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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN num: 9780060291693
ISBN number: 0060291699
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: October 31, 2000
Publishing house: HarperCollins
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Sale Popularity Level: 11935
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Enter the world of Shel Silverstein…
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's most popular book, Where the Sidewalk Ends is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album. This is a wonderful gift and keepsake for Shel Silverstein fans, old and new.
From the outrageously funny to the quietly affecting -- and touching on everything in between -- here are poems and drawings that illuminate the remarkable world of the well-known folksinger, humorist and creator of The Giving Tree.
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:
Silly, silly Shel Silverstein. For more than 25 years, he has taken children exactly where they want to go with poetry: into the world of nonsense and wordplay. Take 'Instructions,' for example: If you should ever choose
To bathe an armadillo,
Use one bar of soap
And a whole lot of hope
And seventy-two pads of Brillo.
Is there a moral? A higher meaning? A lesson? Most certainly not--except perhaps in bathing armadillos. The late poet's collection of verse and pen-and-ink drawings, Where the Sidewalk Ends, is the bestselling children's poetry book of all time. Now, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this literary marvel, a special new edition is available, complete with a CD featuring 10 of his nuttiest poems. The compilation, 'recited, sung, and shouted' by Silverstein himself, features highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album, including 'Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too,' 'With His Mouth Full of Food,' 'Crocodile's Toothache,' and 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out.' No child--or grownup, for that matter--should be without this collection, or its companion, A Light in the Attic. (Ages 5 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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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 humour 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 very 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 a girl who never takes out the garbage.
These poems are at times laugh-out-loud funny and at times delightfully silly. There are quirky drawings throughout that make the poems even more enjoyable. One minute you are laughing and the subsequent you are having memories of Alice in Wonderland or other books you read as a child like The Little Engine that Could. The only poem I question is "Dreadful" but I suppose some people think it is funny.
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And There the grass grows soft and while,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
~ pg. 64
A few of the poems struck me as especially profound while the poem about the Giraffe was very creative. After reading this collection I'll definitely look for more books by Shel Silverstein. While these poems may have been written for children they can be enjoyed by anyone from 9 to 120.
~The Rebecca Review
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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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