Six by Seuss: A Treasury of Dr. Seuss Classics

by Dr. Seuss

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Yertle the Turtle, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hatches the Egg, The Lorax.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Poetry, Classics, Fantasy, Christmas

345 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Also wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"

In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.

During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.

In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.

In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.

Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.

Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg

Reviews

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book and all the stories with my students! They really enjoyed it. Also, there were so many Dr. Seuss stories in this book that I have never heard of.

"Dr. Seuss's magic elixir may--or may not--prolong life, but it is a fact that it makes you feel a whole lot better! Here in one glorious volume are six of the good doctor's best prescriptions. Not a word or a picture has been omitted or changed. Ranging from his very first book, And to Thing That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, to his prophetic The Lorax, Six by Seuss is the perfect collection to share with the entire family and to pass from generation to generation."

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think picking classics for these works is far off. These are some of Seuss's best loved stories, including "The 500 Hats," "The Lorax," "Yertle the Turtle," "Hortan Hatches the Egg," "And to Think that I saw it on Mulberrry Street," and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

[Linda Klager · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book to read - whether you are a child or an adult! I loved the rhymes and illustrations. And there is great morals to be learned in each story. I think everyone would benefit from reading Dr. Seuss books.

[Austin Carroll Keeley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A terrific collection to read with my daughter. I look forward to revisiting it again soon!

[Richiesan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Havent had extra time to read due to school but theres always time to take a trip down memory lane with some iconic dr seusss titles! Each one is fun to read aloud to others due to seuss’ unique style.

[Chanel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tonight I stayed one night in the Seuss room at the Sylvia Beach Hotel - a hotel where each room is dedicated to and decorated after a different author. Figured while I was here, to stay in the zone, I would read every Seuss book on the shelf. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Only marking the anthologies, but the beginning readers are here too!

[Maggie Foster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seuss Treasury. Some of my favorites in this collection. I except The Lorax, which is too politically correct even for a children's morality tale.

[Gabrielle Stoller · Rating 3 out of 5]

HATED The 500 Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins

Horton Hatches an Egg made Scott and I die laughing

How the Grinch Stole Christmas....of course that is a favorite.

The Lorax....excellent reminder to treat our planet with respect.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say, it's Dr. Seuss at his best and 6 times the fun.

[Mrswash]

An old deserted town was once flourishing with life. The Once-ler tells a young boy of the Truffula Trees that was inhabited the Street of the Lifted Lorax. He was fine with his knitted Thneed, but then the Lorax appeared. A thriving business appeared but eventual collapse followed. The environment was destroyed. This is one of Dr. Seuss’s stories that I do love. It shows us how greed can destroy, and how the environment should be taken care of. The Lorax trees are beautiful. The illustrator shows life with bright colors then despair with dark, dull colors.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up early in my teaching career. There were a couple Dr. Seuss books here I had not read before. Dr. Seuss was a prolific writer. ;) What classics!

I enjoy this anthology as it is compact for six books. Of course, once I met my wife, we doubled all these books as she has the entire collection. One can never have too many Dr. Seuss books, however.

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

4 1/4 stars

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter is obsessed with Dr Seuss and we read all of these and every other Seuss book we could find this year. Classic!

[C. Patrick G. Erker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Admittedly, it's cheating a bit to include this book in my read books. It is, after all, a collections of kids' books. But Dr. Suess is a magician with words, and at this point, I suspect that I appreciate his magic more than my five-month-old son, who I read this whole book to in the course of a few short days after buying a copy of it at Forest Books in Japantown, San Francisco.

From the incredible imagination of the boy in "To think I saw it on Mulberry Street," to the foreboding tale of "The Lorax," from the goodness of Bartholomew Cubbins in the eponymous "500 Hats" and the rottenness and redemption found in "Yertle the Turtle," from the devotion in "Horton Hatches the Egg" to the change of heart in the famous "Grinch" story, they're all keepers.

I love love love Suess' stories. It'll take a real genius to top Suess in my book.

[Keke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, this is perfection. This is a collection of all Dr Seuss's classics! This has his first book and half of the ones in this book have gone on to become movies. Like Horton the elephant, the Lorax, and even the Grinch! Perfect starter book for those who have kids learning to read, the pictures can help connecting words to objects. Especially those wacky words. Even past childhood I find myself reading a story or two. Overall, if you are going to start a Seuss collection start here.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guess what: the first book Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated was actually really bad, which make me feel a little better about my own artistic failures. (It also makes me wonder, once again, how all the amazing poets actually manage to reach the point of writing good poetry. I would die long before then from the sheer agony of reading my first 249 terrible poems.) His poetry definitely improved over the years, and so did his illustrating style. It's awesome having a one-volume chronicle of his growth as an artist.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We checked this book out from the library because we wanted to read Horton Hatches an Egg and this was the only available copy. It came with Yertle the Turtle, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Lorax. But also included two stories I wasn't as familiar with - And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street and The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. I love the Dr. Seuss classics. The stories included in this volume are a bit longer and better for elementary aged children. I found that my preschooler had trouble staying with us during many of the stories.

[Nathaniel Voll · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection has been a bedtime staple for my son and I in the last couple weeks. Seuss' meter and rhymes are light and attractive to the ear, and each story has a message. My six-year old son always stops me around the climax of the story and says "Dad, that's the lesson! - A person's a person, no matter how small" or "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

Thanks for the lessons, Suess. And for the memories I'm building with my son.

[Alisa]

This is a really good collection of Dr. Seuss books, who I haven’t been entirely sold on after reading the horror that is The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. But maybe I’ve forgiven him. MAYBE.

I especially like The Lorax—was my first time reading it. Probably my favorite Seuss. Was also pretty great to see how his style developed from his earlier work and I appreciated reading The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, which was closer to a fairy tale. Freddy loved all of them.

[Cal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the legend’s finer, more iconic, tales. In my humble opinion, nothing holds a candle to One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish — but what do I know?

At any rate, I don’t quite understand the ending of Bartholmew Cubbins. I enjoyed this collection, regardless. I don’t remember reading Yertle the Tertle as a kid. It was probably my favorite of the six.

[Margie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn’t resist this like-new copy of Dr. Seuss stories at an estate sale, and spent the week working my way through it. I didn’t read a lot of Seuss as a child and didn’t read them with my children either, but that was a loss. They’re so imaginative and colorful and are designed to be read out loud. When I give children’s books from now on, Seuss will be a priority.

[Nina Fader · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 2002 I completed a city-wide challenge to read all of the Dr. Seuss books. We went to county and regional libraries all over Indiana to get all of them read. The mayor gave me and I think two others for completing the challenge.

[Jamie Pinkerton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read these to my children at night. There are no greater stories than those from Seuss. Except for the one about the hats...that one I can do without...

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A terrific package deal of wonderful stories.

[Connie Marie Moses · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hi

[Lorlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always fun to read Dr. Suess I Saw it on Mulberry Street, The Loraz, 500 Hats, Grinch, Horton Hatches

Before sending it on to the next generation.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewed the stories on their individual pages.

[Elisa Hoopes · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is really funny!

[Adrienne Organa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful edition to my children’s book library! Some of these I had never read before and was quite happy to remedy that.

[ryan wilkey · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome collection with some of my favs!