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I cringe every time my son (4yrs old) has me read him this book. I hate it. The basic premise — if you don’t like where you are, get up and leave it all behind for great adventure, and when that doesn’t work out, you’ll have to figure it all out for yourself and then you’ll be back at it, unless that doesn’t work out… etc. The premise is not only flawed, it runs counter to everything I’d like him to learn: that he is surrounded by love and the support of his family and friends, and that when the going gets tough he shouldn’t just leave town; he should learn to value trusted relationships to help him overcome challenges. The book has no sense of family, love, or other type of support, and while it does say “kid, you’ll move mountains” it forgets to say “kid, you’re well-grounded and loved” and that is a fatal error by Seuss. Also, the language (complex – “dexterous and deft”) is not suitable for young readers.
Rating: 1 / 5
The only similarity “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” has to Geisel’s work is the repetition and the drawing (which isn’t up to his standards.) This book isn’t worth reading to my 3 year old, my 6 year old, nor myself. It seems to have nothing but a philosophical agenda to push. It goes off on too many tangents – “You’ll go frightening places”, but doesn’t resolve them for the little kid. They have used big words to make a rhyme, where Geisel himself would make up a creative word instead. This stuff is nothing like Geisel and just confuses the buying public. Certainly Geisel was an artist of the first magnitude, but one would think a professional writer could have put a week’s worth of thought into the writing and come up with a book that flows better and uses children’s level words.
Rating: 1 / 5
His saler is AWFUL! I have waited over a month for my purchase and havent recieved as much as an email apologizing for the inconvenience. I would not recommend them to anyone who actually wants to recievce their product. Buyer Beware!
Rating: 1 / 5
Don’t get me wrong- Dr. Suess is king of children’s books. But I have had this book read to me so many times: at the end of 3rd grade, 4th grade, summer camp, sixth grade, etc, that I am completely sick of it.
If you are planning on reading this to someone in a crossroads situation, don’t. It’s kind of like a good Top 40s song. You love it at first, but when it is repeated and repeated, you start to resent it. Don’t do this to someone you care about!
Rating: 2 / 5
Like dog owners that buy food for dogs that is more appealing from a human perspective, many of these reviewers liked this because it touches them from an adult perspective. Not only is this not that great for children, it’s not even the good Dr.’s best work. If you don’t believe me, buy it for you kid and see how they like it compared to other books. Not very engaging for kids…Try one fish, two fish instead.
Rating: 2 / 5