Talk:Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories/GA1

GA Review

I'll be reviewing this article over the next few days. Free free to contact me on my Talk Page or on the article Talk page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimDunning (talk • contribs)

JimDunning has been inactive for approximately two weeks, so I removed his review tag for this article at WP:GAN in the hopes that another reviewer will take over. If the nominating editor or JimDunning feels as though this was inappropriate, feel free to revert my tag removal and carry on with this review. Happy editing! Nikki311 03:40, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Okey dokey, I'll take the review. —Giggy 10:56, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

• The lead needs expansion; some more could be said about plot, as well as info from the Publication history section (about reception, about publication, etc.) and the Adaptations section.
  • I added to the lead, though not from the Adaptations section — I didn't think there was anything directly relevant enough to warrant inclusion. I also added a quote about Yertle being like Saddam Hussein, and a mention of Publishers Weekly listing the book as 125th on its list of best-selling children's books. Mr. Absurd (talk) 06:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
• The quotes in references sometimes mention a "Geisel". I assume that's Dr. Seuss? Make it clear?
  • Yes, that is Seuss. I'll add a little something to the lead to make it clear. Mr. Absurd (talk) 06:13, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
• Don't think Helen Palmer is the article you're looking for.... Helen Palmer Geisel?
  • Yes, fixed. Mr. Absurd (talk) 06:13, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
• Is the In popular culture section necessary?
  • Mostly it's there because it was there when I began working on this article... I'm not entirely sure. The first two can be kept, I think, the RHCP one because it's a significant reference, not just a mention, and the second because it mentions turtles all the way down. The other two don't really matter, but if we keep the section they don't hurt. Mr. Absurd (talk) 06:13, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

And please leave me a note to take another look. Cheers, —Giggy 10:56, 22 July 2008 (UTC)