Answers revealed in the comments.
Game 1
“Listen to the Mustn’ts,” “The Dragon of Grindly Grun,” and “Headphone Harold” are works by what writer, first published in collections released in 1974, 1981, and 1996, respectively?
Game 2
The four most recent singles to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that have parentheses in their officially credited song titles were all released from 2008-2012. Name any one of the artists who released those songs, all four of whom are solo women.
game one answer:
Shel Silverstein
Game 2 answers:
Kelly Clarkson
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Beyoncé