Common Sense Note
A merry--and minimal--rhyming text gives these words the utmost read-alone appeal. The simplicity and verve encourage participation during a read-aloud, while the artwork jovially depicts the words.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Peter Lewis
Seuss knew what he was doing when he hit on the idea of introducing a mere thimbleful of words to the beginningest of readers. The tone and the challenge are inviting, and Blake effectively translates the words into action.
Seuss conveys not just the pleasure of word slinging but also the very joy of being alive. Rarely do exclamation marks get used with such obvious perfection. The book is as merry as a cricket, and contagious: Even an eight-year-old was happy to ham it up during a reading given to four-year-olds.
The fun in reading this book is complemented by the sense of accomplishment readers get when they finish the last page, often heading right back to the start for another helping. That's what they say about good poetry, and here it's clearly a sign of something special.
Seuss has five other titles in the Bright and Early Books series, including There's a Wocket in My Pocket and The Foot Book. Also look at Bill Martin Jr.'s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Plot Summary:
Dr. Seuss delivers a jolly rhymed handful of words, aimed at the very youngest of readers, with real oompah-pah. Illustrator Quentin Blake takes a few nutty cues from the doctor, but mostly it's his own show of highly communicative, sweet-natured watercolor-and-pen drawings.
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