Education & Reference Dr Seuss

[raskolnikov]

I went to a mate's family's place tonight. Over dinner I mentioned Green Eggs and Ham. My mate said, "What's that?". I said, ,"You know. Dr Seuss". He said "No, who's he?". I looked at the rest of the family for help but they were looking as blankly at me as he was. All of a sudden I felt a little freaked out, as if I was having dinner with the banjo-playing family from Deliverance. Dr Seuss played a major part in my childhood. It is like someone saying they haven't heard of the Bible or Shakespeare. So, has anyone on here not heard of Dr. Seuss?

 

[AtomicBlonde]

Loved his books, possibly the reason why I became an avid reader at such a young age. I've bought all of his books for my niece and nephew over the years and they have sat in their bookshelves collecting dust, neither one of them have ever been encouraged to read and I think that is really quite sad as both of them are behind in their reading for their respective year levels.

 

[raskolnikov]

I think I knew Cat in the Hat off by heart when I was young.

 

[Igloo]

People never hearing of Dr Seuss doesn't quite make sense to me.

 

[BALKAN]

I felt the same when nobody knew who Mr Squiggle was.

 

[AtomicBlonde]

Fox In Sox was always my favourite.

 

[raskolnikov]

I felt the same when nobody knew who Mr Squiggle was.

The man from the moon. Loved that show.

 

[JD11]

i used to love the lorax. that was my favourite shit, "i need a thneed".

it's a shame that hollywood made that absolutely woeful adaptation of it.

 

[Engimal]

I've only ever read Fox in Socks.

 

[Nostradumbass]

I went to a mate's family's place tonight. Over dinner I mentioned Green Eggs and Ham. My mate said, "What's that?". I said, ,"You know. Dr Seuss". He said "No, who's he?". I looked at the rest of the family for help but they were looking as blankly at me as he was. All of a sudden I felt a little freaked out, as if I was having dinner with the banjo-playing family from Deliverance. Dr Seuss played a major part in my childhood. It is like someone saying they haven't heard of the Bible or Shakespeare. So, has anyone on here not heard of Dr. Seuss?

They sound like weirdos. Defriend.

 

[trueblue_91]

 

[Handsuper47]

I only ever recall reading Green Eggs and Ham.

 

[beez]

Maybe they were Liberals...?

 

[Gough]

One of the people that taught me words can be fun.

 

[Plugger35]

I loved reading Dr Suess books as a kid, owned quite a few myself and read the ones I didn't have at libraries or friends places.

Hard to believe people wouldn't have heard of Dr Suess, just about every kid I knew read his books.

 

[La Dispute]

I do in truth love Dr. Seuss
From infancy and into my youth
I love his books, his books aren't wack
In hardcopy or paperback

etc etc

 

[NSWCROW]

" Wacky wednesday " may just be the 1st book i ever had read to me.

 

[raskolnikov]

Maybe they were Liberals...?

That's actually how the topic came up. Looking back I'm actually surprised they've heard of Tony Abbott.

 

[Twoslabs]

Yep loved the Lorax.

Got the box set for a kids a couple of years back and they still can't put them down. Their favourite is Wacky Wednesday

 

[The Passenger]

I was never big in Dr Suess so can't say it played much of a part of my childhood but I'd be somewhat puzzled if someone approaching my age or older had never heard of the books. Pretty iconic.

 

[The_Reaper]

It's one of the more enduring reads of my childhood.

That and 'Dick and Fanny' in the 'Faraway treehouse'

 

[Gough]

It's one of the more enduring reads of my childhood.

That and 'Dick and Fanny' in the 'Faraway treehouse'

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators. They were at the pulpier end of the kids books market, but they were great. I so much wanted a secret hideout hidden in a junkyard.

 

[Roobs321]

Haven't touched one in well over a decade, but very fond memories of voraciously loving his entire collection.

My favourites were the weird abstract ones, as well as the ones with a satirical real world message. Oh the Things You Can Think (1975) I have very fond memories of, but I think my favourites were definitely I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965) and especially Oh Say Can You Say? (1979).

But practically everything he did was amazing in inspiring the imagination of his readers, the entire Sneetches book was outstanding as well.

 

[Andre]

Loved as a kid and now have two boys who love Dr. Seuss. Hard to pick a favourite for the second time round, Sneetches is good and the Lorax (ditto about the movie).

Probably would have to go with Wacky Wednesday as the best (or least painful to read over and over). It all began with that shoe on the wall.

 

[MarcusP2]

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators. They were at the pulpier end of the kids books market, but they were great. I so much wanted a secret hideout hidden in a junkyard.

Was that Jupiter Jones? Didn't read them as much as the Hardy Boys. I presume all these ghostwritten franchises have died now.