Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
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Book Reviews of Horton Hatches the Egg
Book Review: Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the tale of a bird that has an egg but he gets bored sitting on it. He decided to ask Horton the elephant to sit on the egg for him. He says he will and the bird flies away to go on vacation. He sits and sits on the egg and the bird doesn't come back. Eventually people find the elephant sitting up in the tree and he will not leave because he promises he will sit on it for the bird. Some people take him to a carnival as a show. Then the bird shows up at the carnival and sees the elephant on the tree. The egg starts to hatch and the bird comes back to take all the credit for it but when the egg is hatch it is an elephant bird.This is a story that shows that you can't just let someone else do all the work and expect to get something. This is a great moralistic tale and I think Dr. Suess does a really good job illustrating this point. I think that this is a great book for children because it teaches them a lesson and it is a fun story at the same time. It also has great pictures as all of Dr. Suess books do.
Book Review: Great Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Poor old Horton is back again, this time hatching an irresponsible mother bird's egg. While she takes off for someplace like Florida, poor old Horton is sitting on her egg, just like he told her he would, waiting for it to hatch. In the midst of storms, good weather and sneers from others, Horton sits on the egg until it does hatch. When it does, mother bird just "happens" to appear and wants her baby back. However, the baby is a flying elephant bird! It's a very cute story and teaches kids to keep their word as promised. It's also great if you have an elephant lover in your house! This book gets read all the time, over and over and over...I didn't particularly care for the part where the hunters had their guns aimed at Horton's heart - didn't think that really needed to be in there. Poor guy had been through enough already! I usually "edit" that part during the reading but other than that, I highly recommend this book. It's well loved in our house!
Book Review: Loyal and True to The End
Summary: 5 Stars
Horton decides to give a bird a break and sit on her egg for a brief amount of time, but the bird takes full advantage of the good hearted elephant who figured out how to do this without breaking the egg. The bird takes off and decides that Horton can do the time and she will come back and get the reward of the baby bird. Well, time went on and on and the lazy bird never returned until she found out that the egg was about to hatch. Horton was true to his word through whatever weather conditions prevailed. As you read the story you wonder why it is taking so long for this egg to develop until the end when you realize that there is a great reward in Horton's efforts and loyalty and a very good moral to the story. And a great deal of anger in the bird who thought she could pull a trick on an elephant who had a sense of values and she had none.The ending is a delight and unique. I loved it as much as my son did an we both laughed together. Mrs, SymmingtonBook Review: The Perfect Book for Children of All Ages
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading this story to a child that you love is one of life's great joys. Horton is a character that I cherish. As a teacher, I read this story to every one of my classes. As a mom, I read it nightly to my children. As always, Dr. Seuss' rhymes are enchanting, clever and fun. Within these delightful pages are lessons about character, commitment, decency, responsibility, justice, and the nature and value of true love. That's quite a bit of bang for your buck, I'd say!Even with all of the tremendous new books made available to children year after year, there is a reason why publishers have been reprinting this since 1940. -- You'd be hard pressed to find a better book of this type. -- The truth is, we all deserve to know someone like Horton. And even after all this time, it is reassuring to know that 'an elephant is faithful, one hundred per cent'.
Book Review: Yay Horton!
Summary: 5 Stars
Does this book really need another review? Well just in case, it is probably my favorite of all the Seuss books, love the story, a real love story too! While I don't know if I owned this book as a wee person, I do remember reading it and loving it. And while some of the old books don't hold up in today's politically correct world, I don't find too much offense in some of the old (as another reviewer mentioned), e.g., the guns pointed at Horton...I do rush through that part with a sense of drama for my kids. (I can see that they don't like the idea either.) Still, love the rhyming, the cities mentioned, the faithful 100%. Mine are adopted, but I think if the reality of the story really dawned on them, it might be a little painful. For us, it's just good fun reading, with us badmouthing lazy Mayzie and rooting for Horton.