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It's fun, colorful, goofy and can be read over and over again without getting stale. (Okay - maybe a few can.). Who can honestly say they don't like Dr. Seuss. But, every kid I have ever known, big or small, loves this book ~ and I am one of them.
Though frankly, this isn't one my favorite Dr. It's not bad, but it's just not as fun for me to read out loud as some of the other, that's all. My son really likes listening to this, the last few days we've read it a lot. Seuss books.
Quite a bit longer than I'd remembered, though. I'm sure it will be a big hit in a couple years, though.
It is composed of short, funny scenes that are strung together to form a certain coherency as the creatures named become sillier and sillier. It also comes in an audio version. A rhythmic, rhyming book of real and imaginary creatures, illustrated in Seuss's delightfully engaging style. After nine or ten read-alouds it starts to feel a bit long for adults, but the short scenes make it a good fit both for rambunctious toddlers with short attention spans, and early readers who will benefit from the achievement of finishing each scene.
The other books also helped, but One Fish Two Fish was one of the first where following along, and counting, started to show. This book (like many Dr Seuss Books) is a favorite bedtime read and it is one that seems to have been memorized quickly and one that started my child reading. Of course it is a great book in its own right and will bring back many memories to so many parents.
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