At first I thought I must be missing something that makes this better than it seemed to me. But then I read Katt Hansen's review, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2089889263, and realized the opposite; I had missed how awful it is.

In addition to what she says, I also didn't appreciate that many children are simply less lucky than the people shown in the book. ( )

Good (my personal opinion )

As always, the book is a fun read. Although I understand what they're trying to get across, I would like to have seen it tell Duckie that although he shouldn't grumble about his situations, it's okay to get your feelings out & that what he feels IS important. Don't make him feel he should have to hold in whatever is bothering him. Maybe, with me dealing what I've dealt with in life and know what it's like to hold things in and how angry it can make you, I'm reading too much into this Children's book...lol ( )

I read it because it was recommended by an adult as an important book. While the other 21 reviews here have no problem with viewing the suffering of others as a way to appreciate how good one's own life is, some of the examples come too close to real life issues for me to see them as silly. ( )

A good message from Seuss about how there's always someone worse off than you.

Another of the books from my childhood I'm currently revisiting. ( )

We are all lucky in our own ways and we need to be reminded sometimes of what we take for granted. ( )