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I loved this book and love Dr. Seuss of course, all his work I have encountered since childhood has been amazing! This children's book of his was really special (I think) because it has many short stories inside this one book. The stories in here are all quite silly and rhyme with pretty simple words for young readers in elementary school, but I believe all ages could enjoy this (I know I still did). Each story in here has a secret message or lesson behind it. One teaches children to listen to their mothers and not play in dirt, not to be greedy, don't brag, think before you speak, and many others. I think this would be fantastic for a K-3rd grade classroom. I know usually teachers will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday for a day so the week before you could build up the excitement for that day by reading one of these short stories each day to the classroom and teaching them the lesson behind the story. I think it would be a fun activity and students would really enjoy it!
This was a collection of seven Dr. Seuss short stories that he originally created for magazines in the 1950s-60s. These were thought lost until Seussian scholar Charles D. Cohen discovered mentions of them in his research and unearthed them. My favorites were "The Bippolo Seed," as it was a comment against being greedy, "The Rabbit, the Bear, and the Zinniga-Zanniga," as it was a trickster tale like the Anansi stories and "Steak for Supper" as it reminded me of my favorite Seuss book "There's a Wocket in my Pocket." Recommended for ages 3-7, 3 stars.
Listened to the audio, very good. I'll have to get the book to check out the illustrations though!