Customer Reviews

C D C ? (Sunburst Book)

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Although this is a companion to the equally clever " CDB", by the same author, this book, with its sophisticated phrases and illustrations, is even funnier and more impressive to grown-up readers. To rate it for "Readers 9 - 12" does it a disservice. It is a delight for any age.

In the on-line review of Wm. Steig's "CDC" the reviewer should know better that "the cure" in William Steig's rendition would be represented by "D Q-R"....shame on you. I am a huge fan of this clever book and love the corresponding pictures! What a blast! They have stood the test of time, I purchased "CDB"in 1969 when I was in jr. high and now as a parent with 5 children of my own, we still have a great time with the books!

My four children have enjoyed this book , as well as CDB. I brought both books in to my son's 4th grade "Reading Day" and the whole class participated in the "puzzle-solving" text. They had so much fun with both books!! I highly recommend these books for a fun and interactive read!

This is a very clever book and it's quite fun reading. However, my 4 year old and I read together all the time and I bought this for him thinking it would be good for him too, but some of the picture themes are not interesting for a small child. This would be good for a 9-10 years +.

If you enjoy struggling - and moaning at the punning clues - with the NYT crossword, you'll have a good time and a quick read, one that you'll want to repeat when feeling low. I brought my copy to the office; and am ordering more as gifts for twisted minds. FYI, the caption in question says to me, "Everyone here is dippy."

CDC is a wonderfully charming book to read with all people from a beginning reader to a school senior to a grandfather. I have had the most riotous time reading this book with my senior Physics class, and I can promise that it helped their lateral thinking no end.
I will not say anymore about the construct or the language of the book so I do not give away the surprise of it. I will, however, broadly hint that the title reads "See the Sea?"

This book like the other one "CDB" is a jewel. A copy need to be sent to the president, G. Bush to increase his reading level, articulation, and thinking skills..lol :)
It will take the place of board games and bridge the communication gap with your kids of all ages. The only down side is there isn't an answer page to confirm some of the more dificult rebus-pictures. Other than that, I highly recommend it to everyone. I jst lv et. :)

When there was great influx of immigration to the USA due to war or crop failures in other countries, these folks became known as "Displaced Persons" or "DPs" (which, I realize, is NOT the politically correct phrase currrently, but it WAS in common usage at the turn of the 20th century) - check out the different costuming in the drawing shown for this caption - they are all people from different nations in their national garb.

This is a fun book to read through once or twice. It's really more of a puzzle book. Once you have figured out the CDC means, "Sea the sea" then you don't really need to read it again. Its a fun party book or something to pass on to your friends when you are done.