This collection of children's poems from Shel Silverstein is a real treat. Each of the creatures and characters is fascinating and never overly moralistically drawn. There are lots of laughs here -
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings (Where the Sidewalk Ends)
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Grade 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780060572341
ISBN-10: 0060572345
Published on 2/18/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
Book Reviews (41)
This book is a true work of imagination! Given to me by my uncle on my 11th birthday, I read it in two days. I couldn't stop laughing at some of them- they were told upside down, from inside a lion's mouth, and from inside a snake (I hope that one wasn't from personal experience). It is a heartwarming treasury that even teaches a couple life lessons. I never knew poetry could be so whimsical!
the poems in this book are awesome! I don't remember all of them but I remembered some. Like Hungry Mungry. These are funny and some teach people a lesson. I recommend this book because it could past time and it's good. (Lamest review, ever!)
This book is one of my favorites! I like all of his poetry. I recommend these silly poems to all of my friends because they will laugh a lot.
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Best book ever
This is the best book in the history of books
I like this book
I luv poems. i like Shel silverstien. what could go wrong. NOTHING.
I've read this book before! It has many very short poems, but it can also open up people's imaginations, especially the people who don't think of creative thinks like Where the Sidewalk Ends.
It's a poem book.Some of the poems are funny.It has 183 pages of poems.