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The Cat in the Hat asks, "Does your cat speak French?", inviting the reader to enter this bilingual dictionary which introduces young leaners to basic French phrases. ... Read more

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The Cat in the Hat French Dictionary
This is a great way to introduce young children to French.When some children I babysit for were planning a trip to France with their parents..........I gave them this book beforehand to read in their "free time". When they were in France,they could say more than "oooo la la" !!! They were comfortable with "Hello" and "Good bye", "Please" and "Thank you" plus a few more names of foods and objects.It made their trip that much more interesting, educational and FUN !!!!! And perhaps it will help them continue to develop their appreciation not only of France and Francais...........but maybe to the interest in other countries too.I was happy to pay such a good price for the book,and the vendor sent me what seems to be a brand new copy.It arrived very quickly and in perfect condition !!!!!!Thank You............oo-oops! I mean Merci !!!!!

Great if you speak french already
Its a really good dictionary if you speak french already. The whole family is trying to learn french. So we are surrounding ourselves with everything french. we bought dvd's, tapes, cd's for the car everything. We're still not that great.
My son was 8 months when we decided to start this. so I got the dictionary thinking I could look up some basic words that we say to the baby everyday. but the words in the dictionary are all in french sentences. so for a person who knows very little french. We don't know which word is which.
I guess I was looking for more of a word for word translation book.
Please, don't get me wrong its not a bad book I know we will get better with our french so it will benefit us one day.

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When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrew's head, she is

faced with her classmates' taunts, her parents' dismay, and a publicity agent's

greed. How poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune

makes an endearing morality tale for our time--and for all ages. Narrated by

the Cat in the Hat, Daisy-Head Mayzie is vintage Seuss!




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"Laugh and cry, smile and sigh..." as you follow Mayzie's fate!
Dr. Seuss was a genius! He had an amazing way of stringing together funky, silly, quirky, wonky words while at the same time teaching children valuable life lessons about friendship, happiness and the value of home and family!

Daisy-Head Mayzie (Classic Seuss) is the tale of a little girl named Mayzie (of course) who suddenly sprouts a daisy from the top of her head. Come, join the fun as Mayzie goes from class ridicule to fame and fortune in one of Dr. Seuss's most endearing books. I say "fun" because this beloved children's author had a genius for making his stories fun through the antics of his kooky characters and his wonky word choices. But you will also cry a little over Mayzie's predicament as she romps from one adventure to another as everyone tries to get rid of that troublesome daisy. Along the way, the little girl learns a valuable lesson about what's truly important in life: friends and family.

This book is one of my most treasured possessions that I will pass on to my own beloved great-grandson Devon when he's old enough to take care of it. (I'm actually giving it to him on my next visit so his mother can read it to him before safeguarding it for him.)

I treasure this book more because it's a first edition that I purchased from Book-of-the-Month Club when it came out in 1994, three years after Dr. Seuss's death. His widow discovered the manuscript among his older works written in the 1960s. The illustrations are inspired by the sketches in the original manuscript. Another stroke of genius is that The Cat in the Hat narrates this story. With his usual jaunty flair, he delivers a five-star performance in this five-star book.

Recommended with a big, loopy grin on my face. :>}

Reviewed by Betty Dravis, August 16, 2010
Author of "Dream Reachers" (with Chase Von) and other books

My FAVORITE.
This book is definitely not a 'typical' Doctor Seuss book, but when it came out when I was 6 years-old it quickly became my favorite.

The character of Mayzie is relatable to a young girl-- especially as children hit the age when they are trying to make friends! Her troubles with the daisy can represent the issues we all face when our own unique qualities set us apart from other people.

A lot of reviewers complain because they don't think it is 'typical' Seuss book; however, I think we should judge the story not by how it relates to his other stories but rather on it's own merit.

Quite un-Seuss illustrations, VERY un-Seuss rhymes.
The rhymes start out strong; proper Seussian lickety-split, with humor in each line.But by the time "Finagle the Agent" shows up it's just cliche and banal stuff that I can't believe Seuss ever wrote himself.You get the sense that somebody else finished it.He certainly never illustrated it, and the inclusion of the Cat-in-the-Hat as narrator seems weird; he has no purpose in the story.This is the very first in a long string of sell-outs that Suess' widow has committed over the years.

one of our family favorites
I grew up with Dr Seuss and I learned to read by reading Dr Seuss.This book is one of my favorites.I can read this book over and over to my children and all of my children enjoy it (ages 6, 4, and 2).I have both sexes - 2 girls and 1 boy (4).My 6-year old reads this book on her own and we check this book out every time we go to the library.I am now ordering our on copy but could not believe the reviews; therefore, I decided to write my own review because I find this book so delightful and refreshing.

No umbrella required
The cover is misleading. No umbrella rides for Ms. Daisy! Excellent tale and great Seuss rhymes. ... Read more

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Illus. in full color. A baffled youngster awakens one morning to find everything's out of place, but no one seems to notice! Beginning readers will have fun discovering all the wacky things wrong on each page while sharpening their ability to observe, as well as to read. ... Read more

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Wacky Wednesday
I read this book to both of my boys when they were little, somehow it got lost.When I ordered this book I bought more as gifts.This is a must read for all parents to read to their children."That shoe on the wall, shouldn't be there at all".....A must read.Thanks

~*~ Wacky Wednesday is Wonderful! ~*~
This book remains to this day my all time favorite Dr. Seuss book! So imaginative!

Wacky Wednesday
Awesome book! Excellent for getting kids attention, and getting them interested in reading. The kids think it's hilarious!

Very entertaining book for your child!Fantastic!
My daughter is 4 1/2 years old and absolutely LOVES this book!It never gets old and she reads it all of the time.This is one of Dr. Suess's best you will not be wasting your money!:-)

Better than stated condition
We had this book but gave it away.So my daughter wanted another one.The book we got was in brand new condition and we are very happy with it :) ... Read more

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Illus. in full color. Every afternoon King Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious tale. ... Read more

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Sometimes You Have to Decide Not to Listen to Your Elders
This book is wonderful.I wish Dr Seuss never changed to the rhyming style and just stayed with this more dramatic prose.My 4 year olds loved this the first time we read it.My son declared the best book he'd ever read.The themes of balancing hard work with play, loyalty, honesty, integrity, community and honor were inspiring.I also appreciated how the story was appropriate for all ages.A real classic.I never write reviews but I had to write one for this.It's going to be a gift for our favorite kids for years to come.

A vastly different sort of Seuss
This short book exists at two levels.At one level it is about well adjusted people who like to have fun (the King) and malcontents who can't stand to see anyone have fun (Lord Droon).Page Boy Eric is about the age of the audience for this vision of TKS and is instrumental in rescuing the good from the evil.


