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Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein

By Shel Silverstein

Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books, November 1974

ISBN: 0060256672

MY HERO recommends this book to children readers.

Annotation
A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.

User Reviews:

From: jUsTiCe | Date: 4/24/2012 8:12 AM

This book is so funny,creative and much much more! It is the book that is literally the book for kids of all ages!!!!<3

From: Julia | Date: 3/11/2010 9:10 AM

i love it so much my favorite is the unicorn

From: Alexz! <3 | Date: 11/5/2009 4:51 AM

i love your books! specially where the sidewalk ends! woo go silverstein!

From: ♥♥♥ | Date: 5/12/2009 7:34 AM

i love the book "Where The Sidewalk Ends"!!!!!!!!!!

From: Sarah | Date: 4/15/2009 1:31 AM

I love your books I am your #1 fan

From: queen tee | Date: 4/8/2009 3:35 AM

i think your books are great there so funny and there is no age limit for this book awesome...

From: Victoria M. | Date: 12/7/2008 11:03 PM

OMG!!! i love this book!! It's so funy!!

From: amanda | Date: 9/9/2008 9:05 AM

i was just doing a hw assignment and i came across my favorite poem "Sick" its the best poem ever and reminds me of ME. You are great just like your book.

From: Stephanie . R | Date: 4/28/2008 7:12 AM

Your poems are like awsome. I love them.
They are hillarious and are just amazing.
I love when they ryme.I wish I could write those kinds of poems.
They even enspire me. I LOVE ALL THE POEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: Megan P. | Date: 4/22/2008 10:53 AM

Your poems are so inspiring! Write more!

From: shealee hodge | Date: 4/3/2008 12:46 AM

Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!! I just love Where the Sidewalk Ends!!!!! It is one of my favorite poetry books!!!! I would like to encourage everyone to read this great piecew of poetry even if you hate reading!!!!

From: Samantha | Date: 3/15/2008 12:09 AM

Your poems brighten up my world!I read them whenever I can!!

From: Cam | Date: 3/11/2008 7:27 AM

I love those poems they are hilarios! I love Lazy Jane and all the others like the one were she is sick.

From: | Date: 9/25/2007 8:04 AM

you are the best poet ever!!!!!

From: sydney | Date: 9/22/2007 2:29 AM

I am only 12 and i love your book and as a project in my class room we had to find a poem book and read one poem out of it and i chosed you!I love your book thank you for being so goood at what you do.

From: Kimberly | Date: 5/30/2007 7:08 AM

I LOVE the poems you write. Its so much fun reading your poems.

From: h!74ry | Date: 4/15/2007 7:57 PM

I love the poem about the dollar bill, where the boy changes it to quarteres, nickles, pennies. It's really funny. I bought that book when I was three, and now I'm ten and I still have the book. It's a treasure to me, and will always be. I bring it on holiday too!

From: Justina | Date: 1/11/2007 5:42 AM

Your books are very intresting. I really like your poem!!

From: *!Arlena!* | Date: 11/14/2006 1:37 AM

i love ur books

From: ~*AdRiEnNe*~ | Date: 10/24/2006 5:13 AM

I love Silverstein's poems expecially "Sick" it is such a cute poem and reminds me of things i do every now and then just to stay out of school.

From: tony | Date: 5/28/2006 9:40 PM

i loved your poems.

From: Karol | Date: 5/7/2006 9:34 AM

i love your poem "SICK" its so cute and my elementary teachers would always read it to are call! i love it and now im older and i still love it!

From: Alan | Date: 4/10/2006 6:13 AM

HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST, HANDS DOWN.

From: Kaitlyn | Date: 4/3/2006 7:36 AM

I luv ur poems! u r the best poet eva! i like "Jimmy Jet and His TV Set" bcuz it reminds me of mi lil bro. i have read 4 of ur books: A light in the attic, Where the side walk ends, Falling up and Runny babbit. i like how in runny babbit u change the letters around!...THANK U SO MUCH 4 UR POEMS!!!...Kaitlyn Pugh

From: Erica H | Date: 3/29/2006 10:28 AM

Great Poems Shel Silverstein!!!
I love them!!!

