Where the Sidewalk Ends

For other uses, see Where the Sidewalk Ends (disambiguation).
Where the Sidewalk Ends
AuthorShel Silverstein
IllustratorShel Silverstein
Cover artistShel Silverstein
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's poetry
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Pages309 and Aric

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein.[1] It was published by Harper and Row Publishers. The book's poems address common childhood concerns and also present fanciful stories and imaginative images. Silverstein's work is valued by people of all ages, primarily due to his skill in subtly communicating social implications through his simple language. Controversial because of its satiric approach to difficult subjects and its theme of challenging authority figures, the book was first banned in 1986 in many libraries and schools.[2][3][4][5]

A 30th Anniversary Edition of the book appeared in 2004, and two audio editions (1983 and 2000) are also available.

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kean was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Margalit, Ruth (2014-11-05). ""The Giving Tree" at Fifty: Sadder Than I Remembered". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  4. ^ "23 Banned Books You Should Probably Read Right Now". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  5. ^ "Banned Books Awareness: Shel Silverstein – Banned Books Awareness". 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2023-05-24.