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Every Thing on It
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Best Middle Grade & Children's (2011)Have you ever read a book with everything on it?
Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up. You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down.
What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.
From bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns (2017), the new book from Shel Silverstein!
Edition MSRP: US $19⁹⁹ US (ISBN 978-0-06-199816-4)
Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up. You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down.
What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.
From bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns (2017), the new book from Shel Silverstein!
Edition MSRP: US $19⁹⁹ US (ISBN 978-0-06-199816-4)
208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
Shel Silverstein
146 books9,876 followersShel Silverstein was the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter.
Shel Silverstein will perhaps always be best loved for his extraordinary books. Shel’s books are now published in more than 47 different languages. The last book that was published before his death in 1999 was Falling Up
Shel Silverstein will perhaps always be best loved for his extraordinary books. Shel’s books are now published in more than 47 different languages. The last book that was published before his death in 1999 was Falling Up
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February 12, 2017
As always, the poems of Shel Silverstein are wonderful word play and the illustrations are a pure delight.
The first one is just simply beautiful:
"Years from Now"
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip through these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing - and I smile.
RIP
The first one is just simply beautiful:
"Years from Now"
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip through these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing - and I smile.
RIP
February 26, 2019
Every Thing On It, Shel Silverstein
You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your heart.
عنوانها: با همه مخلفات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز پانزدهم ماه مارس سال 2012 میلادی
عنوان: با همه مخلفات؛ با همه چی؛ ساندویچ پر ملات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: حمید خادمی؛ تهران، پنجره، 1390؛ در 198 ص؛ دو زبانه، شابک: 9789647822749؛ چاپ دوم 1392؛ موضوع: شعر شاعران امریکایی - سده 20 م
عنوان: با همه چی؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: رضی هیرمندی؛ مهرنوش پارسا نژاد؛ تهران، افق، 1392؛ در 204 ص؛ دو زبانه، شابک: 9789643698409؛
عنوان: ساندویچ پر ملات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: مریم رحیمی؛ تهران، ایرانبان، چاپ سوم 1395؛ در 198 ص؛ شابک: 9786001880780؛
مجموعه ای چون همیشه بی نظیر، از شعرها و نقاشیهای شاعر محبوب بچه ها «شل سیلوراستاین» است، کتاب را بردارید و اجازه دهید جادوی «شل سیلوراستاین» دریچه ی مغزتان را ببندد، و دريچه ی قلبتان را بگشاید. انگار آنگاه که «عموشلبی» شعر «سالها بعد از این» را مینوشت، میدانست پس از درگذشتش، آن شعرها و تصاویر زیبا و ماندگار و بیمانند، برجای میمانند، و دوستدارانش را شاد میکنند. «سیلور استاین» به خوانشگر جوان خویش میگویند: «گرچه نمیتونم صورتت رو ببینم، اما از یه جای دور صدای خنده ات رو میشنوم و لبخند میزنم» ا. شربیانی
You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down. What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your heart.
عنوانها: با همه مخلفات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز پانزدهم ماه مارس سال 2012 میلادی
عنوان: با همه مخلفات؛ با همه چی؛ ساندویچ پر ملات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: حمید خادمی؛ تهران، پنجره، 1390؛ در 198 ص؛ دو زبانه، شابک: 9789647822749؛ چاپ دوم 1392؛ موضوع: شعر شاعران امریکایی - سده 20 م
عنوان: با همه چی؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: رضی هیرمندی؛ مهرنوش پارسا نژاد؛ تهران، افق، 1392؛ در 204 ص؛ دو زبانه، شابک: 9789643698409؛
عنوان: ساندویچ پر ملات؛ نویسنده: شل سیلورستاین؛ مترجم: مریم رحیمی؛ تهران، ایرانبان، چاپ سوم 1395؛ در 198 ص؛ شابک: 9786001880780؛
مجموعه ای چون همیشه بی نظیر، از شعرها و نقاشیهای شاعر محبوب بچه ها «شل سیلوراستاین» است، کتاب را بردارید و اجازه دهید جادوی «شل سیلوراستاین» دریچه ی مغزتان را ببندد، و دريچه ی قلبتان را بگشاید. انگار آنگاه که «عموشلبی» شعر «سالها بعد از این» را مینوشت، میدانست پس از درگذشتش، آن شعرها و تصاویر زیبا و ماندگار و بیمانند، برجای میمانند، و دوستدارانش را شاد میکنند. «سیلور استاین» به خوانشگر جوان خویش میگویند: «گرچه نمیتونم صورتت رو ببینم، اما از یه جای دور صدای خنده ات رو میشنوم و لبخند میزنم» ا. شربیانی
October 4, 2011
There really is a Dead Poets Society, and Shel Silverstein must be the president. Imagine my delight (and my goosebumps) when I learned that he had put out another book of poetry and pictures just for me---FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!
