![]() ![]() 1 position on the bestseller lists shortly after its publication in 1981, and it remained a bestseller for more than three years. "A Light in the Attic," a collection of poems and drawings, soared to the No. His writing was accompanied by line drawings of confused and befuddled people and other creatures with human attributes, and he had an uncanny knack for making nonsense funny. Silverstein was a master of whimsy and light satire, which he delivered in verse-sometimes downright goofy-that tapped a universal sense of the absurd. A police spokeswoman said there was no evidence of drugs or weapons, and the cause of death was not immediately known. His body was discovered by two cleaning women. Shel Silverstein, 66, an author, artist, poet and songwriter who was best known for such best-selling children's books as "A Light in the Attic" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends," was found dead May 10 at his home in Key West, Fla. ![]()
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