Book Review Tuesday: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
If you’ve never read Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss, you owe it to yourself to at least borrow it from the library no matter how old you are. I recently purchased it for my 6 year old daughter. She enjoys my reading it to her because it has the typical Dr. Seuss fun rhymes, silly names, and wacky illustrations. I’m hoping the message of the book is sinking in and she’ll be able to recall it as she gets older. It really is written for an older audience…in fact, my sisters will be receiving this when they graduate from high school in a couple months. How’s that for motivation, Ginny and Joy?!
The book starts off with:
“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”
From there we are treated to a series of encouragements even through some difficult circumstances. It’s the kind of motivation we all need sometimes…does it matter that it comes in the form of cartoon characters?
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!“
March 9th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Nate,
I enjoy this book as well! When I graduated high school I received this book from one of my grade school teachers!! I will be anxious to read it again when we unpack our books out of storage. Thanks for sharing!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
I love it!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
We should all have teachers like that! Very cool.
March 15th, 2010 at 2:45 am
Love this!
When do you do most of your reading, Nate?
March 15th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Thanks Seth. I usually read for half an hour or so before bed. I always have a book when I travel. And I always have an audio book on in the car.
March 18th, 2010 at 8:37 am
I like reading children’s books! I just gave Seth a different Dr Seuss book as a gift!
no reason to let children have all the fun!
March 18th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Exactly Cassie! I think Seth still qualifies to be a kid anyway.
April 28th, 2010 at 3:48 am
Nathan – glad to read that you enjoyed the book so much. I get the feeling that you haven’t read all of Dr Seuss’s books. Do yourself and your daughter one huge favour. Buy all the books. Dr. Seuss was concerned about all sorts of issues that are relevant today. The Lorax is one of my favourites, posing huge environmental concerns (in the 1920s for goodness sake!!) and then Green Eggs and Ham – if you want to get your children to eat something foreign to them, this is the book!!! The Cat in the Hat will bring back memories of when you did something wrong at home and nearly got found out!!! I have used these books with young and older children, very effectively!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Thanks Maria. I do like Green Eggs and Ham. I do, I do. My wife just bought The Lorax this weekend for my daughter. Looking forward to reading it!