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Where the Sidewalk Ends Book

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) Read More

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  • Product Description

    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.

    Notable Children's Books of 1974 (ALA)
    1985 Notable Children's Recording (BL)
    Outstanding Children's Books of 1974 (NYT)
    1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
    Notable Titles of 1974 (NYTBR)
    1981 Michigan Young Readers' Award
    1984 George C. Stone Center for Children's Books (Claremont, CA) "Recognition of Merit" Award

  • 0224022784
  • 9780224022781
  • Shel Silverstein
  • 1 November 1984
  • Jonathan Cape
  • Library Binding (Book)
  • 176
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