Where the Sidewalk Ends By Shel Silverstein

Personally, this is one of my favorite poetry books. Silverstein uses simple black and white illustrations to bring color and imagery to his poems. Each poem is unique and creative and includes a variety of topics. For example, Silverstein’s poem “eighteen flavors” is about an enormous ice cream cone that has a variety of flavors. With his simple descriptive wording, I can almost taste this giant ice cream cone! I enjoyed this collection of poems because the author talks about numerous things and each poem takes on a various form. I feel as though using this book in the classroom will show students that not all poems have to rhyme. I also believe that students will be intrigued by these poems because the author talks about numerous silly and creative concepts.