by Dr. Seuss
Genre: Magic / Royalty / Fantasy Year Published:1938 Year Read: 2006 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins” is one of Dr. Seuss’ earlier books as it is not written in the rhyming text that Dr. Seuss has been well known for. “The 500 Hats ...
This book, though long a favorite of my mother's, never really spoke to me as other Seuss works do. I'm not really sure why except perhaps that I always wanted the "magical" hat situation explained, even as a child. Bartholomew Cubbins, who the book sets up as the complete opposite of the King wit...
Prose? By Dr. Seuss? Yep. And all the illustrations are black and white pencil sketches, with the exception of Bartholomew Cubbins' 500 hats, which stand out in bright red. It's an appropriate color scheme, seeing as Bartholomew's hat is the main protagonist in the story.Two picture books into his i...
Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!Dr. Seuss is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
This book demonstrates that prose was not Dr. Seuss's strong point. I found this story to be overly wordy with so-so illustrations. The story was mildly amusing, but not particularly inspiring for me. Only recommended for die-hard Seuss fans. This is not one that I'll be adding to our collection.
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