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The Butter Battle Book: (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) (Classic Seuss) (Hardcover)

by Dr. Seuss (Author), Theodor Seuss Geisel (Author) "On the last day of summer ten hours before fall....." (more)
Key Phrases: butter side, Back Room, Chief Yookeroo
4.2 out of 5 stars  (45 customer reviews)

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A cautionary Cold War tale (first told by Dr. Seuss back in 1984), The Butter Battle Book still has a lot to teach about intolerance and how tit-for-tat violence can quickly get out of hand. Explaining the very serious differences between the Zooks and the Yooks, a Zook grandpa tells his grandchild the unspeakable truth: "It's high time that you knew of the terribly horrible thing that Zooks do. In every Zook house and every Zook town every Zook eats his bread with the butter side down!" He then recalls his days with the Zook-Watching Border Patrol, as he gave any Zook who dared come close "a twitch with my tough-tufted prickley Snick-Berry Switch." But when the Zooks fought back, the switches gave way to Triple-Sling Jiggers, then Jigger-Rock Snatchems--even a Kick-a-Poo Kid that was "loaded with powerful Poo-a-Doo Powder and ants' eggs and bees' legs and dried-fried clam chowder."

With lots of fun and more-than-fair digs at the runaway spending and one-upmanship of U.S.-Soviet days, The Butter Battle Book makes a chuckle-filled read whether you're old enough to get the historical references or not. (And with all the Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroos still in service, this book's message is far from obsolete.) (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes

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"Dr. Seuss chronicles the feud between the Yooks and the Zooks from slingshots through sophisticated weaponry, until each side has the capacity to destroy the world. The language amuses, the drawings are zesty and humorous, and the demand for this book will be large."--School Library Journal.

"Provocative, packs an allegorical punch. The parade of increasingly elaborate (and ridiculous) armaments makes a telling point."--Booklist.  

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Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Hardcover: 56 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (January 12, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0394865804
  • ISBN-13: 978-0394865805
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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