I have never understood why Dr. Seuss is such a big deal. As a kid, I didn’t think his books were particularly fun or special. As an adult, I think he was a real asshole and his books aren’t particularly fun or special. And he wasn’t a doctor.
I realize that I am in the minority in this position.
@aetris@Limewater “all over the place” both in market share and topic material.
As a kid, I probably never “followed authors” (maybe Alexandre Dumas Sr. or Beverly Cleary), I kind of picked and chose which books I liked since the series as a whole would wear on me. (See: Berenstain’s Bears or Hoban’s Frances the Badger)
@chienfou it’s hard to escape https://archive.ph/YGHAY
“Separating the art from the artist” also goes the other way, “like the art, but remember the artist outside of their art”.
Don’t Look In the Trunk!
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
Yertle The Turtle
The Sneetches. (Side note: it is in the iPhone dictionary) (and yes he did have an affair)
Right now, the ones I’ve read all blend together. Guess I’ll have to do some quick re-reading before voting.
@phendrick Ditto. I keep thinking it’s “A Lorax Hears a Who”
Mulberry Street
There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
@hchavers YES!! I was coming in to say that!!
@hchavers @ragingredd Agree. The sad ending kinda spoils it but up until the last few pages it’s terrific!
They’re all good , but I would have to say, how the grinch stole christmas!
The Pants With No One Inside Them.
Fox in socks
Of course it’s “Green Eggs and Ham”!
Are you my mother?
The Dr Seuss Sleep Book
@aetris That and On Beyond Zebra have always been my favorites.
Fox in Socks!
I have never understood why Dr. Seuss is such a big deal. As a kid, I didn’t think his books were particularly fun or special. As an adult, I think he was a real asshole and his books aren’t particularly fun or special. And he wasn’t a doctor.
I realize that I am in the minority in this position.
@Limewater
I wondered how long it would be before this came up…
@Limewater I think I preferred Maurice Sendak as a kid, but Giesel was all over the place.
@aetris @Limewater “all over the place” both in market share and topic material.
As a kid, I probably never “followed authors” (maybe Alexandre Dumas Sr. or Beverly Cleary), I kind of picked and chose which books I liked since the series as a whole would wear on me. (See: Berenstain’s Bears or Hoban’s Frances the Badger)
@chienfou it’s hard to escape
https://archive.ph/YGHAY
“Separating the art from the artist” also goes the other way, “like the art, but remember the artist outside of their art”.
1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish.
Remember the man was too long for his bed! Made my daughter cry every time we got to that page.
@jkawaguchi Aww - what a kind-hearted kid! That’s a very weird book, really.
The Pocket Book of Boners
(actual name of the collection)
As a kid, I liked Oh Say Can You Say? (a collection of tongue-twisters)
I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! probably resonates better with adult-me.
OK, who at Meh is out of touch?
“Oh the Places You’ll Go” is on the mug you’re selling, but not on your list of books in the poll!
Furthermore, one has to buy FOUR to get ALL THREE DIFFERENT ONES?
smh
@phendrick it’d be hard to get all three buying the two pack…
@IWUJackson @phendrick see also: hot dogs in packs of 8, buns in packs of 10
@IWUJackson Welp, my point was,
Sell efn 3-packs as an option…
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
I can’t recall the number of times I read this one to my children.