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Title: The Butter Battle Book : (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel ISBN: 0-394-86580-4 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 January, 1984 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Spreading peace and not putting it on so "thick"
Comment: Unlike any of his other books, Dr. Suess's "The Butter Battle Book" is as close to an anti-war book as any children's text could be. It tells of two warring countries divided by a great wall. The similarity between the East and the West of pre-fall of the Berlin Wall is evident to the plot.
The Zooks on one side of the wall eat their bread with the butter side down; the Yooks on the side eat their bread with the butter side up. This is the reason for the conflict. Each side feels that theirs is the correct manner for eating bread. Becoming suspicious of each other, they construct this wall and devise military means to defend themselves from any attack from the other side. Humorously, the author portrays military strategists as obsessive little men that endlessly work in backrooms creating greater weapons of destruction.
The story ends with the two opposing generals facing each other with the ultimate bomb that will destroy the enemy's land. The grandson of one general asks the question, "Who's going to drop it?" The reply is, "Be patient...we will see."
A powerful statement is this for it raises questions about our own relationship in the World Order. Dr. Suess, known for his whimsical excursion into fantasy and lyrical rhyme, has not abandoned these elements. He has just expanded his horizons by writing a children's book for adults. This work should be required reading for military and government leaders worldwide!
The theme of acceptance of differences is the key to this story. When one realizes this, then peace truly will exist on this planet.
How necessary is this since the event of 9/11!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Real Slim Seuss
Comment: Dr. Seuss is a fantastic author; he has imagination, story-telling abilities, and a wonderful and clever sense of political activism. I was telling my history teacher about all the not-so-hidden political messages in all of his works and this work is the perfect example of Dr. Seuss's writing style. The Butter Battle Book has many different levels for what is so often called a children's book from an acclaimed so-called children's author. The battle between Yooks and Zooks over which way butter goes on bread gives children a good, simple, but true story about dealing with petty differences in a constructive way. Otherwise, bad things can happen, like war. That meaning is very good for children to learn and this is a great book to teach kids with. However, adults reading this book can see the obvious historical parallels and the deeper implications of the story line. The pettiness behind the conflict of the Cold War is Dr. Seuss's vehicle for conveying the astounding destructive potential behind a war where the enemies lose sight of their true goals and meaninglessly try to 'out do' each other. The war ends up getting fought for the wrong reasons and something that we will forever regret and can never take back may happen. This is a very real danger and the prejudice attached to battles like the one in this book eat away at our morals, our societies, and our motives. Dr. Seuss has done the world a wonderful lesson by showing this to children and adults alike.
Rating: 5
Summary: Dr. Suess: Political Visionary?
Comment: When I first read this book to my 3 year old nephew, I ended up staying on the couch, completely engrossed, while he went off in sheer boredom. This book, in at least one way, changed my perspective on the tragedy of a world we've singlehandedly created( or destroyed, whatever your opinion be). Geisel accurately portrays the futility of hostile exchanges(in this severe degree)in a symbolic war over buttered bread. This book is, in my opinion, a must-read for all ages. Younger children will enjoy his rhyming "lyrics," and older generations will take note of the significant importance of Yook's and Zook's struggle for supremacy. But don't be mistaken, Suess's use of a "butter battle" is not "dumbed-down" or superficial; on the contrary, it is the perfect example, and conveys an even stronger message, than that of, say, a textbook or straight explanation. The only reason I can think of not to read this yourself, or to your children, is that you prefer to live in the dark, your perceptions shrouded by the influence of the common right or left-wing conservative, and not live by your own opinions. I'm no communist, but I believe owning your own place in the world can be further obtained by reading and reflecting on this miraculous work of "art".
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Title: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel ISBN: 0394823370 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 August, 1971 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800893 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 August, 1961 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800877 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 April, 1958 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800869 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 September, 1948 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800788 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 August, 1954 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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