The Foot Book

Book review by Peter Lewis, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 2+

Dr. Seuss takes a fun walk through land of opposites.

Dr. Seuss For Beginning Readers 1968
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Parents say

age 6+

Based on 4 reviews

Kids say

age 7+

Based on 3 reviews

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A Lot or a Little?

The parents' guide to what's in this book.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Dr. Seuss' The Foot Book is a fun look at opposites. The peppy rhymes trip off the tongue, and the art is a full-dress rehearsal of Seuss creatures to come. Once kids are familiar with the words, they join right in.

Community Reviews

Lebron12James3
Lebron12James3 Adult
January 20, 2022
age 18+

ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC

DO NIT LET YOU KIDZ READ AND DONT BITHER URSELF
OldShowLover
OldShowLover Adult
April 20, 2020
age 2+

Great read-along rhyme book about feet

Suitable for all ages, including babies. This may not be the most popular Seuss book, but it is one of the best. Many of the others are creepy, violent, or dated, and some have too many of his whimsical made-up words for the younger readers to follow along. This book contains very simple rhymes, all about feet. Good for early readers, and also good for toddlers to learn about feet, colors, and opposites.

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What's the Story?

Dr. Seuss takes feet on an extended walk through the land of opposites: "Wet foot / Dry foot / Low foot / High foot." Sprouting from a variety of Seussian animals are "Slow feet / Quick feet / Trick feet / Sick feet."

Is It Any Good?

Teaching through disarmament is a Seuss specialty, and it's on full display in this fun book. First, he disarms his readers with utterly engaging artwork and deep colors, then he slips the lesson across with a dose of humor and a nose for mischief. The words are simple, but they carry an important idea: opposites.

Feet, of course, are a natural for the task, and Seuss exploits them fully and humorously, by color and size and side, by position and type. Feet in action: "Up in the air feet / Over the chair feet." At all hours: "Feet in the morning / Feet at night / Left foot / Left foot / Left foot / Right." Since the foot is also one of those body parts that get taken for granted, kids also tend to take a good, long look at them for the first time.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about feet. Where do want your feet to take you?

  • What's fun about words that rhyme?

  • What other opposites can you think of?

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