Using silhouettes for illustrations, Dr. Seuss offers an entertaining lesson in learning shapes with this book. By asking young readers to consider the shapes of beans, grapes, elephants, and even noses, attention to detail is learned along with the ability to recognize geometric shapes and difficult-to-define shapes. The end result is enhanced cognitive skills and an ever-expanding imagination.
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Learning can be so much fun! No further proof is required than reading Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? with your children. The gift of sound is illustrated in words as readers are shown every sound imaginable. From goldfish kisses and lightning cracks to gum chewing and foot steps, almost every aspect of life makes a noise that forms the soundtrack to our daily life. Unfortunately, most people are too busy to listen!
Mouse and Mr. Bird decide to explore a people house and find out exactly what goes on inside one. They discover donuts and roller skates in addition to a wealth of other things foreign to birds and mice. In the process, they teach young readers the names of common household items and offer the basics in reading and rhyme, and all while entertaining…at the same time!
It’s one of the biggest birthday parties ever held, and Hooper Humperdink isn’t invited! In a candid, yet discreet way, this book takes a close look at discrimination while masked as a child’s birthday party. Everyone imaginable from Alice to Zeb were included while Hooper Humperdink wasn’t invited. Teaching lessons of enormous volume about acceptance and inclusion, the book isn’t about morality but more about humanity.
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Few children are guilty of thinking too much, but Great Day for Up at least gets them started. Many adults take for granted the multiple meanings of many words. In this book Dr. Seuss helps children and adults think beyond what they know by exploring the concept of how many different ways a person, place, or thing can be up. Captivating, entertaining, and subtly scholastic, Great Day for Up makes every day a great day for learning.
Known for its rhyme scheme and simplistic theme, The Foot Book is an excellent tool for beginning readers. By repeating and rhyming similar words in colorful ways, readers develop the skills necessary to progress their vocabulary toward larger words much easier. In typical Seuss-fashion, The Foot Book intertwines lessons about opposite concepts in with everything a child could ever imagine about feet.
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The animated short of Seuss’ class Green Eggs and Ham classic.
Refreshingly original and ingenious at the same time, My Book About Me, is exactly that…a book about you, the reader. Page after page asks you, the reader, to provide the answer to each of the questions. My favorite color is ____. My favorite food is _____. Learning to read and learning about yourself is an incredibly effective educational tool for young and older readers alike.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go captures the sentiment that success is imminent, if you try. Page after colorful, carefully illustrated page is filled with rhymed wisdom to inspire readers to venture out into the world in search of dreams without fear or inhibition. Mindful of roadblocks and stumbles, the book reminds readers to dust themselves off and keep trying whenever setbacks occur.
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In his ceaseless quest to inspire readers to push their imaginations as far as possible, Dr. Seuss uses On Beyond Zebra to question the possibility of letters in the alphabet beyond the letter Z. It dares to imagine letters like “nuh” and people known as “nutches” and caves called “nitches”. Mission accomplished!
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