But there is an adult perspective also.The tale is an allegory.I'm not going to tell you what it is - but I will tell you that the key to understanding is the copyright date.

For people who don't like the rhyming Dr. Seuss style
This is a good story by Dr. Seuss that is NOT written is his typical rhyming style.I personally like the rhyming style, so this is not one of my books by him.

A great way to live life
King Bertram is truly a hero for all ages. "When he worked,...he really Worked. And when he played,... he really Played." An actual story and not all rhymes, Dr. Seuss has once again written about ethical choices we can make and the impact our choices make on others. Even though it is not a classical tale in rythmes, you can still hear "Suess's" voice epically in each word. It's a long story, and my 6yr old can make it to the second to last page before getting restless. But the theme of living life to it's fullest lives on throughout our day.

An old favourite revisited
I had been looking online for this book for some time - I remember it very well from my childhood, and wanted it for my grandchildren. Although, like "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" and "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", the story has dark and sinister elements, there is enough of a fairytale setting to make this book exciting and memorable without it being terrifying - and there is always a very good "moral" to the tale - in this case, individuality must be nurtured, not crushed. The earlier Dr Seuss books are in my mind his finest work, and I am collecting everything before "The Cat in the Hat" for my grandchildren. This book was unavailable when my children were small, and I'm really glad to have been able to get it for the next generation. Having said that, the first person to read it when it arrived was my stepson's 20-year-old library assistant girlfriend..... she had never heard of it, and loved both it and "The Oobleck", which I bought at the same time. ... Read more

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Illus. in color. A read-aloud telling what happened when Bartholomew couldn't take his hat off before the king.Amazon.com Review
The haughty ruler of Didd, King Derwin (who would foolishly goon to summon green goofrom the sky in his later years) showed the first signs of hissilly self-importance back in this 1938 Seuss classic, The 500 Hatsof Bartholomew Cubbins.

When Bartholomew visits town one day,selling cranberries at the market for his parents, the King'sprocession screeches to a halt in front of him; King Derwin then leansout of his coach, demanding to know why Bartholomew hasn'trespectfully removed his hat. "But, Sire, my hat is off." Heshows the king the hat in his hands that he's just doffed, but sureenough, another identical one sits atop his head. He takes that hatoff only to reveal another... and another, and another, andanother. Poor Bartholomew goes through 45 hats, then 136, then 233, asthe angry king calls in every expert in the kingdom, from Sir Snippsthe haberdasher to the Father of the Father of Nadd. In the end,Bartholomew barely gets away with his head (forget about the hats!),as Seuss spins this weird and wacky tale, a strange thing that "justhappened to happen and was not very likely to happen again." (Ages 4to 8) --Paul Hughes ... Read more

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heeeeeere's . . . . BARTHOLOMEW!!!!!
This must have been my second book, following the Mulberry Street epic, which, while it didn't mention Bartholomew by name, introduced the young man. That copy followed me around the world, and is lost in the mists of time. I have often flashed back to some of the images, and so bought this new copy, in the 21st century, for great-grandchildren, and with luck, their great-grandchildren.

my favorite Dr. Seuss book
This is my favorite Dr. Seuss book. The hand-in-hand buildup of hats and suspense enraptured me as a child.

The story: Bartholomew Cubbins is wearing his old red hat to market. He lives in a kingdom where all citizens must show respect for their king by removing their hats when the king passes. When Bartholomew removes his new hat, another mysteriously appears in its place on his head. The king is enraged. Then...well, the book shows and tells it better.

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
One of my FAVORITE Dr. Suess books!I bought it for myself and to posibly share with my granddaughter when she comes to visit!GREAT BOOK, GREAT AUTHOR!

This book
just happened to happen to be bought because the copy we got from the library was lost at my in laws house.Excellent book.Fun to read out loud.

classic Seuss
Good large format, hard cover book, well illustrated and a lovely story.I haven't read this yet to my kids yet as i got it for them for christmas, but it was an all time favourite of mine as a child, some things never date, i know they will love it. ... Read more

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Translated by Carlos Rivera. ... Read more

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Teacher Review:Not true to Dr. Seuss's literary style
Dr. Seuss's books are known for their rhyme and and whimsical characters. This translation DOES NOT succeed in achieving the lyrical style in Spanish.Any Dr. Seuss books translated by Aida Marcuse or Yanitzia Cannetti are fabulous because they ARE able to maintain the lyrical rhyme in Spanish. I hope one day that one of those two translators does their magic with The Cat in the Hat. In the mean time, I just read this one to my son in English.The sequel, El Gato con Sombrero Viene de Nuevo, (I believe is the title), is translated by one of these ladies and is fabulous.

Not Great, but Not Awful Either...
This is a fairly literal translation of The Cat in the Hat that provides both the English and the Spanish text on each page. The original rhymes are often lost, but the rhythm is retained in places. This is a challenging story to read aloud if your Spanish reading level is low.

The reason that I am giving it FOUR stars is because I believe that it is a pretty decent translation given the constraints posed by the original text. If one reads it as prose, rather than verse, it's a tolerable story. The purpose of the original The Cat in the Hat was to improve literacy, which is something that this translation also does for non native Spanish speakers. This is not the best book to read to babies/young children, but it is a great tool for older children and adults who are trying to improve their Spanish.

Yes, the translation of Green Eggs and Ham is more faithful to the spirit of the original. There are, however, much worse translations into Spanish of Dr. Seuss books (e.g. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish). I bought this book to read to my daughter, but I have found that it has been most useful in improving my spoken Spanish.

Teacher's two thumbs down
The translation of this book is horrible! It is literally translated and doesn't even rhyme.Dr. Seuss would be very disappointed!!!

Try "Huevos verdes con jamón".

No Spanish rhyme, but still worthwhile
Even though the Spanish portions don't rhyme, I still found the book a worthwhile tool for working with those gaining proficiency in reading the Spanish language.Because it doesn't go to lengths to make it rhyme, the English concepts are easier for beginners to find in the Spanish wording, and the words are easier to grasp the meaning of without a dictionary.

