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Six by Seuss: A Treasury of Dr. Seuss Classics

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Dr. Suess has created a legacy that can only be called fantastic. I remember as child loving his stories and the uniquely intimate style of his floppy-looking drawings. Now that I am a father, I get to relive a lot of that when I read to my kids. But I see more now: his books have plenty of wonderful messages, some of them moral, some social, some ecological. It is really brilliant stuff, and instructive.

My 6-year old son just can't ge enough of the Lorax. Beyond the fact that it is stimulating for him to read, he is wondering about the messages in it. It makes me happy and gratified to watch his mind develop. THere is no better source, I think. But he likes the other stories as well, and has plenty of questions about their themes as well. In a time when a single kids book might cost $15, this is indeed a good investment.

Warmly recommended.

Most "compilation" children's books--books that collect a large number of originals into one volume--are horrible. They typically include only part of the original story, or only some of the pictures, or else they shrink the pictures in order to save space. This one, though, is the real deal--it's six complete Dr. Seuss books, collected under one cover but otherwise exactly the same as if you were buying the six originals. If your children love Dr. Seuss (are there any that don't?) then this will get you through a lot of bedtimes.

I should also emphasize one other point that has confused some new parents I have talked to: these are Dr. Seuss "big books", which are only suitable for children four and older (a couple of them won't work until your child is five or six, or didn't for mine). Younger children simply don't have the attention span to appreciate these stories. For them, you should stick to his "Beginner Books" (Green Eggs and Ham, Seven Apples up on Top, The Foot Book, etc.).

"Six by Seuss" was a fantastic buy. I am a teacher, and the stories in this book present a fun way to teach life lessons. "The Lorax" opens up possible discussion about environmental responsibility. "Yertal the Turtle" shows an example of a bad leader, and how far is too far. "Hortan and the Egg" teaches faithfulness and sticking to your word. Those are just three of the eight stories (three of them are short stories), but each one shows important principles for children to learn while presented in a fun and creative way! It helps open up discussion, but can also simply be read aloud for rhyming meter and repetitive diction.

This collection was appealing in the store, but after a while, it seemed awkward to heft around this enormous book instead of a slim volume containing a single story. When you've got a squirming toddler at hand, the book gets heavy and inconvenient. I have no complaints with the stories themselves, which are charming and funny. In the end, however, I would have been happier if I had bought the individual volumes.

This book is great. I was so pleased to find it. I had bought one 16 years ago for my children and bought this one for a great-nephew. I hope I can find it for many years to come.

This is a great book for anyone looking to buy Dr.Seuss books. Why buy 1 book when you get this one for less and it has 6 long stories.

I love Dr. Seuss and my kid can't have enough of his books. However, this one is not a favorite because of the binding. All 6 books are combined into one big volume! Although my boy loves to carry heavy stuff, this book would qualify him for baby weightlifting Olympics. I personally am disappointed because I thought this was similar to the beginner package that includes several of Dr. Seuss books in a box - all separate volumes though. Also one of the pictures for this item shows 6 separate covers for the books.

I am the one to blame ultimately - should have read the description more carefully. But then how many moms who shop online to avoid checkout counter scenes read all the small print?

My 23 month old daughter loves Horton Hatches The Egg. She also likes And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street. She is a little bit too young for most of the rest of it.

My daughter is only 15 weeks old, but we've been reading to her at bed time since she was about 8 weeks. I discovered that she likes Dr. Suess - we think it's because the pictures are all high contrast simple drawings, and the stories are mostly poems. Babies so young enjoy looking at objects with high contrast and enjoy listening to the rhythm of language, so you can see why she's a fan. Plus, since I'm the one reading to her everyday, I wanted some books that I like too! It's a full size hard cover book that has all six stories in their original color and format. It's a little heavy to hold with an infant in the other arm, but totally worth it. Great deal too - try pricing out the individual books, lol.

Very pleased with the collection of Dr. Seuss stories that were included in this book. Good quality in the construction of the book as well.