I don't want to share too much, because the joy of reading Shel's poems is in the surprise you get when you hit the best lines. You also really need the artwork to fully appreciate the poems.
Here's the first poem in the book:
YEARS FROM NOW
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing---and I smile.
Thanks, Shel. I hear you laughing, too.
I don't want to share too much, because the joy of reading Shel's poems is in the surprise you get when you hit the best lines. You also really need the artwork to fully appreciate the poems.
Here's the first poem in the book:
YEARS FROM NOW
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing---and I smile.
Thanks, Shel. I hear you laughing, too.
April 6, 2024
عمو شلبی جات اینجاست ------->♡
از بهشت برام دست تکون بده
از بهشت برام دست تکون بده
September 23, 2011
So many poems to LOVE! One of my faves:
DON'T CHANGE ON MY ACCOUNT
If you're sloppy, that's just fine.
If you're moody, I won't mind.
If you're fat, that's fine with me.
If you're skinny, let it be.
If you're bossy, that's all right.
If you're nasty, I won't fight.
If you're rough, well that's just you.
If you're mean, that's all right too.
Whatever you are is all okay.
I don't like you anyway.
Ha! He was so funny :) There are a few people I'd love to send this poem to!
DON'T CHANGE ON MY ACCOUNT
If you're sloppy, that's just fine.
If you're moody, I won't mind.
If you're fat, that's fine with me.
If you're skinny, let it be.
If you're bossy, that's all right.
If you're nasty, I won't fight.
If you're rough, well that's just you.
If you're mean, that's all right too.
Whatever you are is all okay.
I don't like you anyway.
Ha! He was so funny :) There are a few people I'd love to send this poem to!
August 25, 2020
از ترجمه راضى نبودم، فكر مى كنم مشكل اينجاست كه بازى هاى زبانى اى كه شل سيلور استاين با كلمات داره قابل ترجمه نيست.
July 25, 2016
Shel Silverstein es un escritor que adoro, más allá de si sus libros son para niños siempre esconden cierta sabiduría para jóvenes y adultos pero definitivamente creo que sus poemas, en su mayoría, no son para mi, o al menos no cuando trata de ser gracioso. Hay algunos poemas que destacan por ser tan lindos, siendo mi favorito de toda la vida Happy ending? , pero la mayoría de ellos no son para mi, no logro captar el humor o simplemente no me divierten, por lo que no me dejan esa sensación maravillosa que me da con algunas de sus historias.
Aun así creo que los niños si podrían disfrutar estos poemas, entiendo que no soy el target de este libro y por ello cuando encuentro las joyas escondidas que aquí aparecen me es imposible no emocionarme. Algo que tengo que decir es que si quieres leer este libro hazlo en ingles, muchos chistes o rimas se pierden en la traducción y, con un lenguaje tan sencillo como el que aquí maneja, lo ideal es tenerlo en su idioma original.
