i checked out bartholomew and the oobleck because it was a caldecott honor book. i expected to be wowed by the pictures, they were great (you'll see below) but the story was better. i dare say this might be my favorite dr. seuss book.
bartholomew and the oobleck is the story of a king and his servant, bartholomew who helped saved the kingdom. the king was bored by what fell from the sky, rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, and wanted something new to fall. bartholomew warned him he was asking for trouble but one can't really argue with a king, so he summoned the king's magicians. the magicians then created oobleck.
the oobleck started to fall from the sky. the king was ecstatic and called on bartholomew to let the kingdom know today was a holiday. however, bartholomew discovered that oobleck was actually a horrible substance, sticky and glued people to whatever they touched. bartholomew ran around the castle trying to warn everyone but it is of no help because soon everyone is covered in oobleck. he then found the king calling for help because he was stuck to his throne. the king was trying to remember the magic words to stop it and wanted bartholomew to call his magicians. bartholomew would not be able to reach them because of the oobleck, so he suggested that the king use the magic words "i'm sorry" to stop the oobleck. being the king, he was at first unwilling to apologize for it is a sign of weakness and very unkinglike. in the end, the king apologized and the oobleck disappeared, teaching everyone the power of an apology.
what a great story with a very important moral. the life lesson is why this book is the tops when it comes to dr. seuss books. i plan on reading this to my future kids. if you haven't read it, make sure you do!
here are the pictures:
(the fish from the cat in the hat!)
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