Where the Sidewalk Ends (book)
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| Author(s) | Shel Silverstein |
| Illustrator | Shel Silverstein |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's poetry |
| Publisher | Harper and Row Publishers |
| Publication date | 1974 |
| Pages | 309 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) is a collection of children's poetry written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book's poems address many common childhood concerns and also presents purely fanciful stories. The first edition was originally copyrighted in 1974 and published by Harper and Row Publishers.
The author dedicated this book "For Ursula" and gives thanks to Ursula Nordstrom, Barbara Borack, Kadijah Cooper, Dorothy Hagen, Beri Greenwald, Gloria Bressler, and Bill Cole.
In 2004, a special 30th Anniversary Edition was published, which included 12 new poems.
The following titles are found only in the 30th Anniversary edition of the book:
- The Truth About Turtles
- Oops!
- Mr. Grumpledump's Song
- Naked Hippo
- Who's Taller?
- Monsters
- Weightliftress
- Don't Tell Me
- Ten-O-Cycle
- The Unfunny Jester
- Open-Close
- Gorilla
- The Hobo In The Bathtub
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[edit] Audio edition
[edit] Original album
The audio edition of the book was originally released on cassette in 1983, as an LP phonograph record in 1984, and won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Recording For Children. The copyright is owned by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. The collection is recited, sung and shouted by Shel Silverstein himself. He also performed it at the 1984 Grammy Awards.
The following poems can be heard in the album:
Side A
- Invitation
- Eighteen Flavors
- Melinda Mae
- Sick
- Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
- Enter This Deserted House
- Jimmy Jet and His TV Set
- For Sale
- Warning
- The Yipiyuk
- Crocodile’s Toothache
- Stone Telling
- Ridiculous Rose
- Boa Constrictor
- Peanut–Butter Sandwich
- Listen to the Mustn’ts
- I will not hatch
Side B
- Hug o’ War
- Smart
- Forgotten Language
- The Farmer and the Queen
- The One Who Stayed
- No Difference
- Wild Boar
- Thumbs
- Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out
- My Hobby
- Early Bird
- Me–Stew
- Captain Hook
- With His Mouth Full of Food
- The Flying Festoon
- The Silver Fish
- The Generals
- The Worst
- My Beard
[edit] Production
- Producer & Director: Ron Haffkine
- Engineer: jb & Danny Mundhenk & Oliver Masciarotte
- Mastering: Denny Purcell
Recorded at Bullet Recording, Nashville, Blank Tapes, New York, and in Studio D at Criteria Recording in Miami, Florida.
[edit] 25th anniversary album
In 2000, the album was re-released on cassette and CD for the 25th anniversary of the book. This collection is copyrighted 1984 and 2000 by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. The collection is again recited, sung, and shouted by Shel Silverstein.
The 25th anniversary edition also contains 11 previously unreleased tracks culled from the original master tapes. They are:
- The Little Blue Engine
- If I Had a Brontosaurus
- One Inch Tall
- Long-Haired Boy
- Rain
- True Story
- Hungry Mungry
- Standing
- If The World Was Crazy
- Hector the Collector
- Spaghetti
[edit] External links
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