Product Details

• Actors: Dr Seuss
• Directors: Ralph Bakshi
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: June 8, 1995
• Run Time: 24 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303444067
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,643 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Based on the book by Dr. Suess. This animated story is about a battle between the Zooks and the Yooks. They feud about whether you should eat your bread with the butter side up or down. It seems each country could not accept the habits of the other. As th

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and timely, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This is one of Dr. Seuss' most important stories. Explaining war to little children is hard but my daughter understands the analogy he used here. It also shows the sadness and pettiness of people and frankly, I wish everybody on earth was issued a copy of this at birth!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr.Suesses Crowning Achievment, January 20, 2006

By	Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

'The Butter Battle Book' is one of the most interesting youth
political satires I've ever seen.The story has to due with two powers battling eachother over who butters ones bread on which side.Each tries to outwit the other until both are evenly matched-with a weapon of mass destruction.Done in Suess's classic style this telling story of the nuclear arms race was to have applied to the cold war but also says alot about todays conflicts on the world front.With an adult or not all children of all ages should see this but so should the adults-especially any contemplating military service.The message presented here is clear-the reasons for war's are sometimes very trivial-usually it's the weapons that are the frightening part.

4.0 out of 5 stars www.sportofdistraction.com, November 19, 2005

By	D. Garcia "www.sportofdistraction.com" (Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent parody of the actual illogical sentiments espoused by members of most societies. This work definitely simplifies the Cold War, but some might argue the actual war is just a s simple.