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The Bippolo Seed And Other Lost Stories. By Dr Seuss (2011)

by Dr. Seuss(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0007438451 (ISBN13: 9780007438457)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

HarperCollins Children's Books

review 1: It was soo soo worth it to listen to the audiobook version of this book!! Each story was narrated by a different celebrity: Peter Dinklage, Neal Patrick Harris, Angelica Houston, Jason Lee, Joan Cusack and more are on this star studded audiobook. Each narrator brought their own distinct and fun take on the Dr. Seuss stories. Seven lost stories are included as well as a ten minute commentary by Dr. Seuss scholar on the history and nature of these stories. The stories are classic Dr. Steuss, new creatures, funny stories, great morals, and memorable rhymes. The only downside to the audiobook version is that you can't see the amazing illustrations. I would highly recommend getting the audiobook as well as the book to have your kids listen and follow along with. A must for any ... moreDr. Seuss fan. The commentary was even delightful!!
review 2: Lost short stories by Seuss. These stories were originally published between 1948 and 1959. The book opens with an introduction by the world's foremost Seuss scholar, Charles D. Cohen. The introduction helps readers grasp the importance of these stories and the evolution that was taking place in Seuss's writing.The Bippolo Seed- A duck finds a special seed that grants wishes upon the tree that sprouts. The duck originally decides that he will wish for enough duck food to last a week. Along comes a cat who ends up influencing the duck to dream much bigger and soon the duck's wishes cover things the duck himself wouldn't even find useful. In the end, the animals' greediness catches up with them as the seed is accidentally dropped into the pond and both end up wishless.The Rabbit, The Bear, and the Zinniga-Zanniga- A clever rabbit tricks a bear into not eating him by convincing him that an uneven number of eyelashes is evidence of a bigger ailment. Gustav, the Goldfish-The pet shop keeper issues a warning to only feed Gustav a pinch of fish food a day, but the little boy disregards the message and a bigger fish is the result. Tadd and Todd-Twin brothers who are like two peas in a pod. When one brother tries to establish a difference between the two the other follows suit. Steak for Supper-A father warns his son not to boast, but the boy can;t resist asserting that his family eats steak for dinner every Saturday. Before he knows it the boy has a crowd of strange creatures following him in hopes they will get a taste of such a weekly luxury.The Strange Shirt Spot- When a young boy gets a stubborn stain on his shirt he tries everything he can think of to hide the evidence from his mother. This story inspired the plot of The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.The Great Henry McBride- Henry dreams up all the jobs he will hold when he grows up. All stories are illustrated in full color. less

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booklover666

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!

kathy

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.

maria

Listened to the audio, very good. I'll have to get the book to check out the illustrations though!

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