The Stupids Die

Title: The Stupids Die

Written by: Harry Allard

Illustrations by: James Marshall

Summary:  The stupids are a family of dumb people. The story goes through their daily life ending in what they think is death. The lights end up going out, and they think that they have all died. When the lights come back on they think that they are in heaven but the continue to do their daily activities such as water the carpet, and eat with their feet.

This book was ironically really stupid. I think this story was a silly story for students to read and laugh at, but I would not have this story in my classroom library. I think that this story gives students the idea that it is ok to call someone stupid. Although the Stupids do things that are completely ridiculous such as hear the clock ring 11 times and believe that it is 12 oclock. I do not believe that many of the literary elements are met in this story. There is not much more than the explanations of the Stupid’s daily routine. I don’t have much more to say about this book, because I do not think it had much value.