Dejaré aquí algunos de los poemas que más me gustaron:
Aun así creo que los niños si podrían disfrutar estos poemas, entiendo que no soy el target de este libro y por ello cuando encuentro las joyas escondidas que aquí aparecen me es imposible no emocionarme. Algo que tengo que decir es que si quieres leer este libro hazlo en ingles, muchos chistes o rimas se pierden en la traducción y, con un lenguaje tan sencillo como el que aquí maneja, lo ideal es tenerlo en su idioma original.
Dejaré aquí algunos de los poemas que más me gustaron:
June 2, 2017
غلط کردم (Every Thing On It عنوان انگلیسی مجموعه است)/ شل سیلوراستاین/ ترجمه ی مهدی افشار/ نشر پیکان/ چاپ چهارم/ 264 صفحه/ تاریخ اتمام کتاب: پنج شنبه 11 خرداد 1396
عمو شِلبی عزیز و بزرگوار، این بیست و سومین کتاب از توست که می خوانم و لذت به خصوصی می برم. تو برایم همچون عمویی باتجربه و مهربان هستی که زندگی را به خوبی فهمیده و دارای اطلاعات بسیار زیادی است و وقتی با او صحبت می کنم، حقایق زندگی را به زبانی بسیار ساده و دلچسب و طنزآلود به من می گوید و لبخند بر لبم می نشاند و بر دانشم می افزاید. مهم نیست من چند سالم باشد و چقدر اطلاعات داشته باشم، نحوه ی بیان تو مهم است که همیشه ساده بیان می کنی و همیشه با خواندن اشعارت و دیدن نقاشی هایت لبخند بر لبانم می آید. ای کاش از نزدیک تو را دیده بودم... این شعر تو چقدر زیباست :
" هرچند نمی توانم چهره ات را بینم
آن گاه که این اشعاررا ورق می زنی،
از جای از آن دور دورها
صدای خنده ات را می شنوم- و من به لبخندی چهره می گشایم."
به نظر من ترجمه کتاب نسبت به بقیه ترجمه های موجود بهتر است ولی در برخی شعرها فقط و فقط ورژن انگلیسی شعر ها را باید خواند و ترجمه کردن آن ها باعث تخریب آن ها می شود. در برخی شعرها هم مترجم یک سری جملات را اضافه کرده بود که کلا در شعر نبود !
پوریا روشنی
عمو شِلبی عزیز و بزرگوار، این بیست و سومین کتاب از توست که می خوانم و لذت به خصوصی می برم. تو برایم همچون عمویی باتجربه و مهربان هستی که زندگی را به خوبی فهمیده و دارای اطلاعات بسیار زیادی است و وقتی با او صحبت می کنم، حقایق زندگی را به زبانی بسیار ساده و دلچسب و طنزآلود به من می گوید و لبخند بر لبم می نشاند و بر دانشم می افزاید. مهم نیست من چند سالم باشد و چقدر اطلاعات داشته باشم، نحوه ی بیان تو مهم است که همیشه ساده بیان می کنی و همیشه با خواندن اشعارت و دیدن نقاشی هایت لبخند بر لبانم می آید. ای کاش از نزدیک تو را دیده بودم... این شعر تو چقدر زیباست :
" هرچند نمی توانم چهره ات را بینم
آن گاه که این اشعاررا ورق می زنی،
از جای از آن دور دورها
صدای خنده ات را می شنوم- و من به لبخندی چهره می گشایم."
به نظر من ترجمه کتاب نسبت به بقیه ترجمه های موجود بهتر است ولی در برخی شعرها فقط و فقط ورژن انگلیسی شعر ها را باید خواند و ترجمه کردن آن ها باعث تخریب آن ها می شود. در برخی شعرها هم مترجم یک سری جملات را اضافه کرده بود که کلا در شعر نبود !
پوریا روشنی
October 21, 2011
Ava is reading this delightfully by herself and with us at night. As soon as I handed it to her, she sat down and read it for 20 minutes, laughing every few pages. It is wonderful. Shel Silverstein was a genius. He is able to tap into the heart of the child in all of us in such a unique way. Add this to your collection!
