Author/Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: K-6
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of poems that are funny and thought provoking. In this story, there is a boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale. This world has endless possibilities. In these poems, there is a great use of rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and assonance.
Shel Silverstein is an amazing author and illustrator. His drawings in Where the Sidewalk Ends are whimsical street art type sketches. The characters are drawn in a cartoon-like form. His art is reminiscent of childhood for many adults.
This collection of poetry would be great to use in the classroom because of its great use of rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and assonance. This book is often used in middle school to teach poetry and its literary devices. It could be used for a book report or an example for students to use in creating their own poems.
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