Language is often quite similar between Dr Seuss stories, though I'm not surprised once you're found a rhyme for cousins you want to use it repeatedly. I recently re-read The Christopher Robin Collection by A A Milne and E H Shepard and the contrast could not be greater between the soft, playful characters there and the stern lines here. The illustrations, though, and typical Dr Seuss. The colour scheme in this book is limited throughout, with blue, green, black and white being the extent of it. In Gertrude McFuzz we have a bird with tail envy and an unusual solution, but we also find out what happens when you're greedy and go too far, providing a lesson in restraint for all of us. I think that's the appeal of Dr Seuss for the large part, putting simple every-day things in non every-day situations or with characters you might not imagine. When Mack sends everything crashing to the ground through a burp… well! There were lots of cackles of laughter at that point. My favourite was Yertel because you can see him getting carried away (or elevated to a higher position, perhaps) but with mutiny rising, it won't be for long. I thought the stories were a good length, and really leant themselves to reading out loud. They fit together well because they all have a moral or learning from them, be it treat those beneath you well, or don't try to compare yourself to others. The three stories in this book, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag are classic Dr Seuss.
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books Summary: Three classic Seuss stories in one, be prepared to be transported to some magical, mythical lands.
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