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Title: The Stupids Die by Harry G. Allard, James Marshall ISBN: 0-395-38364-1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 April, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The Stupids Die
Comment: I am a student of West Virginia State College, currently taking a class on Children's Literature. Mr. Samples (A Wonderful Teacher) has instructed us to review a Challenged/Censored book and write our thoughts on it. I read this book as a child and wanted to read it again to see what the fuss was about and why it would be censored. As a child, I read these books because they were ridiculous, therefore funny! As an adult, I can see that some might object to the use of the word "Stupid" and the use of confusing illustrations. Some of the illustrations may be a picture of a dog with the label "fish" on it. This would obviously confuse a younger child, but I remember finding that hilarious! As I said, I can see why some would find the use of the word "Stupid" objectionable, but I sure wasn't ruined by it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Completely inappropriate!
Comment: Since I cannot give this series a 0 rating, a one will have to suffice.
In this day and age we try to teach our children not to call others stupid, they are reprimanded at home and in school for such things, yet these books are given to our children? We were disgusted when our daughter received one of the Stupids books at school from a teacher.
These charecters call each other stupid throughout the books, disgusting! Exactly the opposite of what parents are trying to teach their children.
Don't waste your money on this ...
Rating: 4
Summary: Innocent, laugh-out-loud favourite...
Comment: We recently discovered this book and, given the word "die" in the title, I wasn't so sure it would be appropriate. I was quickly reassured by the good-natured tone of Allard's prose, and the kids (5 and 7, both reading) had a great time hunting for quirky "in-jokes" in the background on each page (like a picture, hanging in the Stupids' home, of three beach balls with the caption "The Pyramids").
This book was originally published in the 1977, and it's amazing to see how innocent its prose is in contrast to kids' books today. But this book is never dull or didactic, and it will delight the entire family over and over, while its simple dialogue will thrill early readers (when the lights go out, the Stupids simply declare, "We must be dead."!!!). I'm thrilled this book has been reprinted; we will definitely be hunting down other "Stupids" books in future.
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Title: The Stupids Take Off by Harry G. Allard, James Marshall ISBN: 0395657431 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo by Sue Denim, Dav Pilkey ISBN: 0590847430 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard ISBN: 0440412862 Publisher: Random House (Merchandising) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: The Dumb Bunnies (The Dumb Bunnies) by Sue Denim, Dav Pilkey ISBN: 0590477099 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Miss Nelson Is Back by Harry G. Allard, James Marshall ISBN: 039541668X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 April, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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