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kathydavie's review against another edition
3.0
A standalone story about appearances, celebrity, and they love me, they love me not…
My Take
As I started reading, I suddenly thought of parental admonitions about washing behind your ears lest potatoes start to grow, lol. Hmmm, makes me wonder if Mayzie has been washing her hair!
Seuss has done a beautiful job of rhyming the story and the children's dialogue. It makes you want to sing along as you read. The illustrations are lively in softly bright colors.
I like the principal's office. All those lovely books and so very Seussian in their positions, lol. A nice bit of science in terms of where daisies grow.
What's not nice is the adults' reactions. The principal treats her like a diseased thing that has to be isolated. The doctor sees her in terms of his future. The mayor jumps on his soapbox and has hysterics about daisies taking over. And somehow, the publicity agent entices Mayzie into signing.
I started this, thinking it would be about the kids teasing Mayzie unmercifully, but it turns out to have two different "conflicts". The first is the adults' reactions to Mayzie's startling appearance, on which Seuss spends three-fourths of the story. The next four pages are about ol' Finagle getting a jumpstart on today's culture of celebretizing anything different and was such a twist on where Seuss had been heading; it's as if Seuss couldn't decide which way to swing and threw in a sudden thought without bothering to hook it up. I wish that Seuss had spent more time on Mayzie becoming unhappy with being a celebrity. Instead he simply jumps from all those piles of tens to the last ten pages of Mayzie fleeing and discovering what is truly important.
The unexpected ending is cute. Acceptance is a wonderful thing.
The Story
When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrew's head, she is faced with the fear and greed of adults, her parents' dismay, and a publicity agent's greed.
And poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune.
The Characters
Mayzie McGrew is a young student. Mrs. McGrew appears to be a painter or welder. Mr. McGrew works in a shoe store.
Fellow students include Herman "Butch" Stroodel and Einstein Van Tass.
Miss Sneetcher is the teacher. Mr. Gregory Grumm is the principal. Dr. Eisenbart is a medical doctor while his brother is a vet. Finch is a florist. Officer Thatcher loses his hat. Finagle is a publicity agent — oh shades, of our culture today!
While the Cat-in-the-Hat comes to the rescue.
The Cover and Title
The cover has a colonial blue sky of a background with cartoon clouds at the bottom as the Cat-in-the-Hat floats through the sky with the help of his orange umbrella and Daisy-Head Mayzie hugged to his side.
The title is all about Diasy-Head Mayzie and the lessons she learns.
My Take
As I started reading, I suddenly thought of parental admonitions about washing behind your ears lest potatoes start to grow, lol. Hmmm, makes me wonder if Mayzie has been washing her hair!
Seuss has done a beautiful job of rhyming the story and the children's dialogue. It makes you want to sing along as you read. The illustrations are lively in softly bright colors.
I like the principal's office. All those lovely books and so very Seussian in their positions, lol. A nice bit of science in terms of where daisies grow.
What's not nice is the adults' reactions. The principal treats her like a diseased thing that has to be isolated. The doctor sees her in terms of his future. The mayor jumps on his soapbox and has hysterics about daisies taking over. And somehow, the publicity agent entices Mayzie into signing.
I started this, thinking it would be about the kids teasing Mayzie unmercifully, but it turns out to have two different "conflicts". The first is the adults' reactions to Mayzie's startling appearance, on which Seuss spends three-fourths of the story. The next four pages are about ol' Finagle getting a jumpstart on today's culture of celebretizing anything different and was such a twist on where Seuss had been heading; it's as if Seuss couldn't decide which way to swing and threw in a sudden thought without bothering to hook it up. I wish that Seuss had spent more time on Mayzie becoming unhappy with being a celebrity. Instead he simply jumps from all those piles of tens to the last ten pages of Mayzie fleeing and discovering what is truly important.
The unexpected ending is cute. Acceptance is a wonderful thing.
The Story
When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrew's head, she is faced with the fear and greed of adults, her parents' dismay, and a publicity agent's greed.
And poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune.
The Characters
Mayzie McGrew is a young student. Mrs. McGrew appears to be a painter or welder. Mr. McGrew works in a shoe store.
Fellow students include Herman "Butch" Stroodel and Einstein Van Tass.
Miss Sneetcher is the teacher. Mr. Gregory Grumm is the principal. Dr. Eisenbart is a medical doctor while his brother is a vet. Finch is a florist. Officer Thatcher loses his hat. Finagle is a publicity agent — oh shades, of our culture today!
While the Cat-in-the-Hat comes to the rescue.
The Cover and Title
The cover has a colonial blue sky of a background with cartoon clouds at the bottom as the Cat-in-the-Hat floats through the sky with the help of his orange umbrella and Daisy-Head Mayzie hugged to his side.
The title is all about Diasy-Head Mayzie and the lessons she learns.
asshat52's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
frommito's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was a sweet Dr. Seuss book. Not my favorite, but cute nonetheless.
dreaminginpastels's review against another edition
5.0
the childhood favourites blitz continues - not sure which I want more, a daisy (my favourite flower) growing out of my head or the principal’s office full of books (iconic)
libraryrobin's review against another edition
1.0
Audrey Geisel should be ashamed of herself. She sold out the Seuss name. While some of the rhymes may have been from the good Dr., this comes off like a draft and is not his usual high-quality work. Next, the full-color artwork is deplorable. Seuss always used a minimal palette. Seuss was an original but the illustration of Finagle the Agent is a blatant ripoff of Al Capp's Evil-Eye Fleegle. We're not stupid, but Audrey is definitely greedy.
d_iris's review against another edition
5.0
Mayzie was me. I think she still kind of is. An outcast and a joke. Something to point at, to laugh at, to exclaim "how funny, what a queer little thing" or "so glad I'm not her." And Maybe she'll become a monster, or a recluse. But Mayzie is what we made her; never really having had the chance to be herself. Monster or no, I love Mayzie. Come and seek refuge in my arms, know that I keep you safe in my heart. I am you Mayzie. Sometimes we all are. I am sorry for you Mayzie, knowing that I laughed at you before laughing with you. I am happy for you Mayzie, knowing that you have it in you to overcome; seeing how you overcame. I love you Mayzie, for teaching me pity, anger, resentment and compassion.
I will always be in your corner. You are beautiful. 5/5
I will always be in your corner. You are beautiful. 5/5
val_halla's review against another edition
3.0
The rhythm of this book is not as good as other Seuss books, and it seemed that no one learned their lesson about bullying Mayzie for something she couldn't control.
emlickliter's review against another edition
5.0
Daisy-Head Mayzie by Dr. Seuss – My brother used to call me Daisy Head Lizsy, and I slightly regretted reading this one to him. Very cute! Happy Reading!