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A Year of Books: 2016

"Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories" by Dr. Seuss

96 pages (half drawing / half written)
http://amzn.com/0394800877

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"Yertle the Turtle"
"On the far-away Island of Sala-ma-Sond,
Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond."

Yertle decided his kingdom was too small, 
so he decided to build a throne that was tall.
He commanded thousands of turtles to pileup,
little he knew they wouldn't hold up.

To the pond everyone fell,
including Yertle and his now fragile shell.
And that was the end for him and his kingdom,
So everyone lived happily in their freedom.

"Gertrude McFuzz"

Gertrude was a girl-bird who had the smallest plain tail. She was jealous of Lolla-Lee-Lou, who had two beautiful feathers behind. Gertrude wanted more feathers and found out how to grow them, but her ambition made her grew too many that she couldn't more anymore. She realized that her small tail was  beautiful after all.

"The Big Brag"
The rabbit and the big bear were discussing and trying to prove who was "the best of the beasts". The rabbit by proving he had the best and furthest hearing in the world. The bear by proving that his smell was the best and furthest of the world.
Little did they know that the little old worm will be the wisest of all.
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera completed this card.
"Yertle the Turtle"

Top Quote
"And today the great Yertle, that Marvelous he,
Is King of the Mud. That is all he can see.
And the turtles, of course... all the turtles are free
As turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be."

Top Learning
  • Aim high and work hard to get there, but don't let ambition blind you in your way nor mistreat someone because of your position. 
  • Take into account the needs of others (put yourself in other peoples' shoes). 


"Gertrude McFuzz"

Top Quote
"And, finally, when all of the pulling was done,
Gertrude, behind her, again had just one...
That one little feather she had as a starter.
But now that's enough, because now she is smarter."

Top Learning
  • Don't wait for things you don't yet have in order to be happy. 


"The Big Brag"

Top Quote
"And the fools that I saw were none other than you,
Who seem to have nothing else better to do
Than sit here and argue who's better than who!"

Top Learning
  • Don't waste time trying to prove you're better than someone else.