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Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss)

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss) Lowest new price: $229.89
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Author: Dr. Seuss

Illus. in full color. A special paperback edition of the book accompanies the cassette, which features spirited original music, humorous sound effects, and John Cleese's hilarious narration. Cassette running time: approx. 20 min.  

"When I was quite young and quite small for my size, I met an old man in the Desert of Drize." The old man looks like a cross between a cartoon granddad and a swami; he sits on top of a cactus, and tells his young listener that the best way to get over any sadness is to imagine all the ways you could be worse off. "Suppose, just suppose, you were poor Herbie Hart, who has taken his Throm-dim-bu-lator apart!" This has a more hurried, formulaic feel than the best Seuss, and it seems to showcase a less acute grasp of child psychology than usual. (Does it really make a child feel better to think of poor Harry Haddow, who, "try as he will, can't make a shadow," or Gucky Gown, "who lives by himself ninety miles out of town"?) But the illustrations alone make this morality tale a minor classic. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

Horton Hears a Who!

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Author: Dr Seuss

The Doctor Seuss Collection

The Doctor Seuss Collection Lowest used price: $42.17
Author: Dr. Seuss

READ BY RIK MAYALL A compilation of four zany favourites, with specially composed music and ridiculous sound effects: Dr Seuss's ABC The Lorax One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Dr Seusss ABC

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Author: Dr. Seuss

Read by Rik Mayall BIG A little a What begins with A? Aunt Annie's alligator...A...a...A. Dr Seuss's ABC is a wonderfully wild and wacky way to discover both the names and the sounds of letters. No matter how zany the concepts, the combination of pictures, sound effects and music completely support the learning process. Rik Mayall's utterly unique vocal skills bring the whole experience to life.

Dr. Seuss Audio Collection Low Price

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Author: Dr. Seuss

FROM THE IMAGINATION OF THE ONE-AND-ONLY DR. SEUSS ...

A rollicking celebration of every child's favorite day, his or her birthday, leads off this collection of classic Dr. Seuss tales, narrated by the esteemed Hans Conried. From birthday cheer to Mulberry Street, this delightful recording captures the spirit of fun and imagination that has made Dr. Seuss one of the most beloved children's authors and illustrators of all time.

This delightful cassette celebrates that special, exalted feeling children have about their birthdays. A charming collection of stories, featuring The Big Brag and Scrambled Eggs Super!, and Happy Birthday to You!. "Hans Conried narrates these Dr. Seuss stories with contagious enthusiasm." —The New Yorker. Originally titled Happy Birthday to You! and Other Dr. Seuss Stories.

Dr.Seuss on Tape

Dr.Seuss on Tape Lowest new price: $177.72
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Author: Dr. Seuss

Contains four of Dr Seuss's most popular titles, "The Cat in the Hat", "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back", "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Fox in Socks". Music plays an important role and the specially composed soundtrack enhances the action and the mood of the stories.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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Author: Dr. Seuss

The ghastly Grinch refuses to be moved by the Christmas spirit in this must-have paperback version of Dr Seuss's classic tale. When he spies the citizens of Who-ville enjoying their Christmas preparations, the Grinch comes down from his cave and makes a dastardly attempt to take all the joy out of the occasion by actually stealing Christmas. With hilarious rhymes and distinctive, original illustrations, this classic seasonal story has become a favourite for good reason and teaches readers the true meaning of Christmas.

"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! / Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason." Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.

Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small. This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos. (Ages 4 to 8)

If I Ran the Zoo

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Author: Dr. Seuss

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

"It's a pretty good zoo," said young Gerald McGrew, "and the fellow who runs it seems proud of it, too." But if Gerald ran the zoo, the New Zoo, McGrew Zoo, he'd see to making a change or two: "So I'd open each cage. I'd unlock every pen, let the animals go, and start over again." And that's just what Gerald imagines, as he travels the world in this playfully illustrated Dr. Seuss classic (first published back in 1950), collecting all sorts of beasts "that you don't see every day." From the mountains of Zomba-ma-Tant to the blistering sands of the Desert of Zind, Gerald hunts down every animal imaginable ("I'll catch 'em in countries no one can spell, like the country of Motta-fa-Potta-fa-Pell"). Whether it's a scraggle-foot Mulligatawny or a wild-haired Iota (from "the far western part of south-east North Dakota"), Gerald amazes the world with his new and improved zoo: "This Zoo Keeper, New Keeper's simply astounding! He travels so far that you think he would drop! When do you suppose this young fellow will stop?"

But Gerald's weird and wonderful globe-trotting safari doesn't end a moment too soon: "young McGrew's made his mark. He's built a zoo better than Noah's whole Ark!" Some of the text and illustrations--imaginative as they are--are obviously dated, such as the following passage: "I'll hunt in the mountains of Zomba-ma-Tant/ With helpers who all wear their eyes at a slant,/ And capture a fine fluffy bird called the Bustard/ Who only eats custard with sauce made of mustard." And your children may be the first to recognize that attitudes have changed since the xenophobic '50s. But that doesn't mean this tale need be discarded; instead, it should be discussed. Ironically, Seuss was trying here--in his wild, explosive, and sometimes careless manner--to celebrate the joys of unconventionality and the bliss of liberation! (Ages 4 to 8)

Yertle the Turtle

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Author: Dr. Seuss

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

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Author: Dr. Seuss

An ooey-gooey, green oobleck was not exactly what the king had in mind when he ordered something extra-special from his royal magicians.

Bartholomew and the Oobleck easily qualifies as a Seuss classic, first told way back in 1949. And its message--the importance of owning up to your mistakes and saying that you're sorry--is as timeless now as it was then.

Bartholomew Cubbins serves thanklessly as pageboy to King Derwin of Didd, a headstrong man who's decided he isn't satisfied with mere sun, fog, rain, and snow. ("Humph! The things that come down from my sky!") He wants something else, something uniquely his own, so he calls in his royal magicians ("Shuffle, duffle, muzzle, muff. Fista, wista, mista-cuff. We are men of groans and howls, mystic men who eat boiled owls"). Happy to oblige, the magicians tell the king they can make "oobleck" fall from the sky, only nobody--not even the magicians--knows just what oobleck is. But after a night of arcane incantations, everyone in the kingdom gets a taste of the stuff (in the case of the Captain of the Guard, literally!), as the green, gluey goo gums up everything in sight.

Of course, Bartholomew tries to help, but it's up to the king to save the day, as he learns to utter not magic words but simple words with magic in them: "I'm sorry." (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes

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