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greenweasel11's review against another edition
4.0
This book taught me that Chinese men eat with sticks and Rajahs have rubies.
Actually, no, wait, that's stereotyping, and we can't have that.
This book taught me that there exists a Chinese man who eats with sticks, and also there exists a Rajah with rubies (perched high on a throne, incidentally).
Actually, no, wait, that's stereotyping, and we can't have that.
This book taught me that there exists a Chinese man who eats with sticks, and also there exists a Rajah with rubies (perched high on a throne, incidentally).
fadoua_05's review against another edition
5.0
Imagination is the best thing ever. It has no boundaries !!! Short but meaningful !
bluenicorn's review against another edition
2.0
This was interesting... the story, like most of his, is about being imaginative. Overall, a fun story about a boy's imagination (although kind of a downer that his dad discourages it). The problematic part was a picture of a stereotypical Chinese man "who eats with sticks." But what I found the most interesting was that this was actually an updated version. Originally published in 1937, this "Chinese man" was called something a little more offensive, his skin was yellow, and he had a pigtail. So I think it's fascinating that people are upset that others would find fault with this stereotypical depiction, when the creator himself recognized the problematic issue of the illustration and changed it. "That's the way things were 50 years ago," Dr. Seuss said. Not in defense, but explaining why he felt it was important to change it now (well, in 1978).
melhara's review against another edition
4.0
[b:Dr. Seuss|7780|The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss|Dr. Seuss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320429156s/7780.jpg|10830]'s first children's book! [b:And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street|28351|And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street|Dr. Seuss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389840830s/28351.jpg|1579656] was a fun story about a boy who walks home and sees a horse pulling a wagon… or did he? He knows that when he gets home, his dad will ask him "what did you see?" So, he uses his imagination to turn the horse and wagon into something far more extravagant. He needed an interesting story to tell when he got home, and what an interesting story it'll be!
Interestingly enough, various publishers initially rejected this Dr. Seuss story - they didn't want a book that promoted daydreaming!
Another interesting fact: the "Chinese man" that appears at the end of the book was originally referred to as the "Chinaman"in earlier editions (slightly better, but still kind of weird...)
Overall, I really enjoyed this classic.
Interestingly enough, various publishers initially rejected this Dr. Seuss story - they didn't want a book that promoted daydreaming!
Another interesting fact: the "Chinese man" that appears at the end of the book was originally referred to as the "Chinaman"in earlier editions (slightly better, but still kind of weird...)
Overall, I really enjoyed this classic.
lilmatt050's review against another edition
5.0
I recently found out that they found an original Dr. Seuss book that hasn't been published and for some reason I got really excited learning that there is a new book that you can add to your or your children's book collection. I was introduced to Dr. Seuss I believe when I was in Kindergarten and I loved the stories and the funny rhymes that Dr. Seuss used to creative these imaginative stories. Sadly by the time I was in 2nd grade, Dr. Seuss became nonexistent in my life and was discouraged to read for school because it was meant for younger kids.
I can count in one hand how many Dr. Seuss books I've read and I believe that is pathetic that I haven't read more books especially for a very inventive and creative author of children books. I've seen the television specials, the movie adaptations, and even the few tv shows and I believe now that they are releasing a new book that I should now take the time and read every single Dr. Seuss book known to man and support my local library.
I decided to read his books in chronological order as each shipment of books arrives to the library and I am glad that I received the first children book he had written. It was short and sweet and yet creative in illustrating how everything is exaggerated in the eyes of a child. Children with their imagination and innocence goes wild when it comes to being creative and I love how Dr. Seuss is able to capture this in this book.
And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street deals with a boy named Marco who walks to and from school on his own, and every day his father asks him what did he witness along the journey. He always like to exaggerate and his father gets mad and tells him that he needs to stop and tell the truth. Then one day he sees a wagon and horse cruising by Mulberry Street and his imagination goes wild. His daydreaming fantasies start as small but as the story goes along it gets bigger and bigger until theres no room to go any further. Its crazy to believe that this could actually happen in real life and sure enough when Marco arrives home to tell his dad about what he witness on Mulberry Street, he decides to tell the truth which simply he saw a horse and on wagon.
For his first book I believe it is brilliant and new favorite of mine and for those who are new to Dr. Seuss, I believe it gives you a tiny sneak peak towards what is to come in this fantastic fantasy world of Dr. Seuss.
P.S. If you want to read more adventures with Marco then you should check out McElligot's Pool
I can count in one hand how many Dr. Seuss books I've read and I believe that is pathetic that I haven't read more books especially for a very inventive and creative author of children books. I've seen the television specials, the movie adaptations, and even the few tv shows and I believe now that they are releasing a new book that I should now take the time and read every single Dr. Seuss book known to man and support my local library.
I decided to read his books in chronological order as each shipment of books arrives to the library and I am glad that I received the first children book he had written. It was short and sweet and yet creative in illustrating how everything is exaggerated in the eyes of a child. Children with their imagination and innocence goes wild when it comes to being creative and I love how Dr. Seuss is able to capture this in this book.
And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street deals with a boy named Marco who walks to and from school on his own, and every day his father asks him what did he witness along the journey. He always like to exaggerate and his father gets mad and tells him that he needs to stop and tell the truth. Then one day he sees a wagon and horse cruising by Mulberry Street and his imagination goes wild. His daydreaming fantasies start as small but as the story goes along it gets bigger and bigger until theres no room to go any further. Its crazy to believe that this could actually happen in real life and sure enough when Marco arrives home to tell his dad about what he witness on Mulberry Street, he decides to tell the truth which simply he saw a horse and on wagon.
For his first book I believe it is brilliant and new favorite of mine and for those who are new to Dr. Seuss, I believe it gives you a tiny sneak peak towards what is to come in this fantastic fantasy world of Dr. Seuss.
P.S. If you want to read more adventures with Marco then you should check out McElligot's Pool
hidinginstacks's review against another edition
4.0
I may or may not be browsing the JUV section at the moment. 👀
This book is the equivalent of me thinking of extravagant things to say when someone asks me about my day, but then I only say “fine.” It’s been put into rhyme-y, Seuss-y words.
This book is the equivalent of me thinking of extravagant things to say when someone asks me about my day, but then I only say “fine.” It’s been put into rhyme-y, Seuss-y words.
h2ohboi's review against another edition
4.0
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is about a young boy who wants can't wait to tell his father what he saw on the way home from school, but only sees a horse-drawn wagon so he has to imagine something exciting to tell him instead. It is one of Dr. Seuss's classic books and one of my personal favorites. This book is fun and creative with a fast-paced rhyme scheme, similar to most of the Dr. Suess books. The fantastical situations the young boy comes up with engaging the imagination and implore the reader to come up with their own whacky situations as well. This book also proves to be a good social-emotional story as the boy spends most of the plot fabricating stories to tell his father, but in the end, decides to tell him the truth. In my experience, this is an incredible book to read with young children and I highly recommend it.