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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings Hardcover - 2014

by Shel Silverstein; Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)

From the outrageously funny to the quietly affecting, here are poems and drawings that illuminate the remarkable world of the well-known folksinger, humorist, and creator of "The Giving Tree." Illustrations.


About this book

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of children's poetry written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book's poems address many common childhood concerns as well as purely fanciful stories that can easily entertain kids and adults alike. Where the Sidewalk Ends has been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. The book received the New York Times’ Outstanding Book Award and was named an ALA Notable Book as well as one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Parent & Child magazine.

Note: Recited, sung and shouted by Shel Silverstein himself, the audio edition of Where the Sidewalk Ends was originally released on cassette in 1983 and won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Recording For Children. 

From the publisher

Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. 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 stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages. This is a collection that belongs on everyone's bookshelf. Makes a great gift for special occasions such as holidays, birthdays, and graduation.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book by Shel Silverstein!

From the rear cover

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.

First Edition Identification

Harper & Row first published Where the Sidewalk Ends in 1974. First editions state “First Edition” on the copyright page. The dust jacket of a first edition states the original price of $7.95 (which was changed to $8.95 on later editions). 

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  • Title Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
  • Author Shel Silverstein; Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins, New York
  • Date 2014-02-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780060256678 / 0060256672
  • Weight 1.47 lbs (0.67 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.13 x 7.03 x 0.94 in (23.19 x 17.86 x 2.39 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, American, American poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013404411
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
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