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Controversial because of profanity and theme of rebellion, the book was first banned in 1986 in many libraries and schools. [2] [3] [4] A 30th Anniversary Edition of the book appeared in 2004, and two audio editions (1983 and 2000) are also available.
Oct 7, 2023 · Once upon a time, my mom tried to ban Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends" from my Christian elementary school library. She confessed this summer over lunch in her Florida home,...
Aug 15, 2011 · Where the Sidewalk Ends was yanked from the shelves of West Allis-West Milwaukee, Wisconsin school libraries in 1986 over fears that it “promotes drug use, the occult, suicide, death, violence, disrespect for truth, disrespect for authority, and rebellion against parents.”
Sep 15, 2022 · In honor of Banned Books Week 2022, we found five more stories that surprisingly ended up on banned book lists. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. From Where the Sidewalk Ends to Falling Up to A Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein’s books were filled with eccentric illustrations and quirky, rhyming poetry that made readers of all ages ...
Aug 15, 2015 · If you’ve never read it, Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of Silverstein’s poems for children, and one of the entries is a poem called “Dreadful.” In 1993, a school district in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, banned the whole book because of that poem, which repeated the line “Someone ate the baby.”
In 1986 the book was banned from West Allis Milwaukee school libraries because of drug reference, suicide, death, and a disrespect for truth and authority. Central Columbia School District in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania also banned the book.
Where the Sidewalk Ends was yanked from the shelves of West Allis-West Milwaukee, Wisconsin school libraries in 1986 over fears that it “promotes drug use, the occult, suicide, death, violence, disrespect for truth, disrespect for authority, and rebellion against parents.”
