Where the Sidewalk Ends

Silverstein, S. (1974). Where the sidewalk ends. New York: Harper and Row.
I spent a little more time this week selecting a book, because I wanted it to be something that I can use in my own classroom and see the connection for others. I chose Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein since I have it in my personal collection and I have found them entertaining since I was a child. This collection of poems are entertaining for both adults and children. They include topics such as anxiety to nose picking with many underlying themes.

One of the poems I really like is the first one in the book titled "Invitation."

Invitation
If your are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, wisher, liar.
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you are pretender, come sit by my fire,
For we have some flax- golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!

In the poem there are several points of repetition. For example, dreamer and come in are repeated. This emphasizes the point of the book being based on the dreams of the poetry and continuously invites others to experience these.

The poem "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" provides examples of alliteration with the s sound being repeated.

I also like how all the poems center around the theme that anything can happen. These poems are inspiring as a whole. I love to read, but reading books based on poetry is sometimes difficult. This is one that I can easily pick up, be entertained, and actually walk away with something.