The Musicians of Bremen; Little Joe and the Sea Dragon; The Lord of the Rushie River [Part 1]; The Wizard of Oz [Part 3]; Party in the Sky; Kebeg; The Song of the Engine
The Snow Bear; The Inn of Donkeys; Shorty the Satellite and the Brigadier; The Nightingale; Hugo & the Man who Stole Colours; The Wizard of Oz [Part 5]
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Kids, Fiction literature | 22 February 2012
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"Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not 'Climb Every Mountain,' kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking both the good times (grinning purple elephants, floating golden castles) and the bad (deep blue wells of confusion). Seuss' message is simple but never sappy: life may be a 'Great Balancing Act,' but through it all 'There's fun to be done.
