Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings [Hardcover]

Shel Silverstein (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: January 20, 2004 | Age Range: 6 - 8 years

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.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Shel Silverstein is the author-artist of many beloved books of prose and poetry. He was a cartoonist, playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter.

Product Details

• Age Range: 6 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 30 Anv edition (January 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060572345
• ISBN-13: 978-0060572341
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Humorous
  • #6 in Books > Children's Books > Classics

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 79 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Shel Was One Cool Dude.... September 8, 2005

By Ellie Reasoner

Format:Hardcover

I started reading this and other of Shel Silverstein's books when I was about four or five and to this day I have never "outgrown" him. I mean, who can? His rhymes and poems, songs and riddles, they all work for everybody with half a degree of imagination. The most cursory read of Where The Sidewalk Ends will show you not only how good/funny/imaginative/likable/silly/deep Silverstein is (sigh, was...) but you'll catch on to why he was so darn cool. This man was close personal friends with Roman Catholic Cardinals, hippies, rabbis, other poets, songwriters, and no less an icon than Hef, himself. (Shel practically lived the whole 1970's at the Playboy Mansion.) A little known fact is, Shel Silverstein even wrote a little song for his buddy Johnny Cash called "A Boy Named Sue". Ever heard of it? And of everything Shel wrote, the many books out there, I think this one MIGHT just be his best.

Or, wait...no, maybe it's The Light In The Attic.

No, no....maybe it's actually The Giving Tree....

Maybe? Maybe it was Falling Up?

I can never decide. One thing I do know and that's Where The Sidewalk Ends is Silverstein at his most awesome!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Where The Sidewalk Ends August 14, 2006

A Kid's Review

Format:Hardcover

This book was very enjoyable. It made me laugh out loud. My favorite is Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the Garbage Out! I really recommend it for everyone!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Where the Sidewalk Ends November 24, 2006

A Kid's Review

Format:Hardcover

I don't really like poetry that much but this book made me look at poetry differently. I especially liked the poems "Invitation", "Sarah Sylvia Synthia Stout Would not Take the Garbage Out" and "Ickle me Tickle me Pickle me Too." All of these poems are hilarious favorites and I think other kids will like them too! If you're looking for a book of funny poems, I highly recommend this book.