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mdevlin923's review against another edition
4.0
Three Dr. Seuss Fables: Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag. All with quintessential Dr. Seuss rhythm and humor.
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is targeted for older, more fluent young readers.
You know that I do enjoy reading books aimed at readers younger than myself…and every year those numbers keep getting bigger and bigger. Hmmm, I do feel a bit Seuss-y, so perhaps I should say, those numbers are humongouser and humongouser?
Reading Dr. Seuss is actually research on my part, as I have finally set my sights on writing the children's book I've had in mind. And…my sentences need some work. *Stop laughing!* Even better, I've always meant to sit down with Dr. Seuss and get caught up on what I missed in my childhood.
I do like the inside of the cover, lol, it's a green sea of turtles, each with their own textured backs. Each with their own style of hair as they ride the waves.
The Stories
"Yertle the Turtle" is a cautionary tale about aiming too high, especially on the backs of others…as Mack can attest. As for the rhyming…I'm in love, and I also know I'll never be able to match Seuss in that!
"Gertrude McFuzz" is a much more palatable, for us anyway, story of being careful what you wish for, as poor Gertrude McFuzz learned to her dismay.
I must say the rhyming in this was more awkward, although I did fall into the swing of it. I could definitely imagine myself sing-songing along.
"The Big Brag" is won by the least of them all, as he shows up two braggarts for being so ridiculous. Again, the rhyme has its rough spots, but I do adore Dr. Seuss' storytelling techniques for getting another moral tale across with laughter.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a grass green background with a white cloud and the title and author's name in white. There are five blue-backed turtles perched precariously atop one another — it's only the top one, Yertle the Turtle King, who looks happy about his position.
The title leads with the best of them all with a grandiose turtle to the lowliest worm with Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.
You know that I do enjoy reading books aimed at readers younger than myself…and every year those numbers keep getting bigger and bigger. Hmmm, I do feel a bit Seuss-y, so perhaps I should say, those numbers are humongouser and humongouser?
Reading Dr. Seuss is actually research on my part, as I have finally set my sights on writing the children's book I've had in mind. And…my sentences need some work. *Stop laughing!* Even better, I've always meant to sit down with Dr. Seuss and get caught up on what I missed in my childhood.
I do like the inside of the cover, lol, it's a green sea of turtles, each with their own textured backs. Each with their own style of hair as they ride the waves.
The Stories
"Yertle the Turtle" is a cautionary tale about aiming too high, especially on the backs of others…as Mack can attest. As for the rhyming…I'm in love, and I also know I'll never be able to match Seuss in that!
"Gertrude McFuzz" is a much more palatable, for us anyway, story of being careful what you wish for, as poor Gertrude McFuzz learned to her dismay.
I must say the rhyming in this was more awkward, although I did fall into the swing of it. I could definitely imagine myself sing-songing along.
"The Big Brag" is won by the least of them all, as he shows up two braggarts for being so ridiculous. Again, the rhyme has its rough spots, but I do adore Dr. Seuss' storytelling techniques for getting another moral tale across with laughter.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a grass green background with a white cloud and the title and author's name in white. There are five blue-backed turtles perched precariously atop one another — it's only the top one, Yertle the Turtle King, who looks happy about his position.
The title leads with the best of them all with a grandiose turtle to the lowliest worm with Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.
mikkelmiguelon's review against another edition
4.0
Would you like to place a wake-up call to a fellow adult of their boastful behavior? Recommend them this book! Yertle the Turtle and its other stories ridicule megalomania, avarice, and bragging. A friendly reminder to not be evil.
wilmaz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was Julia Louis Dreufus who read the book on
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H_FH03RgJH4&pp=ygUtWWVydGxlIHRoZSB0dXJ0bGUgcmVhZCBieSBqdWxpZSBsb3VpcyBkcmV1ZnVz
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H_FH03RgJH4&pp=ygUtWWVydGxlIHRoZSB0dXJ0bGUgcmVhZCBieSBqdWxpZSBsb3VpcyBkcmV1ZnVz
the_herbal_carnivore's review against another edition
4.0
{I actually read the version that comes from "Your Favourite Seuss - Thirteen Best-Loved Stories"}
Again, how relevant Dr. Seuss' writings are! Interestingly, Seuss shared in an interview that Yertle was either Hitler or Mussolini; how fitting. I'm sure today we could put a few other names to this turtle king...thankfully though, pride comes before the fall, and, if more "Mack's" would be brave enough to speak up and burp, perhaps the fall would come sooner...while I am grasping the deeper messages, my children are indeed getting the messages as well, just more at their current level, and they quite enjoy the story!
Again, how relevant Dr. Seuss' writings are! Interestingly, Seuss shared in an interview that Yertle was either Hitler or Mussolini; how fitting. I'm sure today we could put a few other names to this turtle king...thankfully though, pride comes before the fall, and, if more "Mack's" would be brave enough to speak up and burp, perhaps the fall would come sooner...while I am grasping the deeper messages, my children are indeed getting the messages as well, just more at their current level, and they quite enjoy the story!
natiperleggere's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
showell's review against another edition
4.0
Stories are still a bit on the long side for my 4 month old, but she's a trooper and stayed with me until almost the end of the Yertle the Turtle story -- fidgeting only when the story became, in her opinion, two pages too long. This is one we'll definitely pull off the shelf again when she's older.
stormblessed4's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0