Shel+Silverstien+Speech

My poet is Sheldon Allan Silverstein AKA Shel Silverstein is best known for his immensely popular children’s books, such as “The Giving Tree”, “Where The Sidewalk Ends”, “A Light In The Attic” and “Falling Up”. He became one of the most popular and best-loved children's authors of all time. Shel Silverstein was a poet, playwright, illustrator, screenwriter, and songwriter. He also won a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album for Where the Sidewalk Ends.

My poem, Bear in There is about a giant polar bear in a boy’s refrigerator. It is also about how the polar bear is eating all of his food. (Silverstein, 1981)

“Bear in There” There’s a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire— He likes it ‘cause it’s cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in the fish And his big hairy paws In the buttery dish He’s nibbling the noodles He’s munching the rice He’s slurping the soda He’s licking the ice And he lets out a roar When you open the door And it gives me a scare To know he’s in there. That Polary Bear In our Fridgitydaire

References: Silverstein, Shel A. (1981). Bear in there. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/biography