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Yertle The Turtle and Other Stories

What makes a children's story a complete book? When can it stand alone and when does it belong in an anthology? Sometimes the mechanicals of publication pull tales together in a collection. Other times, an author might publish a series of short stories to view the same theme from a different perspective. I suspect a little of both in Dr. Seuss' Yertle the Turtle and Other Short Stories. These stories were originally copyrighted by the McCall Corporation in 1950 and 1951, with the copyright reverting to Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and his wife, Audrey, in 1958. While the first story [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:48-07:00September 22nd, 2011|Tags: , , |

Red Tent

The Red Tent is not the book I expected it to be. I brought high expectations to the book as a trusted friend highly recommended it to me. Despite this, the book still managed to take my breath away in manners unforeseen. More Than A Bible Story Ostensibly, this is the story of Dinah. It is the story, though, told in a way you never heard it in Sunday School. Indeed, her story is so violent, tragic, and brief, that she is rarely anything but a footnote in most Bible study classes. A quick retelling of the story as told [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:48-07:00September 22nd, 2011|Tags: , , |

Dining Room, The

Who exactly are the upper middle class WASPs? And if you had to pick one thing to symbolize them, what would it be? A.R. Gurney sets out to answer both of these questions with a play he penned in 1981 called The Dining Room. It's an interesting script to read and an even more fascinating play to watch. Make no mistake though. This isn't a play that is written for the audience. Not really. It's a play written for the playwright. For the critics. And above all, it's a play written for the actors. The Dining Room is a play [...]

2026-01-05T15:08:13-07:00September 13th, 2011|Tags: , , , |
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