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

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

Advantages: Great reading out loud and to yourself. Wonderful artwork and rhyme.
Disadvantages: None

...about the joys of reading Dr Seuss’s children’s books... Of course, I had heard of the film ‘Grinch,’ starring Jim Carey, and the new ‘The Cat in the Hat,’ but buying any of Seuss’ books had not really interested me, as I did not know what they entailed. However her evaluation of his book ‘The Cat in the Hat’ had intrigued me. I have a four and half year old daughter, you see (and a baby boy approaching one, but that is another story) who likes ...
...choice until I decided of Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2nd March 1904 in Springfield, MA. In May 1954, ‘Life’ published a report that stated most children are having trouble reading because books were boring. This inspired Seuss to write The Cat in the Hat. It was an instant success, Seuss went on to write many others, including Dr Seuss’s ABC and If I Ran the Zoo. Seuss died 24th September 1991. Several other members of ... 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: Colourful pictures, story is in rhyme
Disadvantages: Some of the tongue twisters are hard to say!

...he went to bed and Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss was the one he picked. I gave him a choice of Dr Seuss books but he chose this one, as he'd never heard it before. Dr Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born on 2nd March 1904 and died on 24th September 1991. During his lifetime he wrote nearly 50 children's books. He was probably most famous for The Cat in the Hat, which has also been made into a film. The whole book is written in rhyme which ...
...general story line is Mr Fox is trying to get Mr Knox to lots of different tongue twisters but poor Mr Knox just cannot get his tongue around them (I don't blame him - I found some of them pretty difficult myself!) The first page introduces the story with four words and four illustrations, fox, socks, box, Knox (an unusual yellow creature). Throughout the story we meet lots of interesting characters, including chicks with bricks, Sue who sews crow's ... 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