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<p/><br /></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> This special 40th anniversary edition includes 12 new poems and never-before-published drawings by Silverstein, encased in an exclusive metallic-silver ink jacket. <p/><br /></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><em></em></p><p><strong>Shel Silverstein, the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Giving Tree</em>, <em>A Light in the Attic</em>, <em>Falling Up</em>, and <em>Every Thing On It, </em>has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Come in...for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. This special edition contains 12 extra poems.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages. This is a collection that belongs on everyone's bookshelf. Makes a great gift for special occasions such as holidays, birthdays, and graduation.</p><p>And don't miss <em>Runny Babbit Returns</em>, the new book by Shel Silverstein!</p> <p/><br /></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br> <p><em>If you are a dreamer, come in, <br />If you are a dreamer, <br />A wisher, a liar, <br />A hope-er, a pray-er, <br />A magic bean buyer . . . </em></p><p>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.</p><p>Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound. This special edition has twelve extra poems that did not appear in the original collection.</p> <p/><br /></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "These rhymes are perfect bite-sized nuggets of jest."--Brightly </br></br>"A zesty collection of humorous light verse."--SLJ. </br></br>"An ideal book for teachers to have handy. If you want to ungloom your day, start <em>Where the Sidewalk Ends</em>."--Reading Teacher.

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