My Review
Where The Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings
Amazon Price: $11.10 (as of 12/22/2009)
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.
Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound.
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Boa Constrictor
605. Boa Constrictor (Shel Silverstein)
A song about being swallowed by a snake. Written in 1962, it was recorded by Johnny Cash and The Brothers Four. Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) began his career in 1952 as a writer and cartoonist for Playboy Magazine, but he is perhaps most noted for his children's books. Some of his best known songs are "A Boy Named Sue", a big hit for Johnny Cash, "One's on the Way", a hit for Loretta Lynn and "The Unicorn", which was a hit for the Irish Rovers. He also wrote most of the songs for the pop group, Dr Hook and the Medicine Show, including "The Cover of the Rolling Stone", "Freakin' at the Freakers' Ball" and "Don't Give a Dose To the One You Love Most". Other humorous songs include "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout (Would Not Take The Garbage Out)" and "The Smoke Off" (about a contest to see who could roll a joint the fastest), and "I Got Stoned and I Missed It". A playlist of my children's songs is here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9A4DBB328B5832A5 For lyrics and chords of my songs, please see my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com
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About Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 ? May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby, especially for his early children's books.
Silverstein confirmed that he never studied the poetry of others and therefore developed his own quirky style: laid-back and conversational, occasionally employing profanity and slang.
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,
Went for a ride in a flying shoe,
"Hooray!"
"What fun!"
"It's time we flew!"
Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me,
Tickle Me too.
The Unicorn
Where the Sidewalk Ends - Audio CD !
Recorded By the Author Himself
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 12/22/2009)
Shel Silverstein's readings of a few poems from the book together make for an amazing CD. And by a "few poems", I mean 47!
His voice is stunning, and his choices in tone and tempo, not to mention his added noises, make this recording a memorable experience.
Shel Silverstein
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Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) is one of America's most beloved authors of children's books. But children's literature was not his first passion. Like anyone else, Silverstein was a multifaceted human being with interests acros...
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(It is not by accident that his books that are not intended for children are left off of this list. I just think that since this book is considered a book for children, I don't want to specifically recommend something that wouldn't be.)
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Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
Ickle Me Pickle Me Tickle Me Too (By Shel Silverstein)
Three adventurers Go on a journey of discovery, This project was a course work for my MA Digital Moving Image, Music& sound by Uncle Shelby "Shel Silverstein". Softwares Lightwave and After Effects,
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What was your favorite poem?
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Vote for you favorite(s) by clicking on the arrow to the left. If your favorite is not listed, add it!
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Boa Constrictor
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The Unicorn
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
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Lazy Jane
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Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out
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Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
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Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
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Peanut-Butter Sandwich
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Captain Hook
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Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich
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The Long-Haired Boy
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The Generals
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The Dirtiest Man in the World
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Listen To The Mustn'ts
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Crocodile's Toothache
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The Yipiyuk
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Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
Lesson Plans
- ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Seuss and Silverstein: Posing Questions, Presenting Points
- Dr Seuss and Silverstein: Posing Questions, Presenting Points
- Lesson Ideas & Activities
- This 12 page guide to using Shel Silverstein in the classroom has lesson plans as well as printable activities.
- ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Choosing One Word: Summarizing Shel Silverstein's "Sick"
- Choosing One Word: Summarizing Shel Silverstein's "Sick"
- Shel Silverstein Teacher Resource File
- Shel Silverstein Teacher Resource File
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Shel Silverstein page. You will find
biography, bibliography and lesson plans. - Word Beads: Writing Funny Poetry - Language Arts Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Teaching Idea
- A Lesson Plans Page lesson plan, lesson idea, thematic unit, or activity in Language Arts and called Word Beads: Writing Funny Poetry.
- Learning Through Listening Lesson Plans
- "Me Stew" from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Shel Silverstein - Lesson Plans & Study Guides for novels, including Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
- WebLitPlans.com
LitPlans: Shel Silverstein
Lesson Plans, Teacher's Guides, Novel Unit Plans, Study Guides, and more for: Silverstein, Shel Literature resources for English Teachers in middle school and high school
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- OneFootPutt OneFootPutt Nov 16, 2009 @ 11:24 am
- I loved this book as a kid. Definately one for the ages. Lensrolling to my Books for 6th Graders Lens.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 12, 2009 @ 10:30 am
- This is a book I've heard of but didn't know much about.
Well done & blessed.
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- bengriston bengriston Sep 1, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
- This was always one of my favorite books growing up and now I get to enjoy sharing it with my kids.
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- Sojourn Sojourn Aug 5, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
- You're absolutely right - this book is a hit with both kids and adults. I think that's what made our copy last so long. We all got a kick out of it and I still enjoy a quick read from the book every now and then. :)
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- Jen Jen Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
- I remember memorizing these poems in elementary school and acting them out infront of the class. Now I read them to my sudents. Our class favorite is
'Ickle me, Pickle ME, Tickle Me, Too"
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