The Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
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Book Reviews of The Sneetches and Other Stories
Book Review: Great story that teaches an important lesson!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can recall many viewings of "The Sneetches" when I was a young kid, but with age, the movie sort of went away...until 1995, when I was in sixth grade. My teacher suprised us with a movie to show during Social Studies class..."The Sneetches." My class was excited about seeing an old favorite, and while we were entertained, the real reason he showed it was that it provided a lesson--just because you look different on the outside doesn't mean your different on the inside. The story teaches acceptance of those that are different. The Plain-Belly Sneetches wanted stars, b/c they had none. The were looked down upon, and a scam artist decided to help the Plain-Belly Sneetches get the stars they wanted. Not to be outdone, the Star-Belly Sneetches had theirs removed. This resulted in the Sneetches replacing and removing the stars.
It's such a great story. I think everyone should see this in school as a unit on prejudice. I highly recommend this to everyone--except I don't know too many Dr. Suess fans. What a shame!
Book Review: More Magic from Seuss
Summary: 5 Stars
Our family has loved Dr. Seuss from infancy to early teens. And many books come and go in our home library, but this one will always remain. This book contains several great stories, The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves and What Was I Scared Of. "The Sneetches" is an amazing story for opening a dialogue with your child (regardless of age) about tolerance, race and prejudice. The philosophical questions that can easily be generated are limitless. "The Zax" is another great story about stubbornness and unwillingness to even hear other points of view. "What Was I Scared Of" will resonant with children and adults and the wonderful conversation that comes when we talk about facing our fears and how so many of them are unfounded is priceless. We found this book along with many other Dr. Seuss books to really engage our children in conversation and think about the world around them on many different levels. It is also a great way to introduce children critical thinking with literature.Book Review: Four shorts by The Good Doctor
Summary: 5 Stars
The first, of course, is the title story. It's a homily on how very unimportant those little differences between people are- interesting echoes of anti-racist sentiments from Seuss's WWII political cartoons. Next comes an amusing ten-page illustration of bull-headed stubbornness at its worst, a topic sure to be close to the hearts of any parents of small children. The third story is very brief, just an alliterative exercise in Seussish naming. Seuss finishes the book with a more sustained short on the topic of - well, shorts. It's a sermon, like so many of Seuss's stories, but delivered in the gentleway you'd expect.
But it's all Seuss, so it's all good stuff. And, if you ever get to be too old for this happy silliness, you will have lost something wonderful. Just hope you grow back into a taste for these stories again.
//wiredweird
Book Review: The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
Summary: 5 Stars
The Sneetches, written by Dr. Seuss, is an outstanding story. In this story the plain belly Sneetches are left out of all the activities that the Sneetches with stars on their bellies do. All the plain belly Sneetches wanted to do was join in and feel welcome, to have fun, and not be left out in the dark. One day a man came with a machine to add stars to the plain belly Sneetches' bellies. The Sneetches were delighted, but the star belly Sneetches were not. Since the man was a very devious man he had a solution for the Sneetches with stars on their bellies.
Dr. Seuss's story of the Sneetches is descriptive, giving the reader a clear image. Even though I am in 7th grade and the reading is easy, there is a profound moral to this story. I would rate it 5 out 5 stars.
~ Jenny ~
Book Review: You'll wear out the book before you get tired reading it.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is definetly one of Dr. Seuss' best. Four stories with messages so subtle and solutions so obvious that both adult and child will enjoy them again and again. Time (and repitition) has not dimmed any of their charm. The story of The Sneetches focuses on prejudice. Perhaps the most subtle of all Dr. Seuss stories, it demonstrates the silliness of stereotypes and what happens to those who subscribe to them. The story of The Zax tells the story of two stubborn and inflexible Zax. And what happens when they happen to run into each other. Too Many Daves is one mother's story of naming all twenty-three of her children Dave. But my favorite it What Was I Scared Of? It's a not very scary story of seeing a pair of "pale green pants with nobody, inside them". And what to do if you should see them.