One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself)

This is a great book. It has all the fun language and art that make Dr. Seuss great, but the one thing it is lacking is the fun narrative that accompanies the very best works and Dr. Seuss. Still, a great read.

One of my first-grade students pointed out the truth to me: this story does not stay "on the trail", so to speak, of keeping with a connected story. (Ironically, this fit very well with a lesson). And yet there is something incredibly fun about the random creatures trotting themselves out in all their quirky Suessian glory. So no, there is no logical plot, but we get fun pictures and dazzling...more

One of my first-grade students pointed out the truth to me: this story does not stay "on the trail", so to speak, of keeping with a connected story. (Ironically, this fit very well with a lesson). And yet there is something incredibly fun about the random creatures trotting themselves out in all their quirky Suessian glory. So no, there is no logical plot, but we get fun pictures and dazzling rhymes that we love.    hide

It was read to me 35 years ago, now I'm reading it to my kids. Innovative illustrations and fun rhymes, although some of Dr. Seuss' books are liable to give you nightmares with some of their images.

It starts off a bit slow. Fish is not a very good rhyme with the word fish, but it gets much better. The best part is about Ned, becuase he has this problem, he doesn't like his little bed. Part of the night his head sticks out, and then the other part of the night his feet stick out, which may not sound interesting, but told in rhyme and with an accompanying picture, its quite powerful.