Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings

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Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, and things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where the Sidewalk Ends have been sold, making it the bestselling children's poetry book ever. With this and his other poetry collections ( A Light in the Attic and Falling Up ), Silverstein reveals his genius for reaching kids with silly words and simple pen-and-ink drawings. What child can resist a poem called "Dancing Pants" or "The Dirtiest Man in the World"? Each of the 130 poems is funny in a different way, or touching ... or both. Some approach naughtiness or are a bit disgusting to squeamish grown-ups, but that's exactly what kids like best about Silverstein's work. Jim Trelease, author of The New Read-Aloud Handbook, calls this book "without question, the best-loved collection of poetry for children." (Ages 4 to 10) Review “A zesty collection of humorous light verse.” - SLJ. “An ideal book for teachers to have handy. If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends .” - Reading Teacher. “These rhymes are perfect bite-sized nuggets of jest.” - Brightly From the Back Cover If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer … Come in … for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. You’ll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist. Shel Silverstein’s masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound. About the Author Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back . He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half , Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? , The Missing Piece , The Missing Piece Meets the Big O , and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree , as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends , A Light in the Attic , Every Thing On It , Don't Bump the Glump! , and Runny Babbit .

Is Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 4 and up.

A classic collection of silly, imaginative poems with pen-and-ink drawings that celebrate childhood, humor, and creativity. Some poems touch on mischief or mild grossness that delights kids.

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