Where the Sidewalk Ends

1	Invitation 0:42
2	Eighteen Flavors 0:47
3	Melinda Mae 0:37
4	Sick 1:23
5	Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too 1:49
6	Enter This Deserted House 1:10
7	Jimmy Jet and His TV Set 1:09
8	For Sale 0:47
9	Warning 0:40
10	The Yipiyuk 1:43
11	Crocodile's Toothache 1:21
12	Stone Telling 0:32
13	Ridiculous Rose 0:13
14	Boa Constrictor 1:15
15	Peanut Butter Sandwich 3:33
16	Listen to the Mustn'ts 0:26
17	Hug O' War 0:27
18	Smart 1:11
19	Forgotten Language 0:58
20	The Farmer and the Queen 1:09
21	The One Who Stayed 1:19
22	No Difference 0:47
23	Wild Boar 0:32
24	Thumbs 0:32
25	Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out 2:34
26	My Hobby 1:03
27	Early Bird 0:25
28	Me-Stew 0:51
29	Captain Hook 0:41
30	With His Mouth Full of Food 1:40
31	The Flying Festoon 0:51
32	The Silver Fish 1:04
33	The Generals 1:51
34	The Worst 0:32
35	Dreadful 1:07
36	My Beard 0:32
37	The Little Blue Engine previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:05
38	If I Had a Brontosaurus previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:14
39	One Inch Tail previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:00
40	Long Haired Boy previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:11
41	Rain previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:42
42	True Story previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:49
43	Hungry Mungry previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:37
44	Standing previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:19
45	If the World Was Crazy previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:16
46	Hector the Collector previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:08
47	Spaghetti previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:26

Barnes & Noble

First released in 1983 and winner of the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, the new, improved 2000 release of Where the Sidewalk Ends is a fitting tribute to its ingenious creator, who died in 1999 at the age of 69. Silverstein himself recites his own verses, which in addition to the original 36 tracks include another 11 that were previously unreleased. Possessed of a warm, pleasingly raspy voice not unlike that of Sterling Holloway (the original voice of Disney's animated Winnie-the-Pooh), Silverstein renders his fiendishly clever poems in irresistible fashion. The verses are simply wondrous -- vistas of words that are colorful, witty, and utterly unfettered by convention. A kid gets the better of a duplicitous magical sea creature in "The Silver Fish"; an entire kingdom tries for decades to pry open the mouth of its king, who's fallen victim to an especially sticky "Peanut Butter Sandwich"; the tallest tale of all time is spun in "True Story" -- and that's just for starters. Silverstein is by turns touching ("Forgotten Language"), amusingly macabre ("Dreadful"), haunting ("The One Who Stayed"), and hilarious ("Wild Boar"). Where the Sidewalk Ends is a true classic, and an essential addition to any family music library. Moira McCormick

All Music Guide

If the Shel Silverstein book Where the Sidewalk Ends isn't already in every child's hands, it should be; it's as poignant and whimsical as the day it was written. The album version is another matter. Silverstein already had plenty of experience in the recording studio, and his musical delivery of his poems is certainly unique. He sounds a little like Emo Phillips reading verse. This album is sure to have fans who treasure it for its disquietingly offbeat delivery. Paul Collins

Entertainment Weekly

This reissue celebrates the 25th anniversary of his Grammy-winning children’s record and adds 11 bonus tracks to the classic. James Sullivan