The Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
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Book Reviews of The Sneetches and Other Stories
Book Review: Only Dr. Seuss could teach a basic truth with so much fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
"What was I scared of?", the last story in this book, has long been my favorite Dr. Seuss story. I read it aloud as a child. Now it is one of my son's favorites. Dr. Seuss explores scary things like the dark, people or things that aren't familiar, and the idea that it doesn't work to try and run or hide, all within a silly story of green pants with nobody inside them. The sneetches and their struggle to be elite makes any number of statements about our society in a way that is simple for young minds to understand. And the stories about the stubborn Zax and the mother who named all her sons Dave turn words into an amusement park. Definitely one of Dr. Seuss' best.Book Review: Excellent Source for Teaching About Tolerance of Diversity!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Ronald remember, when you are out walking, you walk past a sneetch of that sort without talking. Keep your snoot in the air and remember to snort. We have no touch whatever with the PLAIN bellied sort!" To have a star on your belly once made you the BETTER sneetch. Then an inventor comes to town who could put stars on the PLAIN-bellied sneetches...for the right price. Now, to seperate them once again, the star-bellies paid a great price to have their stars removed...until one day they realized that it was just plain silly to go on this way: Star or No-star had no true basis in defining who you are. Fantastic lesson in tolerance of diversity!Book Review: The sneetches
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3, now 4 year old loves this book. He loves all the stories but especially the last one about the pale green pants. He likes to feel a little scared (boys!) and then have a happy ending, so this story with its good messege is a perfect match for him. He can "read" it to me from memory. It's amazing. He says that McMonkey Mcbean in the Sneetches, isn't a very nice little monkey." It slays me every time, and he's learning a great lesson. His Dad's name is Dave, so that story if fun and makes him laugh. He would pick this book almost every night for his bedtime story if I would let him.Book Review: Who says Dr. Suess is just for kids?
Summary: 5 Stars
Sure, I first read "Sneetches" as a kid, like most everyone else. But when my husband gave it to me as an anniversary gift while we were dating, only then did I truly begin to appreciate this classic. I used the story of the star-belly Sneetches as the basis for a term paper on the futility of racism in college. Of course, my two-year-old son and I love reading this book together, but his favorite part are the green pants "with noone inside them". This is a marvelous book for ALL ages. P.S. I got an "A" on my paper!Book Review: Captivating a true representation of the wrongs of prejudice
Summary: 5 Stars
Dr. Seuss has well established himself as a wise and entertaining hero to america's youth! This story goes a long way to show the ignorance and downright silly view of prejudice! You learn how being unique and different shouldn't change the person you are! You also get a chance to seem some fine rhyme scheme and well planned storyline! In my humble opinion this is one of the top children's books in this or any other century! He rivals blake and of course Grim in his very amusing and high quality literary pursuits!