From: jon | Date: 3/24/2006 12:00 AM

good poet

From: fred jackson | Date: 3/21/2006 6:31 AM

this book is fascinating!!! its totally awesome and my favourite poem is... ALL OF THEM!!! i love you SHEL SILVERSTEIN!!!

From: jordan | Date: 3/12/2006 7:29 AM

this is an all time great book ive looked this book since i was 9 and my favorite poem is sick

From: ricka | Date: 3/9/2006 1:21 AM

i love your books they rock keep writing. okay love your fan.

From: becca | Date: 10/6/2005 9:35 AM

your poems are so funny, but yet show serious emotion and feeling and thats what makes them great!

From: Cara | Date: 9/22/2005 6:28 AM

I've Loved This Book Ever Since I Was 3!

From: melissa | Date: 9/14/2005 8:05 AM

as kids we used to fight over these books and teachers would always capture the hearts of our class by reading the poems to us. my favorite is "melind mae"

From: cassandra | Date: 8/11/2005 12:55 AM

i love your books

From: Megan | Date: 5/11/2005 8:24 AM

I miss his poetry. They were the best...

From: Key-Key | Date: 5/11/2005 7:23 AM

I LOVE HIS BOOK AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY ONE! THE BOOK IS SO COOL AND OUTSTANDING FOR ALL AGES! THANKS FOR WRITTING THIS BOOK MR.SHEL SILVERSTEIN!

From: jessie | Date: 4/22/2005 12:42 AM

i love your poems there the best i read them everynight.

From: Dallas | Date: 4/18/2005 8:06 AM

this is a great book even when i dont have time i still read it

From: Andie | Date: 4/15/2005 12:19 AM

I LOVE YOUR POEMS
FROM THE BOOKS THAT SHEL SILVERSTEIN WROTE
(EX: FALLING UP AND WHERE THE SIDE WALK ENDS)! I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN.

From: shalysha | Date: 4/15/2005 12:04 AM

he is so cool!

From: Fraser | Date: 4/6/2005 12:49 PM

I love your poems and i wish i could write like that some day

From: weird | Date: 4/6/2005 9:49 AM

i love shel silverstein's books!!!!!

From: Madison | Date: 3/30/2005 2:45 AM

I love your books.

From: Alysha Press | Date: 3/29/2005 12:54 PM

This book is so funny and so full of poems that i loved to read it it was awsome.

From: hey | Date: 3/28/2005 9:02 AM

i love his books!

From: sarah ruelas | Date: 2/7/2005 9:25 AM

i love shel's books

From: BRITTANY | Date: 2/6/2005 3:54 AM

I LOVE YOUR BOOK SO MUCH!!

From: connor | Date: 11/24/2004 12:48 AM

now this guy is funny... im not a big poetry fan but when im reading this book all i can think is "this guy is a genius!"

From: Lisa | Date: 10/19/2004 6:27 AM

I read your books before. Now ever since I read them I have been writing some of my own.

From: Jessica | Date: 10/19/2004 6:26 AM

When I am feeling sad or lonely I take out one of his books and read them. They always make me feel so much better. Sometimes my mom hears me laughing from outside my room and she thinks I am crying. I love your books!
-Jessie, age 11

From: payton | Date: 9/2/2004 3:22 AM

Your books are funny.

From: KeLsEy | Date: 6/19/2004 1:35 PM

Shel Silverstein is the most creative poet and captures everyone's attention with his poems. My teachers all read his poems at the beginning of class and we are in Junior High.

From: marcia | Date: 5/25/2004 10:51 PM

I love your poem books. You actually inspired me to write my own poems. Keep on doing what you're doing.

From: katelynn parent | Date: 2/13/2004 8:26 PM

A+ book.

From: katelynn parent | Date: 2/13/2004 8:25 PM

Even as I get older, Shel Silverstein's poems still brighten up my world.

From: Carcilwen | Date: 1/30/2004 4:56 AM

It rocks.

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