February 4, 2017
It was a good poetry book, and I am not a huge fan of poetry. I wish that this book had a plot and a story through the book. I did think that the stories where cute and funny and I thought the last one was sad it was called “WHEN I AM GONE”. I think Shel Silverstein did a great job with the poems and drawings.
“WHEN I AM GONE
When I am gone what will you do?
Who will write and draw for you?
Someone smarter - someone new?
Some one better - maybe YOU!”
“WHEN I AM GONE
When I am gone what will you do?
Who will write and draw for you?
Someone smarter - someone new?
Some one better - maybe YOU!”
October 26, 2019
"از یه جای دوری صدای خنده ات رو میشنوم و لبخند میزنم"
شعرهای سیلور استاین واقعا منو میخندونن :))
امیدوارم به اندازه کافی بلند خندیده باشم
شعرهای سیلور استاین واقعا منو میخندونن :))
امیدوارم به اندازه کافی بلند خندیده باشم
August 2, 2016
هروقت هوای کودکی کردی باید سری به نوشته‌های کودک درونشل سیلور استاین بزنی
April 6, 2024
چی می‌شد اگر می‌چرخید صورتم!
یک بوس آبدار می‌گرفتم از لُپ خودم
و زمزمه می‌کردم تو گوش قشنگم:
«چه‌قدر زیبایی تو، عزیز دلم
خوب نگاه کن تو چشمام
ببین چه‌قدر عاشقم،
عاشقِ خودِ خودم.»
+ فقط از همین خوشم اومد. شاید نباید ترجمه می‌خوندم.
یک بوس آبدار می‌گرفتم از لُپ خودم
و زمزمه می‌کردم تو گوش قشنگم:
«چه‌قدر زیبایی تو، عزیز دلم
خوب نگاه کن تو چشمام
ببین چه‌قدر عاشقم،
عاشقِ خودِ خودم.»
+ فقط از همین خوشم اومد. شاید نباید ترجمه می‌خوندم.
September 10, 2023
How can you go wrong with Shel Silverstein?
June 4, 2021
I grew up with these books. I've been slowly re-reading them with my own kids, and this is the fourth of Silverstein's books we've read together. The quality and style of Silverstein's work never really changes, and it doesn't matter, because his work is so charming, so warm, so funny, and at times so insightful, that we adore every moment that we read these poems together. I've been reading them with my sons for years, but this is the first Silverstein book I've also read with my daughter, and it was as fun for her as it was for me when I was a kid.
February 11, 2012
Reviewed at:
http://www.teachmentortexts.com/2012/...
Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I agonized about how to rate this book. I love Shel Silverstein and before this book I would have said "and everything he writes"; however, I cannot say that any more. Every Thing On It was such a mish-mash of poems. I think that Shel may not have put him in his other anthologies because he knew that they did not work. Some as fantastic, carefree and fun as I remember Shel, but others were not. Some were thought provoking. Some were depressing. Others were just plain weird. And I did not like the depressing and weird ones. Maybe in a different context- an adult poetry book where you are expecting Shel's darker side, but not in a book that is sitting right along side his other fun-loving children's anthologies. But then how do you rate something like this? There were some poems that were definitely a 1 star for me, more that were 2, even more that were 3, some that were 4 and some that were 5. So, I went with a 3. Average. But this 3 star, does not represent all of the debating that went on in my head very well.
http://www.teachmentortexts.com/2012/...
Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I agonized about how to rate this book. I love Shel Silverstein and before this book I would have said "and everything he writes"; however, I cannot say that any more. Every Thing On It was such a mish-mash of poems. I think that Shel may not have put him in his other anthologies because he knew that they did not work. Some as fantastic, carefree and fun as I remember Shel, but others were not. Some were thought provoking. Some were depressing. Others were just plain weird. And I did not like the depressing and weird ones. Maybe in a different context- an adult poetry book where you are expecting Shel's darker side, but not in a book that is sitting right along side his other fun-loving children's anthologies. But then how do you rate something like this? There were some poems that were definitely a 1 star for me, more that were 2, even more that were 3, some that were 4 and some that were 5. So, I went with a 3. Average. But this 3 star, does not represent all of the debating that went on in my head very well.
