num_pages: 175
description: Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, and things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where the Sidewalk Ends have been sold, making it the bestselling children's poetry book ever. With this and his other poetry collections (A Light in the Attic and Falling Up), Silverstein reveals his genius for reaching kids with silly words and simple pen-and-ink drawings. What child can resist a poem called "Dancing Pants" or "The Dirtiest Man in the World"? Each of the 130 poems is funny in a different way, or touching ... or both. Some approach naughtiness or are a bit disgusting to squeamish grown-ups, but that's exactly what kids like best about Silverstein's work. Jim Trelease, author of The New Read-Aloud Handbook, calls this book "without question, the best-loved collection of poetry for children." (Ages 4 to 10)
language: English
title: Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
titlecomplete: Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Juvenile, Humor, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Poetry
ratings_count: 1355488
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Golden Archer Award
category: Intermediate
publisher: HarperCollins