Where the Sidewalk Ends
BY Shel Silverstein
“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.” –Goodreads
I feel that Shel Silverstein was a requirement for any child’s library. Occasionally I would just flip through the book to look at the pictures. I remember that a few of those illustrations disturbed me, but the poems were funny.
This meme is hosted by Casual Reader. Here are the rules:
- Feature a book that was published more than a year ago, the older the better.
- It must be a book that you have re-read at least once.
- Explain to your readers why this book is worth reading over and over again.
- Tag four people in your post to share their favorite throwback the following week.
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