Horton Hatches the Egg Classic Seuss :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Teaching about loyalty and perseverance

2008-07-23
This is a lovely story about in my opinion the most lovable character of Dr. Seuss.

Horton agrees to take care of Mazie's egg and she never returns, but he sticks to his promise about caring for the egg no matter how many troubles it may bring him, and in the end is rewarded by the hatching of an elephant-bird.

Not only is it a beautiful story, with great rhymes, but it also teaches the importance of loyalty and perseverance to children. My son (3 1/2y.o.) got this story only yesterday and he already loves this book. So do I.

Dr. Suess rocks

2008-07-01
& has for years. This is a good story that teaches a kid to "hang in there" when things are unpleasant. It also teaches about keeping promises, & the good things that can happen when you do.

I Love Horton

2008-05-12
Great story for children and grownups alike. Life lessons given in rhyming lines and adorable pictures. My grandson loved it and so did I!

Horton the Hero

2008-04-07
Horton never gives up, this is a classic book of perseverance and doing the right thing at all costs. Brilliant and well-written for the reader of all ages!

We love Horton!

2008-04-03
Horton is a gentle, thoughtful elephant that teaches wonderful morals to children. My 14 month old loves it for the rhymes, he actually sits quietly and listens while I read it to him. Im sure that we will be reading this book far into the future.

Quit being so protective -- This is Horton!

2008-03-19
Illus. in color by the author. It's the talk of the jungle when an elephant hatches an egg. Extravagant nonsense and rollicking verse.

Please do not use this to teach about adoption

2008-01-09
On behalf of an adoptee aquaintance:

Please do not suggest this to any family with adopted children! As an adoptee myself I can say that this book sends a horrible message that first mothers are lazy and willing to just cast off their children without a second glance. Nothing can be further from the truth! I will never allow this book in my home, nor will I ever allow my son (who was also adopted) to read it, as I can't imagine the horror it would cause for an adopted child of tender age. Luckily for me, I was not introduced to it until I was an adult and better prepared to cope with this horrible piece of writting.

On my own behalf:

I couldn't agree more. I am also an adoptee. I would have been deeply, deeply wounded as an adoptee to have it insinuated that my mother simply abandoned me out of laziness. I hope that adoptive parents, before using this as an "adoption story," will think first of how it could deeply wound their child to come to believe that they were surrendered simply because their biological mother is lazy. What if one day your child doesn't feel like doing something, do you want them to now wonder if s/he like that terrible lazy person that abandoned him or her?

The book has some other great lessons, but it doesn't belong anywhere remotely near an adopted child.

I would not recommend this book to any parent who's child came to them through adoption

2008-01-08
I would not recommend this book to any parent who's child came to them through adoption. This book sends several bad messages about the first (birth) parents of a child who was adopted. First, it sends the message that the first parents just didn't feel like taking care of them and wandered off, sticking some stranger with their care. Second, children who were adopted identify with their first parents. This book sends the message that the first parents are bad and, in a childs mind, therefore they must be bad also. Third, what I see in the ending is that children who were adopted need to be like the family that adopted them. What we celebrate about our children is their uniqueness. My oldest daughter is a spectacular artist. So is her first mother. I can't draw stick figures. She also loves ballet, she gets that from me. It is not necessary to be just like your family to fit in. I wasn't adopted, I'm nothing like the majority of family, they love me. Last, I think it sends a bad message to children who weren't adopted. Most of the children out there know someone who was. I don't think it's good to teach them that the reason their friend was adopted is because they were abandoned by their first parents. To me, this book just tells children who adopted that they were unloved and unwanted and a nuisance.

I love Dr. Suess and will continue to buy his books and read them to my children. This book, however, has no place in our lives and would not be allowed to be here.

Fun to read

2008-01-07
This was one of my favorites when I was a child.It is so wonderful to share it with my five year old son.It contains a good moral lesson and interests kids in reading.

Wonderful!

2007-09-19
Wonderfully witty with excellent rhythm! I love reading it to my daughter and she loves listening to it.