Tonight my son and I spent a while reading some of his favorite poems by Shel Silverstein. I bought him three Shel Silverstein books for Christmas several years back and he still loves them. The three books he has are “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “A Light In the Attic” and “Falling Up” but his favorite of the three is Where the Sidewalk Ends. That one was my favorite as a child, also.

I really enjoy the quirky, imaginative way he writes and although unconventional his poetry has entertained many children.

One of my favorite poems by Shel Silverstein is “Bear in There.” It’s a poem about a polar bear living inside of a child’s refrigerator. It’s really cute, though. He makes up some of his own words and uses them in such a funny and creative way. I also really like the poem “My Beard.” It’s super short but really funny.

My beard grows down to my toes,
I never wears no clothes,
I wraps my hair
Around my bare,
And down the road I goes.

How cute is that?