I love this week!!! We are big poetry readers in this house- I often read from a childhood favorite, “Where The Sidewalk Ends”, when Addie wakes up from nap to help her ease into the second half of her day.
Some of our favorites from “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein are:
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS
Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me–
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
DON’T TELL ME
Please don’t tell me I should hug,
Don’t tell me I should care.
Don’t tell me just how grand I’d feel
If I just learn to share.
Don’t say, “It’s all right to cry,”
“Be kind,” “Be fair,” “Be true.”
Just let me see YOU do it,
Then I just might do it too.
INVENTION
I’ve done it, I’ve done it!
Guess what I’ve done!
Invented a light that plugs into the sun.
The sun is bright enough,
The bulb is strong enough,
But, oh, there’s one thing wrong…
The cord ain’t long enough.
RAIN
FOR SALE (One of Addie’s favorites)
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
TREE HOUSE
NO DIFFERENCE
Are also favorites!
What are some of your favorite poems? (Don’t forget to link up below!)
I used to love that book when I was a kid. I think Shel Silverstein is a genius.
I have a friend who just love to read these poems to her kids . Thanks for sharing.
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Sick is my very favorite by him! It is just so cute and rolls off of your tongue when you read it aloud.
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My sister in law has talked about these poems before but I had no idea what she was talking about. I’m going to have to check it out!
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Shel Silverstien is the best! I used to love reading his books as a child and they were actually some of the first books I read alone. 🙂 Great memories!
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What a beautiful poem. My daughter loves to read poems to her twin daughters. I will check this out for her.
Shel Silverstein had some wonderful works. I think we have all of his books in the kids’ library.
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I loved Shel when I was a kid. Had so many of his books!
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I always love reading little poems such as these! I especially liked Invention because it’s silly!
I hadn’t heard of it until now. I like it though. My daughter (teen) is so good at writing poetry and she devours it when she’s reading. We’re talking stacks of books.
Where the sidewalk ends! This was a favorite of mine when I was a kid! I also love there is a light in the attic!
I have always loved his work. I have such great memories of the silly poems as a kid!
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This is really great it almost made me cry