The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Story About Ping
Book Review: Provokes Young Readers' Imaginations Without Oversimplifying
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many of the reviewers, this is a book I loved as a child and that I've returned to now that I'm a parent. While it has a moral--that many times, simply accepting an umpleasant consequence is better than trying to avoid it--it's not preachy about it. In fact, what's really nice about the storyis that it's not Ping's fault that he will be the last duck to board the boat (and thus get a whack upon his back). His head was below the water at the time, and he couldn't have heard the boat master's call. I think this is what gave me a thrill as a boy. I knew that the world wasn't fair and that sometimes punishments were unjust. This is what made me identify with Ping.And the book really taps into a young child's fears. I remember being thrilled that Ping ran away instead of accepting his punishment--what small child hasn't fantasized about running away? And I remember thinking how terrifying to wake up and find that you were totally lost in the wide world--what child's greatest fear isn't that sort of separation?
I think that's the greatest thing about this story. It's not a tidy, pat treatment of issues like children's anxieties or the value of accepting the consequences of your actions. Rather, it's a tale that provokes imagination--that taps into those fears and ideas without simplifying them. And there are too few books that do this well.
Incidentally, in terms of age, I've just begun reading this book to my four year old, and I think that's been a good age for him to start appreciating it. But I can imagine a much older child enjoying it as well.
Book Review: Recommended reading for everyone.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very warm book which evokes subtle emotions. The art work is rather simple, but is extremely life like in other ways. I read it as a young boy, and remembered it. As an adult the story has new meaning. Though it may have been written for children, I recommend it for every adult. Read the book, and you will know why.Book Review: Sometimes uniformity is good.
Summary: 5 Stars
While I agree that the Confucian distro can be extremely problematic, the review that shows the worth of this book seems to have fallen by the wayside. This book can be a very useful teaching tool.Book Review: The Ping Story
Summary: 1 Stars
Ping is a good book
It is about a duck that goes on a adventure and is left behind because when his master calls him he is upside down. He sees that he will be the last one on the boat and if he is last on the boat then he will get a spank on the back and so he hides and he gets left behind.
Book Review: The Story About Ping
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a delightful old fashioned book. You have no worries about the content of the story. A true classic for children from a much loved author.