The 1st part is great, but...
I remember buying and trying to read this book as a young whippersnapper, so I thought I would pick it up for my nephew as a reward for keeping his pants up at school.After receiving this book in the mailbox (I prefer not to use e-lectric mail since I don't trust the darn thing), I realized this is not the same book that was printed 46 years ago.The first part is great and all, but I definitely do not remember the 2nd part.This might be some of Seuss' most eccentric work.Most of the words don't make sense, and don't even correlate to the illustrations.I guess the proofreaders came to work drunk the day they read this pile of horsefeathers. The book blatantly reuses the same illustrations from the first part of the book (as filler I guess), and there's all sorts of spelling errors.I even saw an upside down exclamation point.How'd they miss that one, let alone type it? I don't see that key on my typewriter. I'm not sure if they thought kids would get this far in the book or not. Yes, I understand how the world works these days; everyone's out to make a buck, but come on, they obviously added a bunch of incoherent filler pages so they could charge a premium for the book.The children are your CUSTOMERS, and you just ripped them off, Mr. Seuss. ... Read more

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Dr Seuss: American Icon celebrates one of the most influential authors and artists of the 20th century: Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as 'Dr Seuss'. Dr Seuss's ascendance from children's author to American icon confirms that his cultural significance rests not just with the beginning reader, but with the scholar, the artist, and the poet. Seuss's Beginner Books (starting with The Cat in the Hat in 1957) have obscured the enormous range of his contributions to American literature. Similarly, his art actually covers a range of styles, including Surrealism, Art Nouveau, and Cubism. Bringing to light the adult perspective behind the children's writer, Philip Nel also examines Seuss's lesser-known works. The book also features the most comprehensive Seuss bibliography ever produced, documenting his prestigious output. ... Read more

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Academia At It's Best
When I recieved this book as a gift for Christmas my first impression went along these line: "Oh great some professor who probably wrote alot of mumbo-jumbo that I don't want to know about Dr. Suess and I know it won't be an enjoyable read."

Thanks goodness I read it nonetheless.

To my pleasure, Nel hardly writes in the airy academia style with which I expected him to. In fact, he's writes so far from it, with a smart and precise style, I am tempted to revise how I feel about professor-writers. However, in accordance with his academia roots, Nel has a 100 page annotated bibliogarphy that goes along with his work, a nice shrine to prove his homework was well done.

As far the actual book goes it is an excellent piece work. "Dr. Seuss: American Icon" looks at the man behind Dr. Suess not as a straight-forward biography, but rather it focuses on different areas of Dr. Suess (i.e. poet, poetry of, artist, artistic style, adult, activist, etc.) and interjects those discussions with biogrphical anecdotes. A very effective attention keeping method.

If you're interested in learning more about the work and the man behind the work of Dr. Suess, this is the book that speaks to both and even more. Highly recommended!

And to think that I read it on the tram!
Trams (or any public transport) are not usually the best place to read and absorb scholarly texts. But this one has accompanied me on my daily commute, and I have been absorbed in it. It is well written and comprehensive, and tells the tale of a modern author, with plenty of "Fancy that" and "Well, well" moments. Highly recommended for stationary reading, too.

One of America's greatest creative talents
"Dr. Seuss: American Icon" by Philip Nel is a thoughtful deconstruction of the life and work of Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). In this thoughtful book, Mr. Nel deepens our appreciation for Seuss as a distinctively American poet, artist and educator. The author demonstrates Seuss' wide ranging influence and argues for his rightful place among the most important cultural figures of the 20th century.

An English professor at Kansas State University, Mr. Nel uses his historic knowledge to discuss how Seuss' text belongs to a tradition of great nonsense writers. Mr. Nel states that Seuss' carefully-constructed absurdist tales encourage children to challenge the status quo by gently skewering the grown-up world; elsewhere, he uses charts to show how Seuss effectively used meter and rhyme to complement his intentionally ridiculous plots and create masterful stories that have stood up well to the test of time.

Mr. Nel recounts Seuss' early career as advertising illustrator and political cartoonist to help us better understand the influences that shaped his classic children's work. As an artist, Mr. Nel suggests that the term "energetic cartoon surrealism" appropriately describes Seuss' creative synthesis of cubism, art nouveau, surrealism and other styles. While Seuss' influence can be detected in modern rap music, children's books, political cartoons and more, Mr. Nel contends that Seuss would not have been happy about the manner in which his works have been posthumously marketed, opining that the "Disneyification" or simplification of Seuss' stories for marketable purposes "threatens to make 'Seuss' synomynous with the ambiguous power of global capitalism". Such commercialism would appear to collide with Seuss' desire to develop critical thinking among young people and to help us all imagine a better world.

I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in gaining greater insight and perspective into one of America's greatest creative talents.

Good academic overview
Philip Nel - Dr. Seuss: American Icon

This is basically an academic overview of Seuss poetry, art, cartoons, and the problems with the commercialization of the Seuss name and works after his death. It is not, to any real extent, a biography. Those seeking such should move on.

As an academic book it leans on the dry side. It assumes the reader has a fairly good knowledge of Children's Literature and 20th Century cartoons (not the animated kind). Not a book to begin your Dr. Seuss experience with. But if you have read them to your children and are interested about the writing style (there is a good chapter about his poetry) or his art style (not as good a chapter, but still interesting).

What interested me the most was the deconstruction of the recent rush to "cash in" on Seuss by Hollywood and advertisers. I think that Nel wants to come down against it, but based on Seuss' background (he started out drawing Flit ads) and the projects he approved during his lifetime; it is a tough argument to make. In the end though Nel does point out that maybe the movies and tie- ins did not have to be so... crass?

The book is well researched; lots of neat tidbits are to be gleamed. Early cartoons by Seuss for PM magazine were occasionally (by today's standards) shockingly racist. It makes him a little more human and puts his latter works like the Lorax in a new light.

Those in Education may enjoy this background. Fans of Seuss will enjoy the exhaustive bibliography of Seuss's many, many works. Also good list of other works about the man.

A memorably excellent survey of Dr. Seuss' many achievements
Theodor Seuss Giesel was best known as 'Dr. Seuss', one of the most influential and enduringly popular children's authors of the 20th century. Giesel created not only his famous imaginative picturebooks, but a unique art and poetry, and even a place for himself in politics. Philip Nel argues that these added activities make Dr. Seuss one of the most influential people in America - certainly the most influential poet - and Dr. Seuss: American Icon provides the reader an memorably excellent survey of Dr. Seuss' many achievements.
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Poses questions for pondering: "Would you rather be a dog or be a cat?", "Would you rather live in igloos or in tents?", "Would you rather be a mermaid with a tail instead of feet?" ... Read more

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Fast shipment
Item was older than I expected, but it may be the newest printing.I don't know.It came very quickly and in good condition.

Loads of Silly Fun
This book is one my daughter enjoys reading over and over again. It asks silly questions about what you would rather be - a dog or a cat, a bullfrog or a butterfly, etc. Of course, complete with the Seussian rhyme and Roy McKie's great illustrations it's just a lot of fun.

Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?
"Tell me! Would you rather be a dog... or a cat? It's time for you to think about important things like that." This is how the wonderful book Would you Rather be a Bullfrog starts off. Throughout the book the reader is questioned on what they would rather be, and a cat and dog is just the beginning. By the time you've finished reading the book you've been asked if `you'd rather have a feather or a bushy tail behind', whether you'd rather be a minnow or a whale, a hammer or a nail.

This story is told in rhyme, the standard for all Dr. Seuss books. The pictures are all bright and colorful, and the book is quite straightforward; it comes right out and asks you things, no beating around the bush for it! I think this is a wonderful book in part because it can be so much fun imagining which out of the options provided you'd rather be. Another thing that makes it a wonderful book is the special charm all Dr. Seuss books have.

Loggie-log-log-log

Would You Rather Be A Bullfrog?
"Would You Rather Be A Bullfrog" is a fun story all about decisiion making. From cat or dog to this or that, everyone needs to learn to make his or her own decsions. With rhyming words and adorable pictures,this book is a great read for all young children. ... Read more

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Green Eggs and Ham...and More
The book is probably one of my top 5 children's stories. I read it countless times when I was little, and I always loved the perfect flowing rhymes, and the mischievous, Sam-I-Am. Now, as an adult, I also greatly appreciate Dr. Suess' message of not being afraid to try new things, a good lesson that I think any child can benefit from.

My daughter likes this book also, and as an added bonus you get a CD. The CD is probably not as good as a parent reading the book aloud, but my daughter seems to like listening to it when I can't read it to her.

Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a childrens book.

greeneggs and ham read along cd
Exactly what I wanted, great shape, received on time. I will order from them again.

Children's book
Green Eggs and Ham is always a favorite for all ages.It brings back wonderful fun reading times.Love the Ca that is included.

Do you really want George Costanza reading to your kids?
I love Dr. Seuss, and especially Green Eggs and Ham, but I do not like to hear it in Jason Alexander's voice! The recording was very distracting for my son (age 2), who kept looking at the stereo instead of the book. He prefers mommy or daddy to read the book to him. Also, I did not realize this book was paperback, not hardcover, which means it will be destroyed very quickly. Buy the hardcover with no CD instead -- the CD is worthless. ... Read more

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El cuento clásico de Dr. Seuss sobre el Grinch que hace todo loposible por evitar que llegue la Navidad ahora está disponibleen una excelente traducción al español. Desde supublicación en 1957, este extraordinario cuento navideñoha llegado al corazón de los lectores con su mensaje de amor ydel verdadero significado de la Navidad. ¡No se pierda la nuevaversión cinematográfica, que se estrena en Estados Unidosel 17 de noviembre! ... Read more

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Very cute.
I thought this was very cute like all the dr seuss books and relatively easy to understand ( for beginners), how ever I didn't like that for translating the book doesn't ryme very well.

Great bedtime reading for kids ! ! !
I bought it for my three year old son, and I can't express how much joy my little one has every night when he goes to bed, he immediatelyruns to bed and literally ask my wife or me to start reading. I highly recommend it for all the little ones!! ! !, you won't regret it.

Excellent translation
This translation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas loses none of the rhythm and fun of the English version.Spanish-speaking kids (and English-speaking kids who are learning Spanish) need more Dr. Suess books translated.

Como el Grinch robo la Navidad!
This story by the famous author DR. seuss has become a favorite among chilren of all ages.The Grinch, a green monster, doesn't like Christmas, so he steals children's presents and takes wreths from houses.This book is so good it is now a movie starring Jim Carrie.I believe this is Dr. Seuss's best book. ... Read more

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"From the top of your head to the tips of your toes Learn all about health from a cool cat who knows!" In this delightful book, Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat explains to young readers all the different ways to stay healthy.This title and others form part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at nature and natural sciences through a fun combination of Seussian rhymes and zany illustrations. Aimed at early readers -- from four to seven year olds -- the books are designed to bridge the gap between concept books written for preschoolers and more formal non fiction titles that require fluent reading skills. By presenting the facts in a lively and rhythmic manner, they provide the critical foundation upon which complex facts and ideas can eventually be built. ... Read more

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Six Seussian pop-ups
spring into the air!
With this little book,
show Dad that you care!

Text and art from several classic Dr. Seuss books have been carefully pulled together into one fun little book with engaging pop-ups.Amazon.com Review
Poor, long-suffering Dad deserves a little lift every once in a while, and who better to boost than Dr. Seuss? In this funky pop-up adaptation of the classic Hop on Pop, kids do their best to perk up Pop after a bad day. The furry yellow Seuss-critters know "it's best not to HOP on POP," but "we like to hop. / We like to hop / on top of Pop. / STOP!" Other, more human-looking children give their fathers gifts, such as "a set of Slim Jim Swim Fins" (pink, three-toed marvels), violin serenades, and for the man who has everything... "a Bright Dwight Bird-Flight Night-Sight Light." Clever paper engineering livens up this six-spread volume (not that anything by Dr. Seuss ever needed enlivening). Young readers will love making the gleeful characters hop on pop over and over, and will laugh to see the walrus (another less-than-welcome gift) licking one poor daddy's ear. It's hard to say who will enjoy this more: fathers or their well-meaning little urchins. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Not a Suess book
If you expect to find the real Hop On Pop in this book you will be greatly disappointed.The only nice part about this book is that it pops up. Save your money and stick with the real Hop on Pop, which is a geat book especially for beginning readers.

review of "Hop on Pop"
I reviewed the book "HOP on POP" written by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss is a talented man he wrote great stories. One like "Hop on Pop" it is a funny book. This book is great for kids ages of 1-5maybe even for odder people too.

A real disappointment for any Suess fan
This is a terrible rewrite of Hop On Pop, one of Dr. Suess' great books.They have taken some of his words, added their own, and mangled it all in an attempt to make a pop up book that sounds a bit like Hop On Pop.It doesn't work, and it doesn't seem like a lot of care was put into the rewrite.

This is neither a real Dr. Suess book, nor is it a great pop-up book.Better to look elsewhere.

Hop on pop
This book Hop on Pop is kind of like one big poem.This book rhymes like a poem and makes it fun. I would recommend this book for ages three to seven. Because eight year olds would think it was a little childish.The book Hop on Pop teaches you to to have fun and how to use your imagination like a house on a mouse.This book was good. ... Read more

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The Grinch Wins a 4th Place Mercury Award!
Seussian Scrouge gets Christmas spirit, in Latin!

