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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)
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"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.
"An ideal book for teachers to have handy . . . If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends." -- Reading Teacher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Poetry for People of Any Age,
By Allison (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where The Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings (Hardcover)
Silverstein's poems may not be beautiful or thought-provoking. In fact, they are a bit on the strange side. I have first gotten this book in first grade, and I have read it many times. A great poem that I would recommend is 'The Crocodile and the Dentist' (I believe that is the correct title of it).If you're a parent, take time to read this with your children. Both of you will enjoy the creative and funny poems by Shel Silverstein.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Where the Sidewalk Ends,
By "agnespet" (Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where The Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings (Hardcover)
This book is full of humorous poems and doesn't make you bored. The poems are mostly unpredictable as to how they will end. Everybody can get a laugh out of this book, and it is very easy to read. However there is a mystery of why the author wrote these poems. There are a lot of questions that make readers think. He has a unique taste which other authors do not have. People who haven't had a good laugh recently would like this book.
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Best Children's Book of Poems,
By "kat_0812" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where The Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings (Hardcover)
Shel Silverstein has made one of the best book of poems I have ever read. The poems are light and cute and some have morals to them. Take the poem "Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out". This proves to kids that if you don't take the garbage out, it will just keep piling and piling up all the way to the ceiling. My favorite poem is "The Dirtiest Man In The World". I think it is so funny, but in a sick sort of way. There are lots of other poems that are funny, and I would recommend this book to any parent. I know their kids would enjoy them and will keep re-reading the book until they have the poems memorized. Some are short, some are long. The illustrations are cute just as the poems are.
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