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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780394800820
ISBN: 0394800826
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 56
Publication Date: October 12, 1939
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: October 12, 1939
Sales Rank: 17361
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Illus. in full color. Every afternoon King Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious tale.
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I had been looking online for this book for some time - I remember it very well from my childhood, and wanted it for my grandchildren. Although, like "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" and "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", the story has dark and sinister elements, there is enough of a fairytale setting to make this book exciting and memorable without it being terrifying - and there is always a very good "moral" to the tale - in this case, individuality must be nurtured, not crushed. The earlier Dr ... Read More
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This is one of Dr. Seuss's earlier works, in the style of The 500 Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins. The King's Stilts is an engaging story that explores the importance of balancing work with play, showing how neglecting play in order to work harder can lead to unhappiness and thus to poorer work. This lesser-known Seuss definitely deserves more attention.
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Great book to read your children. It is unique and endearing.
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No Seuss collection could be complete without this classic tale about a King and his responsibilities to his kingdom and his people. Seuss is ahead of his time in this environmentally sound story with Katrina disaster overtones and gripping suspense. Hard to put down.
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This is more of a personal note than a review, but it serves to show how a children's book can resonate through an entire lifetime.
My first encounter with THE KING'S STILTS was hearing my mother translate each sentence into Hungarian for me. I was less than five years old, and lying in my crib. As she turned each page, she leaned the book toward me and showed me the picture. I remembered those pictures, and that fragile world under sea level -- a world constantly under threat of annihilation ... Read More
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