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A follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss! A new Dr. Seuss book! This follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features familiar Seussian faces and places—including Horton the Elephant, Marco, Mulberry Street, and a Grinch—as well as an introduction by renowned Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. Seuss fans will learn more about Horton’s integrity, Marco’s amazing imagination, a narrowly avoided disaster on Mullbery Street, and a devious Grinch. With a color palette enhanced beyond that of the magazines in which the stories originally appeared, this new volume of “lost” tales is a perfect gift for young readers and a must-have for Seuss collectors of all ages!
Lexile Measure: AD650L (What's this?)
Hardcover: 56 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; 1St Edition edition (September 9, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385382987
ISBN-13: 978-0385382984
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.4 x 11.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
"Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" gives a new generation of readers some fresh, but classic, Dr. Seuss stories. Charles D. Cohen is to be congratulated for having the tenacity to find these "lost" four Seuss works. He should be lauded for his generosity in sharing the stories with Dr. Seuss fans - old and young.This volume contains four stories; each one features a familiar character that appeared in other Seuss classics. Once again, the 100% faithful Horton the Elephant meets a less ethical critter - the Kwuggerbug - who imposes on Horton's good nature. Once again, Horton prevails. The imaginative Marco - "To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street - creatively parses words to explain his tardy arrival at school. Marco is definitely a politician in the making. Officer Pat, a less familiar Seuss character, saves the town from disaster - or what he thinks may be a disaster - in a series of hilarious actions. Finally, the Grinch - before he stole Christmas - cleverly markets a piece of green string to the Hoobub.The stories in "Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" are all imaginative, absurd enough to delight children and adults, alike, and wonderful to read alone or to someone you love. Each story, whether rhymed or written in prose form, has a moral or lesson to be learned. Dr. Seuss' ability to create words and imbue characters with so much personality they cannot be forgotten shines through every tale. The rhymed stories flow smoothly and are easy to read aloud. Even when Dr. Seuss creates new words so that a rhyme is possible, the words seem to make sense and to be "real" words.Whether you are adding a new book to your own library or helping a child you love grow their own book collection, "Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" is one book that must be included. Five stars!
My wife and I have been purchasing Seuss books as Christmas gifts for our son. He's barely two, and doesn't appreciate them yet, but we wanted him to have good quality literature in the house and readily available when he is ready to dive into reading on his own. Imagine our delight when we found out that there was a new Seuss book being released. We've seen some unimpressive posthumous books released before (Seuss and others) and more times than not, they don't measure up, but this is a rare exception. In this book, Charles Cohen, a Seuss expert and compiler of a previous Seuss anthology, The Bippolo Seed, compiled four stories that originally appeared in the 1950s:Horton and the KwuggerbugMarco Comes LateHow Officer Pat Saved the Whole TownThe Hoobub and the GrinchIf you're just an average Seuss fan, you'll immediately recognize Horton and the Grinch. If you are a super-Seuss fan then you're recognize Marco from Mulberry Street. Officer Pat's story also takes place on Mulberry Street. Like all of Seuss' works, these books are more than just fanciful tales with fun illustrations, but contain lessons for your children. They aren't always obvious, so you as a parent might have to explain them to the little ones, but that's okay because you want to talk with your children about books so that they will always have a love for books. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase and can't wait to see if Cohen will be able to unearth any other lost Seuss gems.
It was really great to re-visit Dr Seuss. I, as most of those reading this, read most or all of his stories. They're always fun to read and bring back great memories as well. They do a great job of entertaining while motivationg young readers.I faintly remember reading 'The Hoobub and the Grinch' in a magazine my Aunt had (she was my moms only sister and taught 3rd and 4th grades - she told me many years later that she copied this story and used in her classroom) in a big pile of 'teaching' stuff at her house on Christmas day - it was probably 1959 or 60 as I believe I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade.But anyway I enjoyed these and will give them to my wifes cousin who just had a baby girl a couple of months ago.I would rate these a 9.5 to 10 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
great book, my daughter who just turned thirteen wanted this to bring back memories of Horton,, she just loves him,, and it did not disappoint,, she loved the stories and now reads them to my granddaughter.
Bought this to read aloud to my grandson's class as a "mystery reader". The kids were familiar with Dr Seuss books but not thesenew stories. Students and teacher all enjoyed the reading. Fun stories that captured interest of all.
This is a very charming Dr Seuss book. A new 'Horton' story, and 3 other shorter stories. It was fun to read, and a book you'll keep in your library. Great to read to your grandkids and your great-grandkids! They're just the kind of stories all ages love.I recommend it highly.
This book is comprised of four stories that were little known Dr. Seuss published pieces from about sixty years ago. Included are:Horton and the Kwuggerbug: A kwuggerbug drops on Horton's head and tells him about a Beezlenut tree. He makes a bargain with Horton. He will tell Horton where the tree is if Horton will transport him there. Horton will get half of the nuts in exchange. But in the end the bug does not deal fairly with Horton and gets a consequence in return.Marco Comes Late (Marco is from several Seuss stories including Mulberry Street): Marco comes late to school and spins an unbelievable tale for his teacher about a bird that lays an egg on his head.How Officer Pat Saved the Whole Town: Officer Pat saves the town by smacking a gnat who could have caused all sorts of trouble for the town according to the long tale he tells.The Hoobub and the Grinch: The Grinch sells a Hoobub a piece of string after telling him how wonderful it is.I was a bit worried about reading old stories of Seuss that popped up, thinking that they might not be of the same quality. But these four short stories are fun and the rhyming is zippy which helps move the stories along at a fast pace. The Hoobub and the Grinch is only 2 pages long which is a bit disappointing, but the other story lengths, although short are good lengths. The Horton story is rather negative with a moral that if you don't play fair, you will bear the negative consequences. The layout of the words is quite squished since they were putting four stories together. This might make it more difficult for new readers. But overall, I liked these stories and the nice thing about having more than one story in a book is that you can reread just your favorites.
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