![]() ![]() He was a poet, a musician, and a cartoonist. Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago in 1930. ![]() Who doesn’t smile upon reading the first stanza of this poem? Once every so often we just need to read something silly and this book is full of silly poems. For example: Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too Went for a ride in a flying shoe “Horray!” “What fun!” “It’s time we flew!” Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Heck, I even love reading it to myself -). I loved reading it when I was single, I loved reading it to our kids when they were young, and I still love reading it to our grandchildren. What a great career it has been!īut, back to the book. Moreover, that class set me on a path to becoming a librarian. I opened it and discovered I have a first edition that was purchased while I was still in college! And it was required reading for a class on children’s literature that really made an impact on me. When I was thinking of a book to review, this one immediately came to mind. This wonderful book is still in print today. ![]() It is a 1974 children’s collection of poetry, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein, published by Harper and Row Publishers. A book that should be in everyone’s home library is Where the Sidewalk Ends. ![]()
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