Free What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter (Classic Seuss) Ebooks Online
Dr. Seuss in a glowing new format!What were we waiting for? We’ve taken the classic Dr. Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of? (from The Sneetches and Other Stories), added glow-in-the-dark ink, and created the ultimate just-slightly-spooky read for slumber parties and perusal by flashlight! Perfect for Halloween, this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants (which happens to be equally terrified of the narrator) works perfectly well the rest of the year, too, delivering a timeless message about fear and tolerance to boot. Scaredy-pants of all ages will quiver with delight!
Lexile Measure: AD530L (What's this?)
Series: Classic Seuss
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Classic Seuss edition (August 11, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375853421
ISBN-13: 978-0375853425
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 5 - 9 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4
The cover of What Was I Scared Of? is a bit different from most of the other Dr. Seuss books I've seen, with a little Seuss-creature looking frightened, but what he's scared of isn't shown. It's set in a forest at night, with the moon high, and eventhough you wouldn't expect Dr. Seuss to go beyond his usual silly boundaries, I doubt anyone could ever guess what it is that has the character so spooked. This is the book that really started the Dr. Seuss kick my daughter's been on for the last couple of months, after we sat down and read it at the store, and it had her attention from start to finish. I love this one if only for how crazy the 'horror' is.The main character is walking through the woods one night, when he suddenly sees a pair of glowing pants at the end of the path he's on. They start to move and walk around, and the little guy gets outta there in a split second. Some time passes, and he takes another night walk, when they show up once again. Though they haven't started talking or making any wild sounds, the pants pose some kind of threat in the character's mind and he continues to escape, going so far as to hop in a row boat to get away from them. In the end, it turns out that the pants didn't mean any harm, and were just as scared of the main character as he was of them. They become friends when all is said and done.Bizarre, isn't it? Though when you think about it, a pair of pants...glowing green and moving around on their own at night in the woods WOULD be pretty dang scary in real life, especially since there wouldn't be any nice Seuss rhymes to go along with the situation. This is a very cute book, and I love the illustrations. Dr. Seuss could always set the mood with the simplest of settings, and this book is a great example of just that.
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