November 6, 2011
I've been a fan of Shel Silverstein since my early days of reading. I remember reading Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up! When I received a copy of Everything On It for review I was instantly taken back to those days in elementary school where my view of poetry expanded beyond the world of rhyming poems. I remember being fascinated by the worlds he created in a just few simple lines.
As an adult reading the poems in Every Thing On It, I was still fascinated! I giggled just like I did as a small girl. I marked my favorites and read them over and over again.
Two poems stood out to me in this book. The Clock Man, which you might not appreciate as much as a child, but understand all to well as an adult! Also, Happy Ending. Which I’m going to share below.
Happy Ending? by Shel Silverstein
“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
A wonderful book of poems for children and adults alike! I’ll never be to old to read Shel Silverstein!
As an adult reading the poems in Every Thing On It, I was still fascinated! I giggled just like I did as a small girl. I marked my favorites and read them over and over again.
Two poems stood out to me in this book. The Clock Man, which you might not appreciate as much as a child, but understand all to well as an adult! Also, Happy Ending. Which I’m going to share below.
Happy Ending? by Shel Silverstein
“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
A wonderful book of poems for children and adults alike! I’ll never be to old to read Shel Silverstein!
September 24, 2011
I loved Shel Silverstein as a kid, particularly Where the Sidewalk Ends. I read it over and over. This new, posthumous collection is every bit as whimsical, funny, gross, and touching as I hoped it would be. It has a little bit of everything, and left me smiling, laughing, and even with some goosebumps. Grown-ups who loved Silverstein as kids will love this one too, and hopefully a new generation will become fans as well.
January 15, 2019
زیر پوست صورتم چهره‌ی دیگری وجود دارد
که کسی آن را نمی‌بیند
این چهره کمی کم‌تر لبخند می‌زند
کمی کم‌تر مطمئن است
اما سرجمع، این چهره هر چه که هست
خیلی بیش‌تر شبیه خودم است.
که کسی آن را نمی‌بیند
این چهره کمی کم‌تر لبخند می‌زند
کمی کم‌تر مطمئن است
اما سرجمع، این چهره هر چه که هست
خیلی بیش‌تر شبیه خودم است.
September 28, 2011
My parents purchased The Sidewalk Ends for me in second grade. I still have my copy, with my name lettered inside the front copy. The book is basically falling apart, it has been read and reread so many times. It is in my classroom library now so my students can see what it looks like when a book is loved. I will be forever grateful for a new volume in my Silverstein collection, made all the more special because it seemed impossible. And this one is destined to be as special to a new generation as The Sidewalk Ends was to mine. My son, 9, grabbed it tonight and howled with delight at several poems sprinkled throughout. I love the first one...
Years From Now
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing-and I smile.
And from there, the book is off and doesn't look back. Beautiful.
Years From Now
Although I cannot see your face
As you flip these poems awhile,
Somewhere from some far-off place
I hear you laughing-and I smile.
And from there, the book is off and doesn't look back. Beautiful.
March 4, 2020
Oh, how I enjoyed Shel Silverstein's "Every thing On It"! The poems and drawings were thought-provoking, memorable, funny and heart-felt with 'bigly' lessons learned in Silverstein's amazing word play for curious kids and adults alike!
“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
and
“Underneath my outside face
There’s a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me.”
and then
“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
5 memorable and funny stars!
“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew.”
and
“Underneath my outside face
There’s a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me.”
and then
“There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
5 memorable and funny stars!
March 7, 2012
I can't believe there's going to be a new Shel Silverstein collection of never-before-published poems! I loved his books so much as a kid, and was so sad when he died.
