I read this book for the 1st time in the 4th grade - I still love it at 32! It has humor but it also has double meanings. I would recommend this book to anyone!
Pros: Organized logically with loads of words and phrases. Cons: Lack of any real bibliography. The Bottom Line: If you have any interest in word or phrase … more
Being in my 30's. I can still recite three or four of the poems from Silverstein that my father read to me when I was the younger than my own children. Ickle me, Pickle me, Tickle me too, comes … more
One of my very favorite poetry collections. I cannot reliably quote Shakespeare but I can recite from this collection twenty years since I last read it.
His poems are classic. This witty man could be both irreverent and insightful, silly and soulful. I grew up with this and his other collections of poetry and I intend to pass them on to my children. His … more
There are two types of people that read poetry these days, it seems: poets and kids. Does kids poetry have to be bad? Actually, I seem to have much better luck with "kids" poetry than with … more
It's been a long time, but I remember loving these books when I was a young reader. I look forward to reading them to my daughter when she's older and isn't always chewing up the pages.
I love Shel Silverstain"s books! They are great poems and drawings. Most of the poems have a lesson if you listen to them carefully. I got the whole series for my children.
I love Shel Silverstain"s books! They are great poems and drawings. Most of the poems have a lesson if you listen to them carefully. I got the whole series for my children.
Where the Sidewalk ends is one of the greatest books of poems. I love reading poems and the illustrations were also great. This is a great book to sit down and read for fun.