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mossiefae's review
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mehsi's review
4.0
That was a delightful book as expected of Dr. Seuss.
This one contained a few stories, with each their own morals.
I again, loved the colourful pictures and they really add to the story. :)
This one contained a few stories, with each their own morals.
I again, loved the colourful pictures and they really add to the story. :)
atticusbinch's review
adventurous
funny
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Sneetches solved racist Iktr!
toebean5's review
4.0
The sneetches have stars on their bellies, to separate them from those who don't. Story of class warfare if I ever heard one. Other highlights: Too Many Daves, a story of a mom with 23 sons all named Dave.
revrebeccatankersley's review
5.0
Just re-read tonight to my 5-year old and 8-year old. They loved it too!
carsonelainee's review
4.0
read for class—
do i feel a little silly counting a children’s book towards my goodreads goal? a bit. but i did read it for class and i do love this book.
do i feel a little silly counting a children’s book towards my goodreads goal? a bit. but i did read it for class and i do love this book.
abgl2814's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kathydavie's review
5.0
This is a collection of four stories about silly superiorities, too stubborn for your own good, being lazy and not thinking ahead, and confronting your fears.
The Stories
"The Sneetches" are divided. Some have green stars for belly buttons while others do not. Naturally, the Star-Belly Sneetches are far superior to the Plain-Belly Sneetches…until…one day…an enterprising Sneetch comes along and offers to help the Plain-Belly Sneetches by giving them stars on their bellies. Well, this just won't do. How are the Star-Belly Sneetches supposed to tell who is who?
"The Zax" is a meeting of two immovable idiots around whom freeways and roads are built because each refuses to step aside and allow the other to move forward. The South-going Zax refuses to budge to the east or the west while the North-going Zax never takes a step to the side
This, of course, explains why our roads are so silly and twisty.
"Too Many Daves" is a rather stupid story of a mother who birthed 23 babies and named them all Dave. She eventually figured out that it would have been easier if she had named them each individually.
"What was I Scared of?" is a cute story of being afraid of someone you don't know. Everywhere he went he kept encountering a pair of trousers with no one inside them. And everywhere he went, he kept running away until finally he stopped and discovered the trousers were afraid of him as well. Is this what they mean by a meeting of the minds?
The Stories
"The Sneetches" are divided. Some have green stars for belly buttons while others do not. Naturally, the Star-Belly Sneetches are far superior to the Plain-Belly Sneetches…until…one day…an enterprising Sneetch comes along and offers to help the Plain-Belly Sneetches by giving them stars on their bellies. Well, this just won't do. How are the Star-Belly Sneetches supposed to tell who is who?
"The Zax" is a meeting of two immovable idiots around whom freeways and roads are built because each refuses to step aside and allow the other to move forward. The South-going Zax refuses to budge to the east or the west while the North-going Zax never takes a step to the side
This, of course, explains why our roads are so silly and twisty.
"Too Many Daves" is a rather stupid story of a mother who birthed 23 babies and named them all Dave. She eventually figured out that it would have been easier if she had named them each individually.
"What was I Scared of?" is a cute story of being afraid of someone you don't know. Everywhere he went he kept encountering a pair of trousers with no one inside them. And everywhere he went, he kept running away until finally he stopped and discovered the trousers were afraid of him as well. Is this what they mean by a meeting of the minds?
novelette's review against another edition
3.0
"The Sneetches" is a time honored story of peer pressure. "The Pants With No Body" is a simply terrifying story that haunts me even now. I mean, a pair of pants goes ridding by on a bicycle? AHHHHHHHHH!