UPDATE:
This is kind of impossible to rate, because I am obviously not the target demographic for these books anymore. As a kid, I would have loved this just as much as the other three, but reading it now gave me a few mild chuckles and smiles. Overall though, I was left with a nice peaceful feeling of being back with these ridiculous poems, and I am glad I read this.
UPDATE:
This is kind of impossible to rate, because I am obviously not the target demographic for these books anymore. As a kid, I would have loved this just as much as the other three, but reading it now gave me a few mild chuckles and smiles. Overall though, I was left with a nice peaceful feeling of being back with these ridiculous poems, and I am glad I read this.
December 15, 2011
Classic Silverstein and I loved it. Most of it made me laugh and some of it is gross which is why he is so popular.
One of my favorites:
DON'T CHANGE ON MY ACCOUNT
“If you’re sloppy, that’s just fine.
If you’re moody, I won’t mind.
If you’re fat, that’s fine with me.
If you’re skinny, let it be.
If you’re bossy, that’s alright.
If you’re nasty, I won’t fight.
If you’re rough, well that’s just you.
If you’re mean, that’s alright too.
Whatever you are is all okay.
I don’t like you anyway.”
One of my favorites:
DON'T CHANGE ON MY ACCOUNT
“If you’re sloppy, that’s just fine.
If you’re moody, I won’t mind.
If you’re fat, that’s fine with me.
If you’re skinny, let it be.
If you’re bossy, that’s alright.
If you’re nasty, I won’t fight.
If you’re rough, well that’s just you.
If you’re mean, that’s alright too.
Whatever you are is all okay.
I don’t like you anyway.”
November 30, 2013
صد قصه‌ی شیرین‌تر از عسل برای تو گفتم
هزارترانه‌ی دل‌نشین برای تو خواندم
یک میلیون شعر خنده‌دار برای تو سرودم
(گیریم که در وزن و قافیه هم گاهی کم آردم)
یک میلیارد نقاشی برایت کشیدم
حالا بیا
بیا رفیق عزیز و باوفایم
یک‌بار هم تو
بگوبخوان بکِش بسُرا برایم
عااالی بود! ترجمه‌ی رضی‌هیرمندی هم که فوق‌العاده اصن! کاملن قافیه داشت خیلی جاها!:)
هزارترانه‌ی دل‌نشین برای تو خواندم
یک میلیون شعر خنده‌دار برای تو سرودم
(گیریم که در وزن و قافیه هم گاهی کم آردم)
یک میلیارد نقاشی برایت کشیدم
حالا بیا
بیا رفیق عزیز و باوفایم
یک‌بار هم تو
بگوبخوان بکِش بسُرا برایم
عااالی بود! ترجمه‌ی رضی‌هیرمندی هم که فوق‌العاده اصن! کاملن قافیه داشت خیلی جاها!:)
December 4, 2015
اعتراض خود به دیر شناختن شل سیلور استاین را اعلام می‌کنم!
+ چه نقاشیهای خوبی، چه چهره‌های دوست‌داشتنی‌ای، چه نقاشیهای خوبی، چه نقاشیهای خوبی ...
+ چه نقاشیهای خوبی، چه چهره‌های دوست‌داشتنی‌ای، چه نقاشیهای خوبی، چه نقاشیهای خوبی ...
May 22, 2017
It was good. I read it a little bit ago.
October 25, 2018
This did, indeed, have everything on it. A beautiful mix of silly and serious.