Quomodo Invidiosulus nomine GRINCHUS Christi natalem Abrogaverit (The Latin version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas) features Dr. Seuss' original artwork and a translation that echoes the love of word play and the rhythmic narrative of the world's best-selling author of children's books. Jennifer Morrish Tunberg and Terence O. Tunberg recreate the enchanting poetry of the English original.

The wonderful, whimsical and thought-provoking stories of Dr. Seuss have been published in twenty languages. Quomodo Invidiosulus nomine GRINCHUS Christi natalem Abrogaverit joins the many fine international editions of the works of an American literary icon.

An excellent addition to Seuss collections the world over, this Latin edition of this Christmas classic is delightful way to revisit a treasured tale. Quomodo Invidiosulus nomine GRINCHUS Christi natalem Abrogaverit will be a welcome all-occasion gift, a fine coffee table book, and an enjoyable way to refresh your high-school Latin.

For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

Selections From The Aeneid
Latin Grammar & Pronunciation
Greek Grammar & Pronunciation
Texts Supporting Wheelock's Latin
Classical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, Cicero
Vocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace
Greek Mythology
Greek Lexicon
Slovak Culture And History ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Excellent gift
WE have bought these as Christmas presents for my son's lating teachers and they loved them.A wonderful and amusing gift.

The monster
The monster came to town and took Christmas away. This book is just as mad and entertaining as Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin (Latin Edition). If you like the one you are sure to love the other. The language is witty and well-written.
If you still find this a bit hard or want something more traditional try Puer Zingiberi Panis: et Fabulae Alterae (Latin Edition).

See my 'Latin Reading List' and 'Best Latin Books for Kids and Teens'.

Great Practice Reader
My son requested a book in Latin to read.I was so happy to find this one.He is able to read it aloud and understand all of it because he is already familiar with the story.What a fun way to review Latin.

This is a PAPERBACK
A wonderful idea--my high school son in AP Latin LOVED the book!BUT--for the price, I just assumed it was a hard-cover book.I didn't realize it was a paperback until I received it.

optimum librum
multum gaudium ex hoc libro excepi; multas gratias Guineverae et Terentio Tunberg ago.oportet omnes lingua Latina fruentes hunc librum emere.lingua Latina iam vivit! ... Read more

Product Description
Illus. in color. "Riotous humor in picture and verse as an enterprising Seuss creature hunts uncommon eggs for a super deluxe dish."--Child Study Assn. Amazon.com Review
Starring the same perky boy who captured Thing One and ThingTwo in The Cat in theHat, this is a first-person tall tale about cooking. PeterT. Hooper is bored to bits by his mother's habit of always makingscrambled eggs out of hen's eggs."And so," he informs his friendLiz, "I decided that, just for a change, I'd scramble a new kind ofegg on the range." We're off on an epic journey to parts (and birds)unknown, all told in classic head-over-heels Seussian style: "Then Iwent for some Ziffs. They're exactly like Zuffs. But the Ziffs live oncliffs and the Zuffs live on bluffs." Finally, after capturing a smallmountain of different types of egg--from Moth-Watching Sneths,Long-Legger Kwongs, and others--it's back to the kitchen for a 99-panscramble, with all sorts of bizarre ingredients added just for fun.To be precise, it's time for "Scrambled eggsSuper-Dee-Dooper-Dee-Booper, Special deluxe a-la-Peter T. Hooper." Somehow, you get the impression that Liz doesn't believe a word ofit. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Phoning it in
Dr. Seuss wrote approximately 44 books. Some are classics that belong in every child's library, like "The Lorax", "The Grinch", "Oobleck", or "Yertle the Turtle". Some are wordplay exercises designed to help K-grade beginners get their feet wet with reading. A few others have classic status but ultimately their narratives lean more toward entertainment rather than mental nutrition. And a handful have the good doctor's text but not his artwork. Dr. Seuss wrote so many wonderful books for children that I could easily imagine parents adding half of his collection to their child's library.

At a certain point though, Dr. Seuss' output became spotty, phoning it in with books like this. It's said of singers and musicians that over the course of a career they sometimes become a parody of themselves, losing inspiration and calling out the same reliable gimmicks over and over again because formula is still better than their other career options. That's an accurate description of "Scrambled Eggs Super". Of the 40 Dr. Seuss books we have, this is at or near the bottom of my list. The writer calls on all his requisite, trademark gimmicks but the book simply doesn't compare to his better works. Strip away the predictable cleverness and there just isn't much to this one.

Even if you have a few hundred books in your child's library, there are far too many better books worth giving to your child. You only have a few precious years for you and your child to enjoy storytime together. Stick with the Seuss classics for their artwork, wordplay, and occasional morality tales.

Classic Dr. Seuss
A good story with some fun and silly words to teach your young one.Typical Seuss, who is a big favorite in our house.

Childhood memories of this book!
I was so happy to find this book for it brings back many childhood memories!Great price too!!!

Scrambled Eggs Super Duper
CLASSIC SEUSS, NOT TO BE MISSED!! Add it to your collection, by ALL MEANS. Hard cover in like new condition for a penny? Great deal!!

Not Seuss's best.
This book is mostly an excuse for Dr. Seuss to list off a variety of wild and fanciful sorts of birds.That aspect is cute, as per Seuss's usual, but there's not much else to the book.Meanwhile, the driving theme--taking eggs from the nests of very rare birds in order to make scrambled eggs with them--seems so blindingly unethical to the modern eye that it becomes difficult to enjoy the inventive imagery.There's a reason this book is not one of Seuss's better-known works. ... Read more

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C'mon! Try them, in Latin. Sam-I-am's smiling enthusiasm for the seemingly unappetizingly tinted green eggs and ham is undaunted, despite repeated disdain shown by an unnamed, dour disparager. Sam will not give up, though, and offers the dish over and over, proposing that it be sampled under sometimes whacky circumstances and in odd locales (with a goat, on a boat, in the rain, on a train, in a box, with a fox, etc.). In the end Sam does get the grumpy disparager to take a taste- only to get Sam off his back. The disparager's demeanor quickly changes to all smiles when he discovers to his surprise that disdained green eggs and ham are, in fact, quite tasty. Sam-I-am, yet another delightfully plucky Seuss protagonist, allows both adults and humans to look - -with the objectivity humor so adeptly affords - at our all-too-human tendency towards knee-jerk negativity in response to anything that is new or different. Special Features Dr. Seuss' perennial favorite, Green Eggs and Ham, is here rendered in spirited Latin: in trochaic rhythm with rhyme in the last two syllables, a sprightly verse-form that goes toe-to-toe with Seuss's whimsical drawings. Virent Ova! Viret Perna!! is a true delight - Latin as it is infrequently experienced: fun, exhilarating, ebullient. This Latin-language edition is a welcome, all-occasion gift, a delightful way to revisit a treasured tale, and an enjoyable way to refresh your high school Latin. Fast-moving Latin translation that echoes the lighthearted spirit of the original Original artwork of Dr. Seuss Latin-to-English vocabulary Note on 'How to Read these Verses'

