The Hunting of the Snark vs Where the Sidewalk Ends: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, Poetry

Cover of The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll · 1876 ★★★★☆ 4.0 90 pages · ≈ 1 h 40 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein · 1974 ★★★★☆ 4.3 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Where the Sidewalk Ends higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 1537884 votes.
Where the Sidewalk Ends is the easier read (Light), The Hunting of the Snark more demanding (Demanding).

Side by side