Where The Sidewalk Ends

Where The Sidewalk Ends is an abstract poetry book by Shel Silverstein. It deals with darker themes than one would expect for something considered “children's poetry”, including such themes as death, running away from home, giants eating other people, and many more. It is a great children's book because it is easy to read and flows very well, especially when reading out loud. It is important to keep children engaged in reading and this poetry book does this very well by implementing pictures into the poems. Some poems even required the use of certain pictures to make sense! It is very well written and is a poetry book that children will love.