Where the Sidewalk Ends Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems: Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)

Overview

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. This special edition contains 12 extra poems.

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060586539
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/20/2004
Edition description:	30th Anniversary Edition
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	34,745
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.95(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Date of Birth:

September 25, 1930

Date of Death:

May 10, 1999

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Place of Death:

Key West, Florida

Education:

Chicago School of Fine Arts; University of Illinois (no degree)

Website:

http://www.shelsilverstein.com

Read an Excerpt

Sick

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more -- that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue --
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke --
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is -- what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is . . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"
_{From WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS by Shel Silverstein © 1974 by Shel Silverstein. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.}

Editorial Reviews

An ideal book for teachers to have handy. If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.” — Reading Teacher.

“A zesty collection of humorous light verse.” — SLJ.

“These rhymes are perfect bite-sized nuggets of jest.” — Brightly

From the Publisher

A zesty collection of humorous light verse.

SLJ.

These rhymes are perfect bite-sized nuggets of jest.

Brightly

An ideal book for teachers to have handy. If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Reading Teacher.

These rhymes are perfect bite-sized nuggets of jest.

Brightly.com

The Barnes & Noble Review
The 30th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's magical poetry book is honored with this splendid edition that includes 12 new poems and a dazzling silver jacket. Filled with the amazing, spirit-inspiring verses that Silverstein first made famous in 1974, this edition is sure to entrance yet another generation of readers with such memorable poems as "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" (in which three men go "for a ride in a flying shoe"); "Jimmy Jet and His TV Set"; "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out"; and "The Long-Haired Boy." New poems included in this edition include "The Truth About Turtles," "Mr. Grumpledump's Song," "Ten-O-Cycle," and "Gorilla" -- in which a kid brings his pet gorilla to school -- while the entire book features the author's endearing line drawings of the characters' wacky adventures. Sure to make an unforgettable gift and a remarkable way for kids and adults to experience the joys of reading, this book -- part of the canon of children's literature -- is an essential can't-miss for any bookshelf. Matt Warner

bn.com

An ideal book for teachers to have handy . . . If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Reading Teacher

The classic Where the Sidewalk Ends: 30th Anniversary Special Edition by Shel Silverstein is reissued with 12 new poems that were not part of the original. Joining Hector the Collector, Ridiculous Rose and the Glurpy Slurpy Skakagrall ("Who's standing right behind you") are new poems including "Mr. Grumpledump's Song" ("Everything's wrong,/ Days are too long,/ Sunshine's too hot,/ Wind is too strong") and "The Unfunny Jester" ("The jester did a funny leap,/ The prince and princess fell asleep"). (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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