He is most famous for the poem The Reading Mother which remains a common sentiment on Mother's Day.
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Variously attributed to Shel Silverstein, Ogden Nash, or simply an unknown or anonymous author, it was most likely written by American poet Strickland Gillilan in the early 20th century.