August 3, 2021
Shel Silverstein really did take the art of writing poetry for kids to new heights, didn't he? I've never read anything else like this book. Packed with nearly two hundred poems of varying length, style and attitude, Every Thing On It is a masterful piece of pithy thought and comedic pathos, crafted beautifully and without any agenda other than providing the best possible literature for young readers. Most of the poems can be read in straightforward appreciation for the humor that they contain, but there's often a deeper level of truth, as well, that one can benefit from if one is willing to ponder what's being said for a few moments longer. As Dr. Seuss did so effectively for so many years, Shel Silverstein condenses profound words into short, rhyming verses and leaves it up to the readers how deeply they want to dive into them, how far they want to delve into the thoughts being presented. But what will really leave a lasting impression on the minds of readers is how the plethora of poems that are Every Thing On It is framed, with one poem at the beginning and one at the end that feel different from all the others. In reading the creative outpouring of one of the most beloved children's authors of the twentieth century, an author who had passed away by the time this book went into posthumous publication in 2011, these first and last poems are a poignant goodbye to the children who have read his books for so many years, providing their listening ears for the wise, wacky and wonderful verse that the "spider" never stopped weaving inside Shel Silverstein's head. And so these beginning and end pieces are easily the most emotional moments of the entire book, likely to bring readers to tears before they've even turned page one, and then bringing them back to that same place again just as they finish the book. It's a lighthearted tug on the emotions, though, designed to bring forth laughter even through the tears, just as it's always been with Shel Silverstein.
There are so many terrific poems in this book that I hardly know where to begin in discussing them. Take Masks, for example:
“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid.
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by―
and never knew.”
It's such a simple poem, not seeming to be especially elegant, yet it powerfully illustrates the way that we so often have no clue about the pain of those in our lives because they keep it hidden, just as we do. But what would happen if we didn't wear masks to cover our pain, and just let it be seen by our friends and family? I don't really know. I do know, however, that there are many situations in which two people in pain could help each other out tremendously, if only they'd let each other know how much they're hurting. I suppose we just have to learn to open up to the right people, those who can actually help us, and whom we can be there for in return. Sharing one's sadness with another person can be a beautiful, encouraging experience, if it's the right person.
Then, as every good writer knows:
"There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
It may be true that there's no such thing as a happy ending in real life, that every happy ending is simply the middle of a story that is still continuing, the person living it sure to experience additional happy moments as well as sad ones. As long as we have some happiness to balance out the sadness along the way, though, it's hard to expect much more than that. It's not easy to hold the high note of a real happy moment for very long; life moves on and forward, continuing to change and run the gamut from high to low as those changes occur, but never remaining static for very long. Life, by its very nature, has to move; when it stops moving, that's when life has ended. The happy moments along the way, fleeting as they may be, can still be cherished as they come, and remembered for all that they were even long after they're gone.
The Yesees and Noees poem has some important words for us all:
“The Yesees said yes to anything
That anyone suggested.
The Noees said no to everything
Unless it was proven and tested.
So the Yesees all died of much too much
And the Noees all died of fright,
But somehow I think the Thinkforyourselfees
All came out all right.”
So many books for juvenile and young-adult readers issue stirring challenges to stand up against the voices in society that would persuade us as individuals not to think for ourselves, to leave the philosophical heavy lifting to political leaders and academic professors. How can one change the world without forming intelligent, cohesive, practical opinions, and how can one form such opinions without doing a lot of critical thinking? Few books, however, are more convincing in their treatment on the subject than Shel Silverstein is in the above poem, short and direct and effectively comical all at the same time. I sure don't ever want to become a Yesee or a Noee! I'm a Thinkforyourselfee all the way!
Here's another subtle piece, which speaks to the danger of going through life without really doing anything significant, if one isn't careful to prevent that from happening:
"First he was born,
And then he was warned,
And then he was taught how to swim,
And then he was married,
And then he was buried,
And that's all that happened to him."
It's so easy to fall through the cracks every step of the way in life, to become locked into a routine and not realize how the years have drifted by until one looks up and finally sees how much time has been lost. There's so much that life offers, though, things we couldn't have even realistically imagined for ourselves when we were younger. How can we just let all that potential...get away from us?
The world of juvenile literature, especially poetry, really misses Shel Silverstein. I've never come across another kids' poet better able to express himself clearly in verse, create original, enjoyable humor and touch the hearts of so many as Shel Silverstein did his entire life. I love Every Thing On It, not just because it's a smart, well-written, emotionally affecting book, but because it reminds us what we had in Shel Silverstein, the gift that he was to us all and the incalculable contribution that his writing and illustrating has made to the field of juvenile literature. It's the last poem of the book that says it best, in Shel Silverstein's own words, as we say so long to a brilliant writer who clearly loved kids just as much as they love him.
