeper happening underneath.