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Where the Sidewalk Ends (25th Anniversary Edition Book & CD)
 

Where the Sidewalk Ends (25th Anniversary Edition Book & CD)

by Shel Silverstein

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... (read more)

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booklady
  • Rated 5 stars

“I've spent hours reading these wonderful poems to grandchildren. They're always good for a giggle, but make you think about things too and open up wonderful discussions.”

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  • gloria v

    gloria v said:

    “Hello have not read this version but have read the original version, my boy loved it when he was small so good to read to kids.”

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • A Reader

    a reader said:

    “This is a great book filled with whimsical poetry.”

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • Ambient Anomaly

    ambient anomaly said:

    “Hug o war is my favorite. I pull out this book whenever I need to laugh or feel like I'm five again. It teaches you to love unconditionally, dream expandingly ( is that a word?), fear nothing, and believe everything.”

    posted Friday, June 6 2008
  • cha2cha

    cha2cha said:

    “Not that anyone is likely to read this, but why is Where the Sidewalk Ends posted as "A" Where the Sidewalk Ends? And why are books alphabetized with A and The anyway??!!!”

    posted Sunday, January 6 2008
  • FatherOfHollywood

    fatherofhollywood said:

    “This is such a fun book to read out loud. Some of the humor may be over the head of a toddler but much of it is so enjoyable, from the illustrations to the rhymes to the themes. Lots of choices, none too long, it's a good one for the bedtime shelf.”

    posted Sunday, November 4 2007
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