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Title: The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash ISBN: 0-316-59031-2 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorites & a wonderful read-aloud!
Comment: This is absolutely one of the best books out there! I am a teacher and I enjoy reading this book immensely. The story is fun and whimsical to read. While one reviewer was "upset" by how the other characters were not very empathetic to Custard's fears and even teased him, I look at this aspect of the book as an opportunity to discuss it with my students and my 3 children. It's a great springboard into a discussion on kindness and perspective. Whatever you do, don't pass this one up because of that review. I was amazed this book had less than 5 stars. Parents will love reading this to their children. Also, a great discussion on the true meaning of bravery can ensue as a result of this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: So much fun - made me want a dragon...
Comment: "Guess what happened in the little white house/ Where Belinda lived with a little gray mouse,/ And a kitten, and a puppy, and a little red wagon,/ and a realio, trulio, little pet dragon." I personally feel that lyrical poetry is a great tool to help children learn to read. It helps them to feel the rhythms of the English language, they can anticipate what will come next, and then they can memorize passages - it's just a wonderful thing.
So many kids have loved this book - I read a review about some of the characters being "mean" to Custard... I can see what the reviewer meant, but I don't agree - the characters are all sort of larger than life and absurd in their own way. I don't think that they come off as mean - but that's just my opinion...
Rating: 2
Summary: Mean spirited
Comment: Isn't anyone else bothered by how mean the other characters are to Custard? All he wants is to be in his own little cage, safe and sound, but they all make fun of him! He is "teased unmerciful" and constantly taunted by the others.
Even when he makes his wonderful courageous stand, the others end up belittling him!
Yes, the language flows beautifully and I LOVE the description of Custard. But, typical of Nash, the mean-spiritedness of the characters overshadows everything else.
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Title: Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash ISBN: 0316599050 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Selected Poetry of Ogden Nash: 650 Rhymes, Verses, Lyrics, and Poems by Ogden Nash ISBN: 1884822304 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola ISBN: 0698116232 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame, Michael Hague ISBN: 0805008020 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Dragons Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky ISBN: 068809645X Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 15 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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