Also available:

Arbor Alma/the Giving Tree - ISBN 0865164991
Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin - ISBN 086516472X

For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

Selections From The Aeneid
Latin Grammar & Pronunciation
Greek Grammar & Pronunciation
Texts Supporting Wheelock's Latin
Classical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, Cicero
Vocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace
Greek Mythology
Greek Lexicon
Slovak Culture And History ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Hilarious
It's a truly funny book. If you like Latin and want something to lighten the day try some green eggs and ham. They're delicious! My son, 3, likes this book a lot. The colorful pictures are attractive and the repetitive nature of the verses not only helps to learn and remember, but is also appealing to children. For a similar approach see Puer Zingiberi Panis: et Fabulae Alterae (Latin Edition) which is not really funny but quite charming and attractive for children.

virent ova viret perna
great book!One page is in English, the other in Latin.My 11 yr old loved it as did the adults in the family.

Fun for latin student
My son is taking Latin in college so this book was a fun way to practice.He very much enjoyed sharing it with his class.

Learning fun
This classic childrens book is a first rate way for a beginning latin student to practice reading skills.

Tasty in any language...
I will like them in a school,
I will like them like a fool,
I will like them dressed in satin,
Yes, I'll like them, even in Latin!

I must confess, I do profess,
I do so like Green Eggs and Ham!

`Green Eggs and Ham' has been translated into many languages, just as other classic Dr. Seuss pieces have been so translated.So, why should it be unusual that `Green Eggs and Ham' would finally make it into Latin?

The publishers Bolchazy-Carducci, of Wauconda, Illinois, have devoted efforts toward an enterprise to publishing modern classics into Latin - and who ever said it was a dead language.There are many titles to be had, but few as well loved as Dr. Seuss, and few of those are as well known and loved as `Green Eggs and Ham'.

The listing of vocabulary words at the end includes entries for about 100 primary words (depending, of course, upon how you count the words).The original challenge to Dr. Seuss for `Green Eggs and Ham' was to produce a book with no more than 50 primary words.To keep the story line, in Latin there are a few more words to be used, but still this book can serve as a basic introduction to help with vocabulary for those studying Latin, and want a break from the Vulgate or from Cicero.

The story line proceeds apace, similar to the same story in English.This is a translation, after all, and not a revision or rewriting.However, because the Sam/ham rhyme doesn't neatly fit in Latin, one major revision is in the key rhyming phrase.

Non mi placent, O Pincerna,
Virent ova!Viret perna!

`Ova' is a recognisable word even to those who have not studied Latin - the ovum means `egg', the ovaries of course being the place eggs are produced.`Perna' is the word for ham. (Ironically, the word `ovum' is a neuter term in Latin, rather than female; the word `perna' is a feminine word.)The word `Pincerna' means waiter or server (it can even mean butler).Virent/viret is actually a verb, meaning `to be green'.So, the above phrase would roughly translate into

They do not please me, O waiter,
Eggs that are green!Ham that is green!

Yes, I know, it suffers a bit in translation; imagine the power of poetry and how sometime this can be lost in translation.Thus, it is important to understand the literary license with which Jennifer Tunberg and Terence Tunberg have translated the text.They have made an effort to make sure the meter, rhyme, and story fit the text as a Latin text, rather than a forced translation.
The story continues as the waiter tries to convince the reluctant diner to at least try the `virent ova/viret perna'.They are offered in a `cista' (box); they are offered with a `vulpes' (fox); they are offered `sub tecto' (in a house); they are offered with a `mus'(mouse) - all offerings are, of course, flatly rejected, until near the end, when a taste, just a taste, is accepted.And the rest is history (a seemingly ancient history in Latin, now, to be precise!).

Despite the fact that the authors, in their appendix, say that they have not in fact tried to duplicate the precise rhyme-and-rhythm system that Dr. Seuss developed in the English `Green Eggs and Ham', in fact many of the versicles throughout do have a cadence to them that is reminiscent of the beloved scheme for which Dr. Seuss is famous.For example, read the following lines aloud:

Dapem tuam vix probabo.
Tuos cibos non gustabo.

Or

Omni loco tuam pernam,
Semper ova tua spernam.

They employ in many cases (as can be seen above) an eight-syllable line of trochaic rhythm that conclude in end-rhymes of at least two syllables (not just the final syllable).This is a common rhyming pattern in ancient Latin, used in secular and religious verse, dramatic and comedic.This can approximate the pattern, if read with the right intonations, the same kind of feel one would get from Dr. Seuss!

While this is not a Latin grammar, and the construction of verbs, noun endings, etc. are not explicated, still one can begin to pick up the basics of Latin grammatical construction from texts like `Virent Ova!Viret Perna!'Jennifer Tunberg (Ph.D., Oxford) and Terence Tunberg (Ph.D., Toronto) are both educators, and thus have a care for the reader learning something from the text in addition to gaining enjoyment from it.While one could easily see the translation of a book such as `Green Eggs and Ham' into Latin as a purely academic exercise, in fact the book serves several purposes, including teaching (or re-teaching) Latin to students, and introducing the language to people who might not otherwise be exposed to it.Dr. Seuss eliminates somewhat the `intimidation factor' that Latin has for some, particularly when presented with Caesar or Cicero in long-winded passages.

This is a wonderfully fun book, a good gift for those who have everything, a good offering to the budding or the latent Latin scholar, and an interesting conversation piece even for those who have no Latin background at all.The classic line-art drawings, complete with green-coloured eggs and ham, the same Seussian characters, and the same wild drawings, are preserved here, so it looks at first glance like any ordinary Dr. Seuss book.

Like the Green Eggs and Ham themselves, you will enjoy this book QUOVIS LOCO - Anywhere! ... Read more

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Inside this very special anniversary edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, you'll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr. Seuss, along with32 fascinating pages of commentary, footnotes and archival images - written and compiledby renowned collector and Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. In chatty, conversationalstyle, Cohen reflects upon Dr. Seuss's changing view of Christmas over the yearsand traces the evolution of the Grinch, his dog Max, and the inhabitants of Who-ville.Also together for the first time are three rarely seen Seuss holiday offerings: "PerfectPresent," a poem about the fluff-footed, frizzle-topped, three-fingered Zift andwhy it makes the ideal gift; "The Hoobub and the Grinch," a story about a con artistGrinch who sells pieces of green string; and the spiritually compelling paintingand poem "A Prayer for a Child." ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

A Classic Tale with a Bonus
This book will always be, in my option, the definitive book to teach children that Christmas is much more than getting presents. This story tells of an adventure of a ill spirited "grinch" who attempts to steal everything that he thinks makes up Christmas from his neighbors the whos. His short term success and ultimate failure, along with the true Christmas spirit of the whos make this book a timeless treasure. Children love the book, obviously so does Hollywood.

