Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published in by Random House. Aug 05, [Shai] Bibliophage rated it it was amazing Shelves: dr-seuss , books-read , favorites , children-s-books.
This is my favorite story of Dr. Seuss because it teaches young readers and reminds adults to be true to one's word. A very simple lesson to learn or to keep in mind, but the impact of not remembering is tremendous.
Shelves: very-quick-read , best-childrens-book , inspiring. I love the writing and the rhyming, I love the picture graphics, I love the story,and I love how it gives you a moral lesson. And I sure am gonna read this over and over to my cute little boy! Miss you,sweetie! View all 5 comments. Nov 22, Pooja rated it it was amazing Shelves: children.
In Horton Hatches the Egg, this lazy bird has got nothing to think about except how to plan and enjoy the vacations and holidays!
So she finds someone who can do hatching for her, and then our immense, mighty, kind and faithful elephant, Horton comes into picture and agrees to help her go on holidays, by sitting on her egg on the top of a tree. He bears all the hateful comments and mockery of other animals. Hunters try to take him down the tree and all the other tormenting things happen to him.
Bu In Horton Hatches the Egg, this lazy bird has got nothing to think about except how to plan and enjoy the vacations and holidays! But will his hardship serve him the best? Will he hatch the eggs as the title says?
That we we will find out Archit, on our next read. View 1 comment. It's impossible for me to have a favorite Dr. Seuss book, but this one gives some stiff competition. Whenever I read it to my nursery school English classes, I ask the kids to whom the egg ultimately belongs right before the baby hatches.
The younger kids in the class 2 to 3 years old almost always say the egg belongs to the bird because eggs belong with birds. The older kids 4 to 5 say the egg belongs to the elephant because he took care of it. An interesting revelation as to how kids appro It's impossible for me to have a favorite Dr. An interesting revelation as to how kids approach the world at different stages as they try to make sense of it.
Feb 03, Hirdesh rated it it was amazing Shelves: poetry. I loved it, I loved it. Great to be reading. May 16, Mariah Roze rated it really liked it. I am currently reading a lot of Dr. Seus books. They enjoyed this book. Feb 01, Ronyell rated it it was amazing Shelves: bedtime-stories , manners , my-blog-reviews , animal-books , summerbook-challenge , picture-book , dr-seuss , strong-hero , read-in , children-s-book.
Seuss' most memorable classics as it stars everyone's favorite elephant, Horton! This time, Horton has his hands full as he tries his best to take care of a lazy bird named Mayzie's egg while she goes off to take a vacation. Unfortunately, hunters come in the jungle and they got Horton trapped!
Will Horton get out of this dangerous predicament and still protect Mayzie's egg? Read the story to find out! Seuss had done a great job at both illustrating and "Horton Hatches the Egg" is one of Dr. Seuss had done a great job at both illustrating and writing this book. What was so unique about this book were the illustrations. The main colors used for the images were blue, black, white and red, which makes the book extremely creative as few books use only three or four colors to color the images.
Horton the elephant always wore a smile on his face, despite his horrendous situation, making him a truly innocent and friendly animal. A great trait that this book has shown is how loyal and determine Horton is as he was willing to take care of Mayzie's egg and he refused to let anyone tease him about taking care of the egg since he wanted to follow on his word that he will take good care of the egg.
The only problem this book has, in terms of if it is appropriate for children, is that Mayzie was being selfish around Horton and she refused to take responsibility for taking care of her egg at the expense of Horton. But, don't worry, Mayzie's irresponsible actions are shown in a negative light and the story strongly encourages children to be more responsible and to not follow Mayzie's example of irresponsibility. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book unless you count Mayzie's irresponsible behavior being unsuitable for children to learn from.
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog Shelves: picture-books , sweet-youth , childrens-poetry , dr-seuss. This was a story read to me countless times as a young child, and then read by me countless times, once I gained the ability, and that refrain never fails to elicit a thrill of fellow-feeling and pride. The story of the kindhearted Horton, imposed upon by that lazy Maizie bird, climbing up on to her egg to keep it warm, while she goes on a short "vacation," it features any number of challenges for the titular elephantine hero.
