Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Come in…for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. This special edition contains 12 extra poems. You’ll meet
Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Come in…for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. This special edition contains 12 extra poems. 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 stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages. This is a collection that belongs on everyone’s bookshelf. Makes a great gift for special occasions such as holidays, birthdays, and graduation. And don’t miss Runny Babbit Returns, coming in fall 2017!
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I salute you, Shel Silverstein. It seems to be very trendy to solicit books instead of a card for baby showers these days and this is my “Go To”. Every time. It actually annoys me to see someone else bring the same book to a shower. That’s how much of my “go to” it is. I feel selfishly possessive like I wrote it myself. I loved his books when I was younger, I read them to my own kids, I pass them on for others… You should do the same. Unless you’re going to be at a shower with me.
Funny and makes a great gift. Got this book because it was one of my favorite and most memorable as a child and I wanted my son to enjoy. He enjoyed the funny poems as much as I did. I want to get him Light in the Attic and Giving Tree too. Binding and printing are excellent and it’s a nice hardcover that should last for years. If you haven’t read a Shel Silverstein poem book (or if your children haven’t) I recommend starting with this one or Light in the Attic. They both have awesome fun poems. Where the Sidewalk Ends is…
I wish it never ended… I couldn’t be happier to own this book again after so many years. I feel as if Shel Silverstein’s books are so important for children growing up. A mixture of campy and fun poems as well as life lessons. Some prefer The Giving Tree but for his lighter work I think this is a collection of great work. Nostalgic for sure. “Where the sidewalk ends.” That place represents childhood, its innocence, and its fundamentally different way of looking at the world (as opposed to the way that adults view…