Where the Sidewalk Ends vs Why War Is Never a Good Idea: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, American poetry, Poetry

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

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Cover of Why War Is Never a Good Idea

Why War Is Never a Good Idea Alice Walker · 2007 ★★★★☆ 3.8 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Where the Sidewalk Ends higher: 4.3 vs 3.8 from 1537884 votes.
Why War Is Never a Good Idea is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Where the Sidewalk Ends is the easier read (Light), Why War Is Never a Good Idea more demanding (Moderate).

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