"When I am gone what will you do?
Who will write and draw for you?
Someone smarter―someone new?
Someone better―maybe YOU!"
There are so many terrific poems in this book that I hardly know where to begin in discussing them. Take Masks, for example:
“She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid.
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by―
and never knew.”
It's such a simple poem, not seeming to be especially elegant, yet it powerfully illustrates the way that we so often have no clue about the pain of those in our lives because they keep it hidden, just as we do. But what would happen if we didn't wear masks to cover our pain, and just let it be seen by our friends and family? I don't really know. I do know, however, that there are many situations in which two people in pain could help each other out tremendously, if only they'd let each other know how much they're hurting. I suppose we just have to learn to open up to the right people, those who can actually help us, and whom we can be there for in return. Sharing one's sadness with another person can be a beautiful, encouraging experience, if it's the right person.
Then, as every good writer knows:
"There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.”
It may be true that there's no such thing as a happy ending in real life, that every happy ending is simply the middle of a story that is still continuing, the person living it sure to experience additional happy moments as well as sad ones. As long as we have some happiness to balance out the sadness along the way, though, it's hard to expect much more than that. It's not easy to hold the high note of a real happy moment for very long; life moves on and forward, continuing to change and run the gamut from high to low as those changes occur, but never remaining static for very long. Life, by its very nature, has to move; when it stops moving, that's when life has ended. The happy moments along the way, fleeting as they may be, can still be cherished as they come, and remembered for all that they were even long after they're gone.
The Yesees and Noees poem has some important words for us all:
“The Yesees said yes to anything
That anyone suggested.
The Noees said no to everything
Unless it was proven and tested.
So the Yesees all died of much too much
And the Noees all died of fright,
But somehow I think the Thinkforyourselfees
All came out all right.”
So many books for juvenile and young-adult readers issue stirring challenges to stand up against the voices in society that would persuade us as individuals not to think for ourselves, to leave the philosophical heavy lifting to political leaders and academic professors. How can one change the world without forming intelligent, cohesive, practical opinions, and how can one form such opinions without doing a lot of critical thinking? Few books, however, are more convincing in their treatment on the subject than Shel Silverstein is in the above poem, short and direct and effectively comical all at the same time. I sure don't ever want to become a Yesee or a Noee! I'm a Thinkforyourselfee all the way!
Here's another subtle piece, which speaks to the danger of going through life without really doing anything significant, if one isn't careful to prevent that from happening:
"First he was born,
And then he was warned,
And then he was taught how to swim,
And then he was married,
And then he was buried,
And that's all that happened to him."
It's so easy to fall through the cracks every step of the way in life, to become locked into a routine and not realize how the years have drifted by until one looks up and finally sees how much time has been lost. There's so much that life offers, though, things we couldn't have even realistically imagined for ourselves when we were younger. How can we just let all that potential...get away from us?
The world of juvenile literature, especially poetry, really misses Shel Silverstein. I've never come across another kids' poet better able to express himself clearly in verse, create original, enjoyable humor and touch the hearts of so many as Shel Silverstein did his entire life. I love Every Thing On It, not just because it's a smart, well-written, emotionally affecting book, but because it reminds us what we had in Shel Silverstein, the gift that he was to us all and the incalculable contribution that his writing and illustrating has made to the field of juvenile literature. It's the last poem of the book that says it best, in Shel Silverstein's own words, as we say so long to a brilliant writer who clearly loved kids just as much as they love him.
"When I am gone what will you do?
Who will write and draw for you?
Someone smarter―someone new?
Someone better―maybe YOU!"
September 1, 2023
Poetry, baby!
June 11, 2023
Everything on it was a fun book of poems that were all funny and had good humor. I liked the randomness of the poems and how they all just fit together into this really funny short book.
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