This book gives us a 30 page essay on Dr. Suess' concepts of Christmas. This probably won't appeal to your young kids, but older fans of this classic will certainly appreciate it. I do recommend buying this book just for that.

Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book. The Mischievous Hare

Thank you Charles D. Cohen!
This book is a treasure! The 32 pages of insightful commentary confirms Cohen as the powerhouse of Seussianna. His Grinch book brings out captivating tid bits of cool Seuss knowledge that ticklemy brain like a zany Seuss Rhyme.Cohen proves again that he'sthe single most authority on all things Seuss. Thanks for the 29 pages of brainy commentary packed at the end of Seuss's classic Story!!

The Secret Art of Dr. SeussThe Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel

I liked it
I bought it for my 2 year old, she LOVES books. The cover comes off easily, so I had to put it in a drawer. I love the story, but wish the book were more durable. Maybe better for older children.

The classic Grinch story... and then some!
Oh, how we love the Grinch.And now we can know so much more about what makes him tick... This new anniversary edition includes the original story, but adds an essay in the back that explores Seuss' view of Christmas, the visual and conceptual evolution of the Grinch character, and the adaptation of the story into the TV special that we all know and love so well.Written by uber-Seuss-ologist Charles D. Cohen, the essay features wonderful illustrations and all sorts of groovy Grinch memorabilia... A fun look behind the scenes of one of the all-time great children's classics. Cool beans.(ReadThatAgain!) ... Read more

Product Description
In 1957, Ted Geisel, a.k.a Dr. Seuss, wrote a book call The Cat in the Hat. It was fun to read aloud, easy to read alone, and impossible to put down. It was the first Beginner Book.And that's exactly what it did. It began to change the way children learn how to read--to make learning to read a joy, not a task, to make reading for pleasure the best way to learn.

Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
By DR. SEUSS writing as THEO. LESIEG
Illustrated in full color by ART CUMMINGS

Question: What do you get the kid who wants everything? Answer: Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!, the wonderfully exaggerated LeSeig Beginner Book that gently pokes fun at the green-eyed monster in all of us. Reissued with a new cover taken from the interior, this backlist classic is a parent's wish come true! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (12)

Not one of his best
This is a quick read. I don't object to the silliness of the first of "Octember", but I found the book a little *too* repetitive. Well, even great writers have some duds.

gimme
I bought this book for my daughter because I remembered it as a funbook from when I was a kid.I was horrified to read through it when it arrived; just about every page has the word "want" on it.This is the last thing I want to teach my daughter--give me something because I want it.It's the American mentality of entitlement.When I read the book to my daughter (only on request), I always skip the pages with the boy writing out his wish list and the truck delivering it all.Sure, it's OK to dream, but I'd rather my daughter not learn to dream about 'getting "stuff"/getting everything she _wants_.'Why is having "stuff" so important?I think we should be teaching our kids real values.

This book will inspire kids to learn the months of the year
I have a working hypothesis that says the rationale behind a Dr. Seuss book being written by Theo. LeSieg rather than Dr. Seuss has to do with how real the world needs to be for the story being told.Dr. Seuss the artist only illustrates books written by Dr. Seuss the writer, while books by Theo. LeSieg are illustrated by somebody else; in the case of "Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!" that would be Art Cummings.While the story talks about such fanciful things as the new sport of Hock-Zocker, played on a Hock-Zocker court, or something as simply as a pair of green kangaroos, the young boy who desires such things looks like a normal kid.This needs to be the case because whereas it is highly unlikely in the real world that a cat in a hat might come through the door when your mother is out and try to tempt you into doing all sorts of things that would be fun but wrong, terribly wrong, every kid wishes for something extravagent.

Or, to put it another way, every kid wants something that they are never going to have and pester their beloved parents for a new skateboard TV or rockets to shoot or whatever.A parent can only say "No" so many hundreds of thousands of times before they are going to want to take a different approach, which is why I really think "Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!" is more for parents than for kids.That is because the point of this delightful little volume from the Beginner Books series (I Can Read It All By Myself) is that a kid can have everything they want, but they have to wait until the First of Octember.

The idea of the First of Octember, the day when all of your most outlandish wishes and dreams can come true, will certainly make Christmas seem like a third-rate holiday to young readers, who will be movitated to learn the months of the year so that they can find out exactly when the First of Octember comes each year.LeSeig's story does not offer many clues, beyond noting that May is too early and June is too soon.As always we have the simple words, catchy rhymes, and funny pictures that are the trademarks of the stories of Dr. Seuss (or LeSeig), and as young readers learn to read this on their own they will also catch on that their is something sort of funny about the impossible things for which they wish.

Great for the imagination
This is my favorite Seuss book. As a child I knew there was no 1st of Octember, but I loved to imagine all the things I would ask for and get if that day really existed. =)

The Perils of Excessive Materialism
Most everyone is familiar with the kid who has a Christmas list that is pages and pages long.This book is about a similar child.

In this book the narrative voice (the parents), through clever rhymes, instruct the boy that all these things may come to pass, but not until the first of Octember (in school we used to hear similar tales about November 31st).

Using this phrase is much like saying, "when pigs fly", "when the cows come home", "when a certain-hot-place freezes over" or any other impossible time.

The only reason I did not give this book more than four stars is that at the end the boy still has hopes that there really is a first of Octember (but then some children may thing pigs will fly).

Clear illustrations and clever rhymes may make this one a favorite. ... Read more

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Illus. in full color. The Cat in the Hat challenges readers with seemingly silly questions: Do pineapples grow on pine or apple trees? Do roosters sleep on their backs or sides? Kids will pick up a host of oddball facts, have fun juggling sense and nonsense, and exercise their imaginations. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

broken book
The contents of the book my 5 year old loves. But the book is completely tore up. The binding is bent and broken.

Everybody Passes . . . and Learns Thinking and Reading, Too!
This book clearly deserves more than five stars, and is one of the very best Dr. Seuss books for beginning readers.The only thing that's missing are the rhymes!

"Here is Ziggy Zozzfozzel with his sister Zizzy."

"They got every question wrong.

