Children's Books > Dr. Seuss Children's Books

Advantages: Typical Seussian rhyme and a good story
Disadvantages: none

...just be me And OH, OH, the places we'll go We'll go hither and we'll go fro Over the rainbow and under a smile Making the light year seem less than a mile My own trek is one through theology Determined it feels by biology And compels me upon my wonderful way And never doubting it for a day That this is where I'm called to be This is what I'm charged to see By some much grander holy light Which may someday give me greater sight And until ...
...journey bold So that everyplace will feel like home For everyplace is someone's home Be it brown or be it blue In a castle or a shoe In the up and out the down Journeying through every town And still there will be more places to go Still more ways in which we can grow But may we never outgrow the Seuss For then, dear friends, life's not much use This is a lesser-known Dr. Seuss book, but still a great story and great learning device. This ... Read review

Advantages: comicly funny scenarios, positive message, intro to poetic cadences, simple early vocab, phonics
Disadvantages: unwary adults unaware of the poetic meter may stumble horrifically when reading

...succeeded with the beloved classic Green Eggs and Ham. And so it was that the the I can Read imprint of Beginner Books began. The books by Seuss and other authors under the imprint made reading fun, and the use of keywords and phonics have made these popular choices for parents and teachers around the world. It should be noted that these books of Seuss’ are written in poetic meter, and they are properly read in a rhythm. Currently the books are released ...
...~~~The Book~~~ Green Eggs and Ham is a very simple story. Sam whizzes by a furry fellow on a chair and invites him to sample some green eggs and ham. The fellow refuses, and Sam is most insistent, going through all sorts of bizarre scenarios to see what it would take to get him to try the dish. Finally, out of exasperation, the furry fellow tries them and is surprised to find he DOES like the dish after all. The overall message is one of trying ... Read review

Advantages: Fabulous poem, original story
Disadvantages: nothing

...them is difficult to say the least particularly when they are tired at bedtime. Having read this book dozens of times to my 4 year old it never fails to keep both of us totally engrossed right to the very end. The way the story is written automatically makes you read it with an enthusiastic rhythm which has you bouncing from word to word and struggling to turn the pages over fast enough to keep the story flowing. I dont know why but i always seem ...
...accent. It always seems the most appropriate way to read it but i'm sure its far from how Dr Seuss had imagined it when he wrote the book. (i have no connections with Yorkshire if you're wondering). The story is told by a little boy who together with his sister Sally find themselves bored, stuck in doors on a wet day with nothing to do. Their imaginations conjure a mischievious cat (in a hat) who despite vigourous protests from the pet fish, sets ... Read review

Advantages: very funny, a good introduction to poetry
Disadvantages: you need to read it first, to save you looking like you can't read infront of your kids!

...the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss, was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ted's father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brewmasters in the city. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with both his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known. ... Read review

Advantages: So much fun to read! - creative, unique, imaginative, funny....
Disadvantages: C'mon! It's Dr Seuss!

...not audio book Author/Illustrator: Dr Seuss Publisher: Harper Collins Number of Pages: 184 Genre: Ridiculous Rhyming Children’s Stories Age Suitability: 5 to 8 although my 3 year old son appreciates the bright illustrations and ridiculous language Price: £ 14.99 Amazon Price: £9.89 ***What it is all about*** Animal Antics is a compilation of 3 of Dr Seuss’s stories rolled into one Hardback Book: - *On Beyond Zebra* “My alphabet starts ...
...the globe. ***Who is Dr Seuss*** Dr Seuss was an extraordinary man and although this section could be considerably longer and more in depth, I have tried to stay on track as I appreciate readers understandably prefer me to keep to the point of the review.. Teddy Seuss Geisel, an American writer from German decent is best known for his off the wall children’s stories like Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He ... Read review