s/o why do people hate Seuss?

[lilac05]

Because most of his books make my kid run around saying all kinds of nonsense words. And they're 6,000 pages long.

ETA:  He makes up words ALL.DAY.LONG...and then argues with me about the name of something.  "I'm not going to call that butter.  I'm going to call it 'zisser zasser.'"  And even tries to make up new names for friends (NOT usually popular in the 3-4 y/o crowd).

[Brie]

They're tongue twisters. I don't want to exert that much energy when reading to my kid.

[countthestars]

Because WTF is a duck dog and why are the rhymes so annoying?

[spk926]

As a first grade teacher I love them because they teach rhyming. You wouldn't believe the number of 7 year olds that can't recognize or produce rhymes. Dr. Seuss love forever!!

[spk926]

Jan 15, 2015 21:39:55 GMT -5 deej said:

We were taught not to use them with young kids while I was in school because of the fake words.

That doesn't make sense though because a rhyme is a rhyme weather it's a real word or a nonsense word. It's having the ear to hear it or not. Plus, if your district uses DIBELS you assess on nonsense words so hearing words that aren't true words isn't a bad thing and can actually help those non-readers or struggling readers.

[carolinagirl831]

They're so freaking long! I hate reading them. Lol actually we read many other long books, but I do not enjoy reading them!

[mandymay]

I hate One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish, but only because it takes so long to read and is a tongue twister.

[countthestars]

Also, does anyone else own this book? No? Well don't get it because there is a picture of a motherfucking wolf spider in it. Do you know what they do? They LAY MOTHERFUCKING EGGS under their skin or some shit and NASTY.

[countthestars]

I do like Mr Brown can Moo. Tick Tock Knock Knock Boom Boom Splat!

[pugz]

let me count the many fucking ways I hate it.

1. Tongue Twisters, they get old fast.

2. LENGTH. They are 2-3x the length of other children's books. We do 3 books a night so this is no bueno.

3. The Fucking Cat In The Fucking Hat. That cat is the devil. Wreaking havoc on those poor children, making a mess like he owns the joint. It's not cool. It's home invasion cat, you need to be held accountable, not given a fucking sequel. I get anxiety just thinking about that story.

I could think of more reasons but now I'm all agitated.

[pugz]

The consequences of Free Range Parenting, a sociopath of a cat might hold your children hostage.

[catsarecute]

My husband HATES "wocket in my pocket" so much. And we somehow have 2 copies of it. LOL

[hermione]

OMG. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long. Seriously Dude, they're picture books! Ain't no one got time for that.

[MNH2013]

I like them and I did as a kid too.

I do start rhyming and end up going really fast though.

[hermione]

Jan 15, 2015 21:45:17 GMT -5 pugz said:

3. The Fucking Cat In The Fucking Hat. That cat is the devil. Wreaking havoc on those poor children, making a mess like he owns the joint. It's not cool. It's home invasion cat, you need to be held accountable, not given a fucking sequel. I get anxiety just thinking about that story.

Not to mention his terroristic acts against the poor fish!

[lilac05]

Jan 15, 2015 21:50:51 GMT -5 @starry said:

I might do a Seuss themed bedroom for #2 just to prove I am not a total slave to MMM-isms.

We did a Dr. Seuss 2nd birthday party for DS1.

The books are fun, I just wish they were about 1/2 as long.  We read all kinds of long books, even some chapter books...but after about 15 pages of non-sense tongue-twisting rhymes, I'm done!

[motzie]

DD loves One Fish, Two Fish right before bed because she knows it takes a zillion years to read. H and I started skipping to every third page.

[stealthmom]

No idea. He was really progressive and ground breaking. My son loves his books. We have a ton of them.

[Deleted]

Horton hears a Who is my favorite childrens book ever.

The rest of Seuss can suck it.

[countthestars]

Seriously. Gag. I have it taped closed because it makes me want to barf.

[rugbywife]

I love Dr Seuss! I did a whole unit in Grade 8 language using The Lorax.

[teatimefor2]

I don't mind them and rhythms are good for language development. DS1 really enjoys them and since I read throughout the day, length doesn't bother me.

[cece]

Jan 15, 2015 21:44:38 GMT -5 countthestars said:

I do like Mr Brown can Moo. Tick Tock Knock Knock Boom Boom Splat!

DD loves this book!  I may have accidentally kicked it under her crib one night so she couldn't pick that one. 

[countthestars]

Jan 15, 2015 22:15:29 GMT -5 cece said:

Jan 15, 2015 21:44:38 GMT -5 countthestars said:

I do like Mr Brown can Moo. Tick Tock Knock Knock Boom Boom Splat!

DD loves this book!  I may have accidentally kicked it under her crib one night so she couldn't pick that one. 

Send her to my house! My DD doesn't give a crap about it and it's one of the books I like!

[cjeanette]

Who are you souless people?

Suess are the only books I liked reading. If a book doesn't rhyme I don't have the time...


....to read it

[irishbride2]

The books aren't that long. I mean, they are a lot of pages but there aren't many words to a page. Suess is meant to be read quickly I speed talk through them. It sounds better anyway.

[rex]

i like suess and HATE sandra boyton.

well, except for damn fox in socks. fuck that book.

[lauralala]

I love Dr. Seuss. Nonsense words are fun. DS was just reading Green Eggs and Ham tonight. I think he has the whole book memorized.

[catbus]

I love Seuss. Wordplay, creativity, light social commentary... I'm sold!

[catbus]

Jan 15, 2015 22:18:48 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

We like Seuss, although we have one (I think maybe If I Ran the Zoo?) that is a bit..racist. Not my favorite.

That was by his first wife, illustrated by him.