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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Review
House Children’s Books is proud to offer the classic edition in a special foil-covered limited party edition. Dr. Seuss is, quite simply, the most beloved children’s book author in the world. User Submitted Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories ReviewsOctober 25, 2008 Children's Classic I can't emphasize how good the three stories within this book are. Not only do they entertain my 4 year old (we read this book almost every night) but I can't wait to read this book as well. All three stories share a theme - arrogance, jealousy, and ignorance are all for not. Entertaining both visually and verbally - a must have for your child's collection. October 19, 2008 One of Seuss' Best - a review of "Yertle the Turtle" Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is amongst Seuss' best works. The stories are poignant. They are all great Read-a-Louds, and they have great rhymes. The first of the three stories is Yertle the Turtle. It's about a king turtle that decides that his pond is not kingdom enough. He orders his subjects -- other turtles -- to stack themselves so that he can see further; his assumption being that he is the king of all he surveys. It's actually very amusing to see how many ways there are to interpret this story. A quick trip over to Amazon.com will show you that people view Yertle as everything from simple bossy-boots, to a stand in for Hitler or Stalin. And far be it for me to argue that they aren't correct. And, in fact, this is the power of this story. That it can be understood from different perspectives, so that children can 'grow into' various interpretations. Personally, my first thought was that Yertle was like the British Aristocracy, while the lowly turtle Mac (at the bottom of the stack) was the American Colonies. The second story is "Gertrude McFuzz". Gertrude is a bird that is suffering from jealousy. She sees La-La Lee Lou and wants a grand tale like her. In the end though, she comes to appreciate what she has. The final story continues with the theme of humility and is entitled, "The Big Brag". The Accelerated Reading designation for this book is 3.3 which means that your average 3rd Grader in the 3rd month of school should be able to read this book themselves without getting too frustrated by words they don't know. [The book can be read to any age, of course.] The "official" Interest Level is given as Preschool thru 2nd Grade. I, personally, disagree and think this makes no sense given the reading designation, and would suggest Preschool on thru fourth grade. Meant for practice reading, Seuss tried to include useful messages when he could. The ones in this books are particularly useful and deal with consideration, jealousy, and bragging. Highly recommended. Pam T~ July 1, 2008 Dr. Suess rocks he's one excellant teacher. This is a great book to read at nap, bedtime, or anytime. It also teaches good lessons in a fun way. March 27, 2008 An excellent lesson in life I recently read this book to my grandchildren. As I was reading it, I realized that the book described a situation that was occurring in my own career. The more I read, the bigger my smile became. I realized that I was Mack and my co-worker was Yertle. As I finished the book, I told my grandsons that this was by far and away my favorite Dr. Seuss book. They asked why and I told them that sometimes in life, people seeking more and more power and greed will try to step on you and it's up to you to stand up for yourself. Great book, great morale to the story. March 7, 2008 Yertle is still fresh after all these years I remember this one only vaguely from childhood. But when a friend loaned it to us recently, I had to buy our own copy. There are three stories inside: Yertle the Turtle -- be considerate (something about Gertie's tail feather) -- be content The Big Brag -- be humble (sorry I can't remember the name of the second one -- the book is tucked away in the slumbering bedroom and I am NOT going in there to check it) The morals of the stories are accessible at the kindergarten level -- and nice reminders for adults too. The rhyming and meter, as always with Dr. Seuss, are great. Just perfect for reading out loud. Easy for the kids to memorize the lines, too. This one deserves a spot next to Green Eggs and Ham and all the rest. February 14, 2008 Perfect This was a fun book that I enjoyed as a youngster and I wanted to add it to my little niece's library! January 14, 2008 Best book! Of course this is a great book - what other story talks about bringing down a king with one great burp! Classic book. September 24, 2007 Dr Suess Yertle the turtle wasn't content being king of the pond. - This story teaches you about being happy where you are. The other stories are about being happy with WHO you are. Being happy just being you. And Not Bragging cause someone is going to call you on it. Great stories :) I love Dr Suess July 11, 2007 Having Enough ... This wasn't the first book I read as a child, but from the time I first sat down and read that [title story] last line, it's been my favorite. Some messages become a part of who you are and what you want to be in the world. Nobody tells it like Dr. Seuss. Be good turtle each other! (Smile, groan .... sneeze?!) :-) May 14, 2007 Yertle the Turtle My twin 6 year olds love this book. We have read it for night time stories over and over again. I also bought the audio cd so they could listen along. For more Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories reviews click here.
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