What happens when the sidewalk ends? I was thinking about this as I sat on my front porch swing one afternoon during the week between Passover and Easter. Although it is a poetry book written for ...

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From Where The Sidewalk Ends (1974): "Warning' Inside everybody's nose There lives a sharp-toothed snail. So if you stick your finger in, He may bite off your nail. Stick it farther up inside, And he ...

Silverstein was also known for his written works, including Where The Sidewalk Ends and A Light In The Attic. He died from a heart attack at his home in Florida. If you didn’t know that the author ...