A follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss!
A new Dr. Seuss book! This follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories features familiar Seussian faces and places—including Horton the Elephant, Marco, Mulberry Street, and a Grinch—as well as an introduction by renowned Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. Seuss fans will learn more about Horton’s integrity, Marco’s amazing imagination, a narrowly avoided disaster on Mullbery Street, and a devious Grinch. With a color palette enhanced beyond that of the magazines in which the stories originally appeared, this new volume of “lost” tales is a perfect gift for young readers and a must-have for Seuss collectors of all ages!
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Wins the hearts with combination of eye pleasing illustrations and educating/entertaining text
By Denis Vukosav
‘Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories’ by Dr. Seuss is recently republished collection of his “lost” stories whose origins are known to a bit older readers, though in this edition they’ve been adapted in terms of setting in which they take place. But don’t be worry because instantly reader will recognize known Dr. Seuss style and charm due to which he became so popular author.In these stories reader will again meet some known characters from previous Dr. Seuss works who will found themselves in new adventures:- ‘The Hoobub and the Grinch’ for story main character has probably the most known Dr. Seuss character Grinch who will persuade Hoobub, one good guy to become part of trade not so good- ‘Horton and the Kwuggerbug’ will take us on journey together with author’s well known elephant Horton and one insect- ‘How Officer Pat Saved the Whole Town’ brings reader to Mulberry Street where we will meet one police officer who will stop big incident to happen- ‘Marco Comes Late’ also for its setting has Mulberry Street and known character Marco who will explain why he doesn’t come at school on timeBesides sharing known characters from stories long ago published these stories also share one very important motive – the value of individual and how important things one person can do for those who surround us. Therefore these stories are not only very entertaining to go through but also very educating in terms of discussion which may be initiated after their reading.Speaking about the illustrations, reader who at least read one Dr. Seuss book will instantly recognize the other – combination of beautiful drawings that evokes nostalgia will be equally appealing for parents as well as for their children while remembering the time when they read Dr. Seuss stories with their parents.Overall, ‘Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories’ is beautiful entrance to Dr. Seuss magical world of children stories which wins the readers hearts with combination of eye pleasing illustrations and educating/entertaining text - highly recommended.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Classic Dr. Suess - Imaginative, Absurd, and Wonderful ...
By delicateflower152
"Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" gives a new generation of readers some fresh, but classic, Dr. Seuss stories. Charles D. Cohen is to be congratulated for having the tenacity to find these "lost" four Seuss works. He should be lauded for his generosity in sharing the stories with Dr. Seuss fans - old and young.This volume contains four stories; each one features a familiar character that appeared in other Seuss classics. Once again, the 100% faithful Horton the Elephant meets a less ethical critter - the Kwuggerbug - who imposes on Horton's good nature. Once again, Horton prevails. The imaginative Marco - "To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street - creatively parses words to explain his tardy arrival at school. Marco is definitely a politician in the making. Officer Pat, a less familiar Seuss character, saves the town from disaster - or what he thinks may be a disaster - in a series of hilarious actions. Finally, the Grinch - before he stole Christmas - cleverly markets a piece of green string to the Hoobub.The stories in "Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" are all imaginative, absurd enough to delight children and adults, alike, and wonderful to read alone or to someone you love. Each story, whether rhymed or written in prose form, has a moral or lesson to be learned. Dr. Seuss' ability to create words and imbue characters with so much personality they cannot be forgotten shines through every tale. The rhymed stories flow smoothly and are easy to read aloud. Even when Dr. Seuss creates new words so that a rhyme is possible, the words seem to make sense and to be "real" words.Whether you are adding a new book to your own library or helping a child you love grow their own book collection, "Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" is one book that must be included. Five stars!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.More lost stories from the mind of Seuss
By Stuart Dunn
My wife and I have been purchasing Seuss books as Christmas gifts for our son. He's barely two, and doesn't appreciate them yet, but we wanted him to have good quality literature in the house and readily available when he is ready to dive into reading on his own. Imagine our delight when we found out that there was a new Seuss book being released. We've seen some unimpressive posthumous books released before (Seuss and others) and more times than not, they don't measure up, but this is a rare exception. In this book, Charles Cohen, a Seuss expert and compiler of a previous Seuss anthology, The Bippolo Seed, compiled four stories that originally appeared in the 1950s:Horton and the KwuggerbugMarco Comes LateHow Officer Pat Saved the Whole TownThe Hoobub and the GrinchIf you're just an average Seuss fan, you'll immediately recognize Horton and the Grinch. If you are a super-Seuss fan then you're recognize Marco from Mulberry Street. Officer Pat's story also takes place on Mulberry Street. Like all of Seuss' works, these books are more than just fanciful tales with fun illustrations, but contain lessons for your children. They aren't always obvious, so you as a parent might have to explain them to the little ones, but that's okay because you want to talk with your children about books so that they will always have a love for books. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase and can't wait to see if Cohen will be able to unearth any other lost Seuss gems.
