Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories (Classic Seuss)

Great book! The return of Horton, Mulberry Street, Grinch, etc. If you need a stress relieving end to a hectic day, just curl up in bed with your kids and read this to them at bed time. Or read it with someone else, I don't judge.

How special to have these additional stories to the great collection of Dr Seuss books. Horton and the Kwuggerbug is quintessential Dr. Seuss. I enjoyed reading this to my granddaughter as much as she enjoyed hearing the stories.

Why you should always open your packages promptly ... purchased on 9/11/14 ... opened 11/11/14 book in perfect condition except for the entire inside of book being upside down and back to front. Ugh!!!

Now, here is a special book! A long lost treasure. And you know what? I couldn't wait to read it. I had to read the first story out loud to the dog. I don't think she appreciated the subtleties of the story. And my throat hurt since I haven't read aloud in years!

What made this book a treasure is the Introduction. It told about this book and other stories. Then having a deeper understanding of where the stories came from made the reader even more happy to see how wonderful and crazy Dr. Seuss's stories were.

And it isn't just crazy. zaniness Ted's stories there are always little morals or thought processes for the reader to get into and squeeze the life out of.

I hope you are able to get this book to enjoy.

This book is comprised of four stories that were little known Dr. Seuss published pieces from about sixty years ago. Included are:

Horton and the Kwuggerbug: A kwuggerbug drops on Horton's head and tells him about a Beezlenut tree. He makes a bargain with Horton. He will tell Horton where the tree is if Horton will transport him there. Horton will get half of the nuts in exchange. But in the end the bug does not deal fairly with Horton and gets a consequence in return.

Marco Comes Late (Marco is from several Seuss stories including Mulberry Street): Marco comes late to school and spins an unbelievable tale for his teacher about a bird that lays an egg on his head.

How Officer Pat Saved the Whole Town: Officer Pat saves the town by smacking a gnat who could have caused all sorts of trouble for the town according to the long tale he tells.

The Hoobub and the Grinch: The Grinch sells a Hoobub a piece of string after telling him how wonderful it is.

I was a bit worried about reading old stories of Seuss that popped up, thinking that they might not be of the same quality. But these four short stories are fun and the rhyming is zippy which helps move the stories along at a fast pace. The Hoobub and the Grinch is only 2 pages long which is a bit disappointing, but the other story lengths, although short are good lengths. The Horton story is rather negative with a moral that if you don't play fair, you will bear the negative consequences. The layout of the words is quite squished since they were putting four stories together. This might make it more difficult for new readers. But overall, I liked these stories and the nice thing about having more than one story in a book is that you can reread just your favorites.

You'll chuckle and chortle and wheeze and snortle,
as you and your child enter in through the portal
of Seussical rhymes and nonsensical stories
of Officer Pat and his gnat swatting glories;
--of an elephant loyal and one bossy insect
and proposals of beezlenuts 'tween them to bisect.
While Hoobubs and Grinches don't give much suspense,
the tall tales of young Marco bring laughter immense,
of his worm-crossing journeys arriving late to his school
and his wizened old teacher who is not a fool.
So if your humor is lost and your dreams lack description,
then I must prescribe one trusted and tried old prescription,
just read a good book with Seuss' authorial inscription.

great book, my daughter who just turned thirteen wanted this to bring back memories of Horton,, she just loves him,, and it did not disappoint,, she loved the stories and now reads them to my granddaughter.

This was recommended to me from a woman who works at the dr Seuss bookstore at universal studios Orlando. I am glad I listened to her because my son loves all of the stories in here. I don't think he has a favorite, he loves all 4 equally.
They are fairly short stories and easy for kids to read alone.