Shel Silverstein Reads His Poem ‘Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too’ in Animated Video

You know Shel Silverstein as the author of the beloved children’s book, The Giving Tree, which he eventually turned into an animated film in 1973. Silverstein narrated the film himself and played the accompanying harmonica too. You can watch it online right here.

Now, almost four decades later, comes another animated video. This time we have the voice of Silverstein (1930-1999) reading his poem, ‘Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too,’ which originally appeared in another famous collection, Where the Sidewalk Ends. The animation, you’ll notice right away, uses the same aesthetic as the 1974 book. Hope you enjoy. And props go to Media Bistro for bringing it to light.


by | Permalink | Comments (1) |

Support Open Culture

We’re hoping to rely on our loyal readers rather than erratic ads. To support Open Culture’s educational mission, please consider making a donation. We accept PayPal, Venmo (@openculture), Patreon and Crypto! Please find all options here. We thank you!


Comments (1)
You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
  • tiffani faith says:

    shel silverstein is my favorite poet he opens a light of hope everthing at my school is so crazy I wish he was still alive I would love to meet him or his family so they can tell me what he was really like please write back

Leave a Reply

Quantcast
Open Culture was founded by Dan Colman.