Are YOU smarter than a Zozzfozzel?"

Aw, if school had only been full of challenges like that, everyone would have focused on learning instead of grades.Some may object that by setting the standard low, accomplishment is stilted.I think it is enhanced, because children will want to get as many more right as they can versus the Zozzfozzels.

By the way, although this is a book of quiz questions (nicely feeding into the mania of shows like Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?), this is the teacher's edition.The answers can be found on pages 58-62.

Let me begin by praising this book as a beginning reader.Each item is well illustrated so that a child can associate the words with the images.There is a lot of variety in short words (only a few words are long, like the nonsensical name, Zozzfozzel).So a youngster can learn more words from this book than from 2 or 3 of most beginning readers.That makes the book more valuable.Also, the context of asking questions makes the words and images more vivid and memorable, which should speed memorization and learning.Your child can clearly grow into this book over a period of time.The book has mostly pre-school words, but it also has words up to about 2nd grade level.

What just bowls me over about this book is the discipline in the quiz questions.First, there are lots of them.So for most children, you will take just a few at one sitting.You could probably work on this book for a week or more the first time you go through it, doing a little bit every day.By the time you pick any page up again, it will seem fresh.

Second, the questions test a variety of thinking methods.Mostly the quizzes fall into these categories:

Common sense -- Are freckles catching?

Spatial puzzles -- gears, ropes, and mazes to study

Observing -- Do eyebrows or mustaches grow faster?

Word meaning -- How many kings are women?

Nature facts -- Which ends of a bee does the stinging?

Games -- On a tic tac toe board, who will win?

What If? -- Imagine that you jump up in the air and don't come down.What should you do?

As you can see, these kinds of questions are perfect for using a few Socratic questions to help guide the youngster down a thinking path that can lead to a correct answer.This means you have a chance to help your child with problem-solving strategies.You can also introduce learning resources (like pictures of a bee in a book) as ways to locate a correct answer.

Further, you will get a sense of where your child takes to things like a duck to water . . . and where it is harder for her or him.Then you can spend more time on those trickier areas to boost skill and confidence.

Although the questions hardly make the book into a Mensa qualifying test (for high IQ people), many of them are interesting enough to keep the adults alert.Also, there is a lot of potential for more than one correct answer (especially with the "what if" questions).This provides a chance to exercise imagination and to expose ambiguity.

After you have exhausted and worn out this quiz, you can go on to create new quiz questions for one another.I suggest that you keep it a competition against getting them all wrong, rather than indirectly setting up any other kind of comparison.

Now, where do pineapples come from (besides the grocery store)?

Classic Cat
One of my earliest memories is going to the library and checking this book out, My older sister and I would sit and look at this book for hours and hours and although the quizzes were easy enough to solve they were so amusing that you didn't mind repeating them time after time. I imagine thatwe must have worn that poor book out with all the love and attention wegave it which is just the kind of fate any great book deserves.

good more than once
True, once you have read this book once, you will already know the answers to the questions.This is no worse, however, than knowing what happens next in any other Suess book.The rhyming and the wonderful Suess pictures are still there.I still find it entertaining to read again and again, andso does my 5-month-old son. ... Read more

Product Description
One of the first books for countless children, this story of a free-spirited Cat who, with his high jinks and mischievous friends (Things One and Two) turns the house upside-down for two bored children on a rainy day is retold in Latin in Cattus Petasatus.

This edition features the original artwork of Dr. Seuss and a translation in rhyming verse that echoes the sound of the original Cat in the Hat.

The wonderful, whimsical, and thought-provoking stories of Dr. Seuss have been published in twenty languages. An excellent addition to Seuss collections the world over, this Latin-language edition of Seuss' timeless first reader is a welcome, all-occasion gift, a delightful way to revisit a treasured tale, and an enjoyable way to refresh your high school Latin.

Also available:

Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin - ISBN 0865164193
Green Eggs and Ham In Latin: Virent Ova! Viret Perna!! - ISBN 0865165556

For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

Selections From The Aeneid
Latin Grammar & Pronunciation
Greek Grammar & Pronunciation
Texts Supporting Wheelock's Latin
Classical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, Cicero
Vocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace
Greek Mythology
Greek Lexicon
Slovak Culture And History ... Read more

Customer Reviews (11)

Cat in the Hat Goes Latin
I was looking for something familiar and easy-to-read for a friend's son who signed up for 2 years middle school Latin.I always liked the language because the stories in it (mostly Roman history) are good -- but it helps having something newer around written in it to relate to (I also loved finding 'Winnie Ille Pu' when I was learning Latin) -- this Cat in the Hat has a whole new take on Latin in rhyming poetry and it's just easy to 'get' when you know the original.I also ordered him 'Harry Potter' in Latin (Dominus et Domina Dursley!) -- I think knowing the plot and having some interest made the verbs easier to grasp and you start just leaping into it faster.Cat in the Hat has a good glossary of English word translations in the back.

Hilarious
This book is hilarious. It doesn't have any educational value (if that's what you're looking for) but it's great just for laughs and can be read many times. Note that the language used is not so easy and not suitable unless you've had three or four years of Latin. If you need something simpler (for young children) you will be better off with Puer Zingiberi Panis: et Fabulae Alterae (Latin Edition).

See my 'Latin Reading List' and 'Best Latin Books for Kids and Teens'.

Wonderful!
Just like cat in the hat in English but Latin and perfect for learning Latin. There is even a dictionary in the back to explain the words in the book.

Latin Seuss
The Cat in the Hat in Latin is excellent!The glossary in the back helps with some of the more complicated vocabulary, and the translation is very good.It is a great way for me to introduce my child to Latin.Latin was probably the class in high school that I use the most often in my adult life - not the actual language, but the vocabulary and the grammar (which gives so many forms that don't appear in English, but do appear in many, many other languages).I have learned more about cultures and other languages because Latin showed me how.

Optime! But be warned...Tougher than you think
I am a three year Latin student, and am particularly obsessed with the language. When I got this book, I was expecting a light and funny Latin read. However, I was surprised by its difficulty. Because the book has been (brilliantly) rendered into the same rhyming meter as Seuss' English version, the words in Latin do not directly correspond to the English. This makes it infinately more challeging, in that you cannot check your translation against the English book. In fact, it took me a good month or so to get through it. Despite the challenge, it was highly enjoyable to read. I am amazed by the skill it would take to rhyme the words in Latin in the same way Seuss originally did, whilekeeping the same baisic meaning. If students of the language would like a slightly easier read, I would highly recommend "Ferdinandus Taurus", which is also fun to read but with less complex language and grammar. ... Read more