- Board book: 14 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; Rebranded edition edition (6 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007158556
- ISBN-13: 978-0007158553
- Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.6 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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"Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?" Such are the profound, philosophical queries posed in this well-loved classic by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel. While many rhymes in this couplet collection resemble sphinx-worthy riddles, Seuss's intention is clear: teach children to read in a way that is both entertaining and educational. It matters little that each wonderful vignette has nothing to do with the one that follows. (We move seamlessly from a one-humped Wump and Mister Gump to yellow pets called the Zeds with one hair upon their heads.) Children today will be as entranced by these ridiculous rhymes as they have been since the book's original publication in 1960--so amused and enchanted, in fact, they may not even notice they are learning to read! (Ages 4 to 8)
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Dr. Seuss ignites a child’s imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
I thought I was bing self indulgent when I bought this book. Bringing back early childhood laughs. I did not think Dr Seuss lent itself to my toddlers bookshelf. How wrong was I?
My oldest is 22 months old, and when we read this book last night she was finishing the rythmes, having after 5-6 readings learnt the entire thing off by heart!
So a great book to tickle your little on'se sense of humour, promote memorisation and language skills.
Definietly good!
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish was her pick as the best of the books by Dr. Seuss.
One of the appeals of this book is that it is relatively easy to learn to read, yet has much more variety than most other early readers. So your child will feel like she or he has accomplished a lot with reading this book, which is correct.
The title gives the key to why this book works well as an early reader. One word is changed at a time, with a clear illustration next to it. Most children will read the illustrations like a rebus and later associate the words with the sounds of the name for the pictures. At some point, they begin reading from the words. Very nice!
Here's another sequence: "black fish blue fish old fish new fish."
Then, when he moves on, he uses simple rhymes: "This one has a little star. This one has a little car."
Next, he progresses to substituting some for fish and adding a single verb to make a sentence as in "Some are read."
So almost any child can soon begin to read along with few errors in the first 2 or 3 pages. Whenever the child can go no more, you can just keep going. With repetition, more of the book becomes memorized and the process continues.
There is another reward for you and your child: The book also previews many of the wonderful characters and rhyming schemes that appear in other Dr. Seuss books. As a result, it will be easier to get started reading those books. You will feel like you are seeing an old friend again.
You can also use each rhyme to take off on your own speculations. Our daughter used to love to come up with alternative rhymes that fit the pictures.
Books like this one make it great fun to be either a parent or a child. In some cases, this book will be there for you in both roles over 20 to 40 years!
Overcome your mistaken beliefs about how children can start to learn to read by seeing your child start naturally by associating the words with the pictures as you read this wonderful book to him or her!
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
In my humble option Dr Seuss is a genius, and One Fish, Two Fish is wonderful book, beautifully illustrated and packed with wit, humour and invention. It is a fantastic book to read aloud to children and it is also a good book for children learning to read.
However, it should be noted that this is not the complete book; it is only an extract (this could be viewed as a good thing as some of the more complex tongue-twisters are not included). Also note the dimensions of the book; it is a very small book, only about the size of a CD case (although it is a high-quality board book).
It is a great book but there are better versions.
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Fantastic first reader
This is meant to be an early reader for kids who are just starting out reading.
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It is a book of rhyming tongue twisters. Read more
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Classic children's book
Bought as a present, is a brilliant classic children's book and the little boy loved it. I bought it with one of the others with a view to him collecting the whole set. Read more
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great for teaching counting and colours,grandson loved this book ,he is learning without realising it.lovely colourful book,not flimsy in little hands
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Bought these books and read them to my children, I've bought them for my Grand Children, and now for a great- grand child ! Just magic !
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Jennifer Raw
Brilliant book for increasing language development
This is a great book for increasing vocabulary in younger children. My 21 month old loves it and her language has improved loads since we started reading this book. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ac Ribbon-miles
Great reading
My 8 year old badgered me to get this book for him (even though he knows it off by heart)! He constantly reads it so it's money well spent.
Published 15 months ago by H. King
An instant hit!
I don't remember reading these books as a child but I guess I must have. My son who is 3 loves this book. Especially before bedtime. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Zoe Malone
Hilarious!
What a great book- I read it to my four month old and I'm not sure who loves it more-the best Dr Seuss book by far!
Published 20 months ago by Pj
Another Brilliant Bonkers Bedtime Book by Dr Seuss
First of all - this isn't the book illustrated which looks like its A4. Its tiny. Buy the bigger one. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by Jays Mum
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I bought this for my 21 month old, after I discovered he liked a second hand Dr Seuss I bought a few months ago. Read more
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