Enduring all kinds of weather, suffering the mockery of his friends, standing up to hunters, surviving being carted off to a zoo and made a spectacle of, Horton remains faithful, keeping his word no matter what life throws at him.
And when Maizie returns, claiming the egg she had no hand in caring for, something magical happens - the egg hatches an entirely new kind of creature: an elephant bird!
This is, the narrative informs us, how it should be Originally published in , Horton Hatches the Egg was the first of two picture-books devoted to the doings of the eponymous elephantine hero, followed by Horton Hears a Who! It was the fourth of Dr. Although a treasured memento of my childhood, I had not picked this book up in years, until prompted by my recently begun Dr. Seuss retrospective, in which I plan to read and review all forty-four of his classic picture-books, in chronological publication order.
Seuss Enterprises. I think that it is here, in Horton Hatches the Egg , that we begin to see the full emergence of Dr. Seuss the wordsmith, as his rhyming text rollicks merrily along, perfectly communicating the story through a perfectly rhythmic text. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street had some rhyme to it, but it didn't have that seemingly free and easy, effortless feeling that one finds here, in this tale of the faithful Horton, while The Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and The King's Stilts were told entirely in prose.
A bumping! A wild alive scratching! This isn't to say, of course, that the others don't make for a good read-aloud, simply that they don't have that cadence one associates with their celebrated creator. The proverb that an elephant never forgets is one that predates Seuss by many years, but that genius managed to create something a little different with it, presenting a character who doesn't just remember, whether it be his word or his task, but who is faithful to that word and that task.
Someone with a strong sense of honor, and a protective and nurturing attitude to those weaker and more vulnerable than he. In short: the archetype of a great dad! It's interesting to speculate that there might be some message here, not just about keeping one's promises, but about the nature of parenting.
Maizie may be the egg's biological parent, but it is Horton who is the adoptive one, doing all of the work of the parent. In real life, adoptive children don't assume the biological qualities of their adoptive parents - nature doesn't really work that way - but Seuss seems to be arguing that they should.
Perhaps he is even arguing that they do, if not in body, then in spirit. As I mentioned above, there is a magical quality to this tale, but it is not the magic of fairy-tales or fantasy. An expensive party dip? That monster in your closet?
The chiasmus we're thinking of is an important element of Seuss's writing style in Horton. Check out Horton's motto:. See, chiasmus is easy. All you do is take a phrase and then reverse it.
As usual, Horton is talking to himself. But this one little chiasmus sustains him during this time of suffering and major boredom. You, too, can make a chiasmus to get you through the tough times. Get workin'. Whoa, what? Morton the Elephant Bird. The book centers on Horton, a genial elephant, who is convinced by Mayzie, a lazy, irresponsible bird, to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which turns into her permanent relocation to Palm Beach.
Naturally, the absurd sight of an elephant sitting atop a tree makes quite a scene — Horton is exposed to the elements, laughed at by his jungle friends, captured by hunters, forced to endure a terrible sea voyage, and finally placed in a traveling circus.
However, despite his hardships and Mayzie's clear intent not to return, Horton refuses to leave the nest because he insists on keeping his word, often repeating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred per cent! The traveling circus ends up visiting near Mayzie's new Palm Beach residence; she visits the circus just as the egg is due to hatch and demands that Horton return it, without offering him a reward.
Once I had tuned in to Seuss's particular language and it takes some practice , I realised this was storytelling of the highest order. But it wasn't until we fell upon Horton Hatches the Egg, first published in , that my girls and I were truly converted. Horton is an instantly recognisable Dr Seuss story - with all the fun, fizz and frivolity - but it has a special added something: soul. It's guaranteed to appeal to soft-hearted children everywhere, and my children, with their army of soft animal toys, are smitten.
Horton is the moving story of a kindly elephant who is passing by when a lazy mother bird called Mayzie decides she needs a holiday from sitting on her egg in a tree. And although Horton protests "Why of all silly things! I haven't got feathers and I haven't wings. ME on your egg?
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