Where the Sidewalk Ends: 30th Anniversary Special Edition
Including 12 New Poems!\ \ 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...
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Irreverent, hilarious and wildly popular, Silverstein's collection of verse is hard to put down. His black pen drawings are an integral part of the poems, which range from funny and gross to introspective or tender. Silverstein is a master at tickling the funny bone, and his book is definitely not just for kids!Reading Teacher.An ideal book for teachers to have handy . . . If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.
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.
\ From Barnes & NobleThe 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\ \ \ \ \ Reading Teacher.An ideal book for teachers to have handy . . . If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.\ \ \ Reading TeacherAn ideal book for teachers to have handy . . . If you want to ungloom your day, start Where the Sidewalk Ends.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyThe 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.\ \
