Mar 2, 2012

Fiction Fridays: Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?


Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Dr Seuss, 1970 (Bright and Early Books/Random House)

Oh, the wonderful things
Mr Brown can do!
He can go like a cow.
He can go MOO MOO
Mr Brown can do it.
How about you?

I have always loved the Beginner Books, including but not only those by Dr Seuss. When I had kids and there was a subscription special at Scholastic I finally had two excuses to buy up heaps of them.

I started reading them to the kids when they were about two, and they held their attention more than many other books did - I believe due to a combination of the winning cadences, humour, unique illustrations, and mother's obvious enthusiasm while reading them.

The kids' favourites were Wacky Wednesday, The Cat In the Hat, The Eye Book, In A People House - and this one.





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8 comments:

  1. This was a favorite of mine as a child - that and the one about the Sneezles with stars on their bellies... thanks for reminding me.

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    1. Yes I liked that one too.
      And I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Solyoo (something like that - surrealism for kids!)
      And some of the other non-Seuss ones:
      I Wish That I Had Duck-Feet
      Come Over To My House
      Railroad Toad

      Love love love Beginner Books

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  2. I Have never read Dr Seuss to my kids and I really should have, I must get some in the house as I know they are brilliant!

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  3. Love Dr Seuss, just love him! Sapphire's favourite when she was younger was his ABC and The Lorax.

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    1. Hi Kath,
      My sister's favourite was The Lorax. Great great books.

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  4. My kids just love Dr Seuss.. and so do I! I think I have read Green Eggs & Ham 5,493 times... but I still love it. :)

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    1. Yes, Green Eggs And Ham! One of my Favourites too. Love it!

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