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3.83 AVERAGE
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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.
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.
I really enjoyed this book - it's the very first children's book Dr. Seuss published - and it does make one think! I'd recommend it to all my story-telling friends because it reminds me of how I'm always changing my story to try to make it better.
It also made me sad because it shows about how imagination is often discouraged.
It also made me sad because it shows about how imagination is often discouraged.
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One of the Seuss books specifically mentioned in the excellent article The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. Seuss's Children's Books. I remember reading this fondly as a child, but neither I nor those reading to me were reading critically then. Despite high circulation, if I had my druthers I would get rid of all but one copy of these problematic titles. We are a resource library so I understand why we need to keep things, but having 4 copies on the shelves indicates to people browsing that Seuss books are worth reading. They're not!
This excites me. I could take my ordinary life surroundings and happenings and dress them up into fantastic tales.