Sheldon Alan Silverstein, male, American, foreign name: Sheldon Alan Silverstein, born on September 25, 1932 in Chicago, USA, died on May 9, 1999. He is a world-renowned artistic genius who is a poet, illustrator, playwright, composer, and country singer. In his childrens literature, he calls himself Uncle Shelby, and in some of his cartoons he signs himself S·S. One of the greatest picture book writers of the 20th century. His picture books "The Lost Corner", "The Lost Corner Meets the Great Perfection", "The Love Tree" and other works have been translated into more than 30 languages ????and spread all over the world. Only the sales in the United States are It has sold more than 18 million copies, with global sales exceeding 180 million copies.