ianreadstokids reviewed One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (Beginner books)
"Don't ask us why, go ask your mother."
2 stars
It's not even about fish! There are three spreads about fish and then it meanders off into a disjointed collection of standalone pages, only the most meager scraps of narrative to hold them together. Why do we collectively remember this book as about fish when it's not?!
The middle of the book is especially trying as many of the pages feel like filler, populated by fictional beasts who only exist so their names can be rhymed with common words like "bike" or "cans". It's some of Suess' most uninspired work, punctuated only occasionally by more enjoyable vignettes, like the hapless Ned in his undersized bed. Or Clark. Ohhhh, Clark. I could almost forgive all this book's shortcomings for Clark.
This is all the information we get about Clark and I couldn't ask for anything more.
KID VERDICT (3y - 5y): He likes it. Not as well as …
It's not even about fish! There are three spreads about fish and then it meanders off into a disjointed collection of standalone pages, only the most meager scraps of narrative to hold them together. Why do we collectively remember this book as about fish when it's not?!
The middle of the book is especially trying as many of the pages feel like filler, populated by fictional beasts who only exist so their names can be rhymed with common words like "bike" or "cans". It's some of Suess' most uninspired work, punctuated only occasionally by more enjoyable vignettes, like the hapless Ned in his undersized bed. Or Clark. Ohhhh, Clark. I could almost forgive all this book's shortcomings for Clark.
This is all the information we get about Clark and I couldn't ask for anything more.
KID VERDICT (3y - 5y): He likes it. Not as well as some of his preferred Suess books, though. He thinks Clark is creepy (accurate).