About this title: By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE GIVING TREE. His popular 1973 album, FREAKIN' AT THE FREAKERS BALL, with Dr. Hook and the Medicine Band, contained a song about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, a little girl who would appear again the following year in a book of groundbreaking kids' verses. This collection, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, forever changed the staid world of American children's poetry, which had previously clung to strict poetic ...
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Description: Fair. 0060256680 5. Shows heavy wear. May have very minor water damage or a significant amount of highlighting or writing. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Description: Fair. 0060256680 5. Shows heavy wear. May have very minor water damage or a significant amount of highlighting or writing. Will be shipped promptly! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. (A155_5/9)Book is in good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780060256685ISBN:0060256680
Description: Good in Acceptable jacket. A few tears to the dust jacket edges. Dust jacket only (Acceptable')Neat dedication on the other wise good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780060291693ISBN:0060291699
Description: Good. This book is in good condition. Minimal wear and tear. This item was a donation to Goodwill of Greater Washington. Thank you for your purchase. Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0060256672. As new hard cover and dustjacket. Some faint edgewear to DJ.; 1.3 x 8.9 x 6.7 Inches; 176 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. Ex-library. This book has been loved, It has medium to heavy wear. Some ink. Some yellowing. Ex-school library. no loose pages. binding is still holding. Dustjacket is in plastic cover, has some frey. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1974-11-20
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Good. Edge and cover wear to dust jacket. Creases to dust jacket. Dust jacket is in good condition. Edge and corner wear to book. Pages still clean and tight. Book is in good condition. All U.S. Orders shipped with tracking number & e-mail confirmation. read more
Description: Silverstein, Shel. Good. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 183 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Silverstein, Shel. Good. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 183 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Hardcover Book is in Good condition. Clean cover, clean pages-no text markings. No dust jacket. We ship with a bar coded label for faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780060256678ISBN:0060256672
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Children's Poetry Clean, bright, crisp and tight. A neat name on the endpage. A bit of shelfwear. Looks great in new protective cover. Summary: A collection of humorous poems and illustrations to go with them. read more
"Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is a great book. I've read it along time ago with my sister. She used to read me the boook when i was younger but I never used to understand everything she used to read. And I have decided to read it again because it reminded me of old times and i actually wanted to understand the poems. When I read the book it makes me happy. It is written in poetry with pictures to go along with it. There are many different poems and there are a lot thats what i like about it. For example "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" is my favorite poem out of the whole book. It is about these three brothers that went on a trip on a flying shoe and nrver came back. The reason I enjoy it so much is because it rhymes and i like to say it really fast as if it were a song. This book is preferbly for children. For children that know how to read and understand poems. I strongly believe that "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a good book for teenagers to read especially if they are lookin for a little giggle time. Many of the poems are true to life and some of them have to do more with imagination as opposed to thinking in reality. In my opinion its a book that lets you escape. It really funny and enjoyable. The drawings are drew with a simple pen and ink that has the best imagery it lets you understand the poem even better. The best thing about this books is that it really doesnt matter how old you are because everyone will enjoy it and it also makes really good points about life. As soon as you read this book it grabs your attention amd makes you want to read it more nonstop. I would rate this book a ten out of 10. The reason is because it takes you back to when you were younger or it just puts a smile on your face. Shel Silverstein was a renowned poet, playwright, illustrator, screenwriter, and songwriter. Best known for his popular children's books like The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic, Silverstein has brought joy to many readers around the world, he has become one of the most popular and best-loved children's authors of all time. It is really a good book."
There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The place where the sidewalk ends....
"I got into the Shel Silverstein craze after reading The Missing Piece Meets the Big O online. Good stuff. Fun books, some of them with good messages.
This particular book of his is a collection of poems, some with accompanying illustrations (he does both) that are "at once outrageously funny and profound." Some are just so weird, you have to laugh, or at least make a funny face because you have no idea what you just read. Some of them have messages embedded within (for example, why you shouldn't eat the whole world, or why you should take the trash out before you get buried underneath and die). Some are morbid - tell me why I enjoyed those?
A fun book, not just for little kids, but for grown-ups as well. Especially if you're still a kid at heart.
"INVITATION
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... If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!""
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