Grasshopper on the Road Book and Tape

Rating:
Summary: A hilarious story of eccentric characters
Review: ...I bought this book for my 7-year-old twins, who arehome-schooled. The book's reading level is appropriate for end offirst grade or beginning of second grade. They LOVED this book!Their favorite story was the Worm story, which STILL sends them intoconvulsions of laughter whenever they hear it. The book has also beenthe basis of discussion about intolerance, moving on the the face ofloss, appeasing others to make them feel good, and other topics. Allin all, the book was absolutely worth the price!

Rating:
Summary: Stories For Children / Allegories for Adults
Review: A grasshopper has six different encounters on his journey through the 57 pages of this book. In the first encounter, "The Club," he meets ga group of beetlesh that enthusiastically support/rally for gmorning,h but become rather cross when they discover that the grasshopper loves gafternoonh and gnighth too. In the second encounter, gA New House,h the grasshopper comes upon a gwormh that lives in an apple, which suddenly begins to groll down the roadh and smashes ginto a hundred pieces.h The completely unfazed worm then crawls into ga new house.h In the third encounter, gThe Sweeper,h the grasshopper runs into a ghouseflyh that is intent on sweeping guntil the whole world is clean.h In the fourth encounter, gThe Voyage,h the grasshopper comes in contact with a know-it-all gmosquitoh that insists that the grasshopper use a glittle boath to cross a gpuddleh because git is a ruleh and grules are rules.h In the fifth encounter, gAlways,h the grasshopper who does gsomething different every day of his lifeh meets gthree butterfliesh who gdo the same thing at the same time each and every day.h In the final encounter, gAt Evening,h the grasshopper comes across gtwo dragonfliesh gzipping and zoomingh around so rapidly that they gdo not have time to look ath a variety to things, as opposed to the grasshopper who is ghappy to be walking slowly down the roadh taking in everything. A child who has learned to read at age four will be able to handle this at age five and six, but will most likely not comprehend the intended allegory.

Rating:
Summary: Stories For Children / Allegories for Adults
Review: A grasshopper has six different encounters on his journey through the 57 pages of this book. In the first encounter, "The Club," he meets ga group of beetlesh that enthusiastically support/rally for gmorning,h but become rather cross when they discover that the grasshopper loves gafternoonh and gnighth too. In the second encounter, gA New House,h the grasshopper comes upon a gwormh that lives in an apple, which suddenly begins to groll down the roadh and smashes ginto a hundred pieces.h The completely unfazed worm then crawls into ga new house.h In the third encounter, gThe Sweeper,h the grasshopper runs into a ghouseflyh that is intent on sweeping guntil the whole world is clean.h In the fourth encounter, gThe Voyage,h the grasshopper comes in contact with a know-it-all gmosquitoh that insists that the grasshopper use a glittle boath to cross a gpuddleh because git is a ruleh and grules are rules.h In the fifth encounter, gAlways,h the grasshopper who does gsomething different every day of his lifeh meets gthree butterfliesh who gdo the same thing at the same time each and every day.h In the final encounter, gAt Evening,h the grasshopper comes across gtwo dragonfliesh gzipping and zoomingh around so rapidly that they gdo not have time to look ath a variety to things, as opposed to the grasshopper who is ghappy to be walking slowly down the roadh taking in everything. A child who has learned to read at age four will be able to handle this at age five and six, but will most likely not comprehend the intended allegory.

Rating:
Summary: Jonathan Swift - or George Orwell - for kids
Review: I found Grasshopper on the Road to be a witty, slightly subversive story with ample political satire for adults as well as eing a delightful kiddy read. (My daughter is 4.) There's a bit of Animal Farm and Gulliver's Travels built in to the story - coming upon the rally of beetles who cheer Grasshopper on until they realize he doesn't accept their political beliefs - and then proceed to bash him... the Lilliputian mosquito who insists that "rules are rules" and demands to take Grasshopper across a little puddle in his tiny rowboat, while Grasshopper merely lifts up the whole boat and carries mosquito across in two steps... the butterflies who demand that mosquito vacate a particular mushroom on which he is sitting because that's where they take a dailiy rest on that particular one... the housefly with obsessive-compulsive disorder who can't stop cleaning and dusting, and so on. I've enjoyed Lobel's intelligent and ironic stories (including the misadventures of the happily gay couple, Frog & Toad), which kids love and which don't talk down to grown-ups! I'm just sorry that I discovered him as a grown-up myself.

Rating:
Summary: Grasshopper on the Road
Review: I like the book called Grasshopper on the Road. Grasshopper wants to go on an adventure. He finds a road. He finds one that goes all around town. In his adventure he meets some bugs along the way. I would give it a 4. I like the pictures and story but I didn't like all the dark colors that the illustrator used. Dark colors are gloomy.

Rating:
Summary: Grasshopper on The Road
Review: I thought this book was fine. I like the book. This book is a neat book.

Rating:
Summary: This is a funny book...your kids will laugh because you do.
Review: We originally bought this book on the way back from a road trip. My wife was reading as I was driving. My son (5) was watching my wife read it and laughing at her laughing. When we got home, he gave it to all the adults and watched for them to laugh as they read it to him. It is a cute, silly book, with a couple of good lessons. You will know someone who matches every character in this book. Its the best one I've come across so far. Right up there with Dr. Seuss.