books Favorite Dr. Seuss Books

[Carolina 212]

So, as I was reminded when I subbed for a kindergarten class yesterday, today is Dr. Seuss's birthday (though they had been celebrating all week with yesterday being "Wacky Wednesday" - named after one of his lesser-known works). One of the fun parts of subbing at elementary schools has been getting re-acquainted with the Dr. So what are some of your favorites? Mine are:

 

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: A rather idiosyncratic story that starts out pretty normal but then introduces all kinds of weird creatures (like the Yink that drinks ink and the Mike that bushes your bike).

 

Fox in Socks: Fun tongue-twisters and the fox himself is such a troll <3. He's probably my favorite Seuss character.

 

Oh, The Places You Go: I remember getting this as a graduation present, as I'm sure many people do and still think it is one of his most imaginative, but also insightful.

 

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? A really obscure one probably. I only recently discovered this one while reading to kids, but it's hilarious and depicts the most over-the-top, but hilariously awful and straight-up bizarre hell-ish existences (like, for instance, a place where one person's job is to constantly watch the "town bee" and everyone in the entire town else spends all their time watching). From the title it sounds like it could be guilt-trippy (like be glad you aren't starving, have a roof over your head, etc...) but the imagination behind some of the scenarios makes it funny in a tongue-in-cheek kind of way.

 

Gertrude McFuzz: Yertle is cool, but Gertrude was always my favorite in the Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories anthology. She's cute and kind of a dumb little kid, plus she's probably one of the only female leads (that I know of) in a Dr. Seuss story.

 

Too Many Daves: Another super random "other story", this one from The Sneetches anthology. It's very short and barely even a story: it just states that a woman named Mrs. McCave has some ungodly number of sons who are all named Dave and then lists what she wishes she named them instead. Idk why I like it so much. It's just random and funny!

 

Horton Hears a Who: I wanted to include one more "mainstream" choice, so Horton it is. Everyone in the story (not named Horton - or the Whos) is pretty over-the-top nasty, but Horton himself is a likable protagonist (and much less of a doormat than he was in Horton Hatches the Egg) and I love the idea of how one person can make all the difference.

 

So, yeah. Happy birthday Dr. Seuss! And thanks for everything!  

 

 

[cmarston1 5,959]

I have to say that the Lorax is my favorite of Dr Seuss's books.

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

I would have to say "Green Eggs and Ham"

[Nightshroud 331]

Oh man where do I start?

1:Green eggs and ham

2:Cat in the hat

3:1 fish 2 fish 3 fish Red fish Blue fish

4: the Grinch

5: lorax

6: if I ran the zoo

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

Oh man where do I start?

1:Green eggs and ham

2:Cat in the hat

3:1 fish 2 fish 3 fish Red fish Blue fish

4: the Grinch

5: lorax

6: if I ran the zoo

A very good list Aichi, err I mean Nightshroud 

[gamecubeguy214 2,512]

The Lorax and Cat in the Hat. The Cat in the Hat inspired the live action film of Cat in the Hat, which not only did I not see that the movie was bad like many other people did, it also spawned the Fun Song meme and the Cat in the Hat with a bat meme. The Lorax inspired the 3D animated film which spawned the Let it Grow, How Bad can I Be, and Thneedville memes that all caused life to be more enjoyable, because memes are one of the greatest things to happen to humanity in my personal opinion.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,682]

I haven't read any of these books in ages so my memory sadly doesn't contain many of them, but I do vividly remember Green Eggs and Ham. I absolutely love that book. Makes me think of my childhood anytime I see it mentioned. ^-^ Honestly, I should just go back and read the books to remember them if I can.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

For me...

 

Green Eggs and Ham

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

There's a Woket in my Pocket

Oh The Thinks You Can Think

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

here is a silly thought for yall, Imagine this if you will, "On a rainy day three little fillys we all know and love, meet a certain cat wearing a certain hat"

[Will Guide 21,362]

You know, I love watching the 1994 documentary, "In Search of Dr. Seuss" It's an engaging trip through the life and world of Dr. Seuss that ends with a upbeat duet version of "Oh, the Places You'll Go"

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

You know, I love watching the 1994 documentary, "In Search of Dr. Seuss" It's an engaging trip through the life and world of Dr. Seuss that ends with a upbeat duet version of "Oh, the Places You'll Go"

could it be found on youtube somewhere?

[Dynamo Pad 11,391]

My favorite Dr. Seuss books are:

 

- Green Eggs and Ham

- The Cat in the Hat

- I Can Read with my Eyes Shut

- Oh the Places You'll Go

- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 

[Will Guide 21,362]

could it be found on youtube somewhere?

Actually, on the DVD/Blu-ray version of "Horton Hears a Who" cartoon directed by Chuck Jones from 1970, the documentary appears as an hour and a half bonus feature. That's how I watch it nowadays; used to watch "In Search..." on VHS all the time as a child. Heck, my 4th grade teacher allowed me to show the tape to the whole class back in grade school.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Horton-Hears-Blu-ray-Hans-Co/dp/nreidB002HQZX8O

[Carolina 212]

Hmm, I forgot about The Cat in the Cat Comes Back. I mean, the first one was great, but I think the plot of the sequel was even weirder/funnier. IIRC, he eats pink cake in the bathtub and then for some reason creates a bunch of mini-clones of himself. Will have to read that one again. It's kind of a hard one to find compared to the original.

Edited March 3, 2017 by Carolina

[Nightshroud 331]

A very good list Aichi, err I mean Nightshroud 

thanks man im grateful I'm shyer then fluttershy but dr suess I loved and still do

Edited March 3, 2017 by Nightshroud

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

thanks man im grateful I'm shyer then fluttershy but dr suess I loved and still do

I was an 80s child so I grew up on a lotta Dr Suess

[Nightshroud 331]

I read dr suess to daycare kids the lady cosplayin as the cat in the hat had stage fright so I heroically took over  

and the kids loved me more because I made the it fun for them and so that began a deal where I read stories to them mostly ttte stories but they loved them nonetheless  

Edited March 3, 2017 by Nightshroud

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

I read dr suess to daycare kids the lady cosplayin as the cat in the hat had stage fright so I heroically took over  

and the kids loved me more because I made the it fun for them and so that began a deal where I read stories to them mostly ttte stories but they loved them nonetheless  

That sounds Awesome!  (stupid minimum character limit lol)

[TBD 17,256]

Cat in the hat

Thidwick  the big hearted moose

The Sneetches

The grinch 

the lorax

Green egg and ham.

 

 

I think another question should also be, Does anyone else missed Dr.seuss day in their elementary school? Because I sure do.

[TwilightPomegranate 324]

There was this one Dr. Seuss book about these two bears and their father. I forgot the title, a replacement favorite would be The Lorax.

 

 

 

 

 

** BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND NEW LORAX MOVIE **

[Nightshroud 331]

You know, I love watching the 1994 documentary, "In Search of Dr. Seuss" It's an engaging trip through the life and world of Dr. Seuss that ends with a upbeat duet version of "Oh, the Places You'll Go"

that sounds awesome I wish I could've seen it

[Catsle 604]

Well it not really a book per-say but it's his political newspaper comics from the Second World War. I'm a huge history geek and my teacher knows this, she doesn't like history and so she decided to give me one of her history books she had at her home which was a collection of Dr.Seuss's old newspaper comics.

[Messy Mane 9,032]

The Cat In The Hat....