Where the Sidewalk Ends

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Shel Silverstein

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.

Poetry

Books For Kids

Humor

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Author

Shel Silverstein

Pages

176

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

1974-12-11

ISBN

0060256680 9780060256685

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"Shel Silverstein has delivered many classics from my childhood. I have read each of these books at least ten times. "

Carson

"I remember loving this book as a kid. I read most of his books if not all. Really a great book with great poetry. "

Lola

"I adore any Shel Silverstein, but I think this is my favorite "

Sarah Winston

"Another great poetry book"

Keira

"Who doesn't like a classic?"

Katrice Masters

"Where my love of poetry first began. I read these poems as a child and I have read them to my daughter and now my nephews. They are classic and whimsical poems."

Susana Zuniga

"I remember this classic fondly."

NickT

"If your kid loves this book expect and artist from them, expect them to be realistic with hopes and dreams, expect them to love you without words."

Halie A Hernandez

"Shel Silverstein was so inventive! I read his biography, A Boy Named Shel. What a crazy life! His was NOT G-rated. He lived in the Playboy Mansion and wrote crazy country songs. But back to his children's poetry: so imaginative and fun!"

Phebe Tademy

"This is the first book I've read of Silverstein and it was delightful. Sweet, funny, eccentric, disgusting, and all around a creative and enjoyable read. I enjoyed the illustrations as well. Simple but intriguing."