StarAstrologer - Books : Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
from: HarperCollins
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780060256678
ISBN: 0060256672
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: November 20, 1974
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: November 20, 1974
Sales Rank: 39646
Studio: HarperCollins
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Product Description:
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.
Notable Children's Books of 1974 (ALA)
1985 Notable Children's Recording (BL)
Outstanding Children's Books of 1974 (NYT)
1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
Notable Titles of 1974 (NYTBR)
1981 Michigan Young Readers' Award
1984 George C. Stone Center for Children's Books (Claremont, CA) "Recognition of Merit" Award
Amazon.com Review:
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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I was amazed at the condition on the book I ordered. It said it was in fair shape and it looks brand new to me!!
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Trully enjoyable collection that is enjoyed by the whole family. My [...] old son reads (and recites) to us at dinner and I sneek additional time with it in the evening. Great gift!
Bill
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I bought this book for my grandson, 4, after I discovered his love for Falling Up. When I was teaching sophomores, their favorite books of poems to memorize included anything by Silverstein. The illustrations are delightful and the twists appeal to senses of humor at all ages.
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Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me
Anything can happen, child
ANYTHING can be.
~ pg. 27
I first heard about Shel Silverstein in a strange way. One of his poems is about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout and LUSH beauty products has a shampoo with the same name. When I looked the name up online I found the amusing poem about ... Read More
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Nothing I could write here would explain how great of a book you are about to purchase. All I can say is... I loved it as a child and my son loves it. Stop wasting time and buy it now!!
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