Horton And The Kwuggerbug And More Lost Stories (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
My babies are teens & don't like to listen, you'd think it would stop me but instead I glisten ~ to read on my own ~ oh what a delighta Seussical treat seems only just right. To read to myself out loud as I pleasenot caring at all of the strange looks I receivesOh Horton Oh Horton Oh Horton what have you done now ~ the only thing better for this story would be a cow. This is a collection of lost stories by Dr. Seuss. There is a total of 4 new stories in this collection. Of course, the one leading the pack was about the lovable and obliging Horton the Elephant. The first starts off with classic Horton being very generous to a "seemingly" sincere little Kwuggerbug. As it turns out, this bug is really a colossal pest and mean to boot. Once Horton gave him his word he was determined to stick with it. The rhyming in the story is great but, I am not sure how I feel about the actual story itself. This one was the best story out of all of them. There were 3 other stories that were not as good. One involved a boy that was a liar, the other about a police officer daydreaming about saving the city, and the last one about The Grinch. The Grinch story really didn't make any sense to me. I felt like I had read the stories involving the boy (And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street) and the police officer (Because A Little Bug Went Kachoo!) already. So, I was a little let down in the presentation of these stories. The Horton one made me feel a little sad. I am not sure if I would want to have any of my little "kidlets" reading this new Dr. Seuss book. It just didn't have the whimsy and majesty of his other books.
What do You think about Horton And The Kwuggerbug And More Lost Stories (2014)?
I enjoy the tongue twists & made up words of Dr. Seuss.
—jacky
Liked the introduction almost as much as the stories.
—BOWEN
