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: Worst children's book I've read yet
Summary: 1 Stars
Thank goodness I don't remember this book from my childhood! I'm so glad I read this book before I got a chance to share it with my 4 year old.It teaches some horrible lessons. Conformity at all costs. Corporal punishment. Animal cruelty. No matter how hard those ducks race to get on the boat, someone will always be last and will be hit with a stick.
I realize this book is a classic and the illustrations are wonderful, but I think it is time to retire this one.
Book Review: duck!
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is cleverly written, but I wouldn't read it to my children. Basically the premise is that this duck gets hit every day because he's the last on the boat. He gets tired of this and strikes out on his own but nearly gets eaten. Eventually he makes it back home where he gets hit again and he thinks that it's better to be safe back home, getting hit, than out there getting eaten.So, what this book is telling children is that it's better to be abused at home than to chance making your life better by, say, reporting your situation to the authorities. Because, what if they hurt you worse? Just go home and live with the abuse like a good little kid.
And, that's a terrible message for a kid.