![]() ![]() Sometimes weird, sometimes scary Silverstein’s world has authenticity and the joy of living. It is a world of unexpected associations, delightful content and amusing rhymes. The man who used to draw cartoons for Playboy, compose music for films, write songs for Johnny Cash and stir up debates on his eccentric style and who was later encouraged by his publisher at Harper & Row, Ursula Nordstrom, to write children’s poetry, creates a brilliant and timeless collection of poems and drawings that depict his fondness of childhood and the uniqueness and creativity of this age.įor the children, they mark, and the children, they know/ The place where the sidewalk ends. Silverstein’s invitation opens a door to an unconventional universe. ![]() If you are a dreamer, come in, / If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,/ A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer…/ If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire/ For we have some flax-golden tales to spin./ Come in!/ Come in! ![]() ![]() The poems and drawings of Shel Silverstein Published 1974 by Harper & Row, 176p/ In limba romana: Acolo unde nu mai e trotuar, Editura Arthur, 2015 Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends. ![]()
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