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Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss) (original 1973; edition 1973)

by Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator)

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Compared to the problems of some of the creatures the old man describes, the boy is really quite lucky.
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Title:Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss)
Authors:Dr. Seuss
Other authors:Dr. Seuss (Illustrator)
Info:Random House Books for Young Readers (1973), Edition: 1St Edition, Hardcover, 64 pages
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As always, the book is a fun read. Although I understand what they're trying to get across, I would like to have seen it tell Duckie that although he shouldn't grumble about his situations, it's okay to get your feelings out & that what he feels IS important. Don't make him feel he should have to hold in whatever is bothering him. Maybe, with me dealing what I've dealt with in life and know what it's like to hold things in and how angry it can make you, I'm reading too much into this Children's book...lol ( )
  RamblingBookNerd | Jun 5, 2019 |
I read it because it was recommended by an adult as an important book. While the other 21 reviews here have no problem with viewing the suffering of others as a way to appreciate how good one's own life is, some of the examples come too close to real life issues for me to see them as silly. ( )
  raizel | Jan 7, 2019 |
A good message from Seuss about how there's always someone worse off than you.

Another of the books from my childhood I'm currently revisiting. ( )
  regularguy5mb | Aug 13, 2018 |
We are all lucky in our own ways and we need to be reminded sometimes of what we take for granted. ( )
  Olivia.Morris | Nov 9, 2016 |
Dr. Seuss is known for his life lessons in his book and Dr. Seuss explicitly tells the reader what he wants the reader to get out of this, which is be happy about you situation because it is always somebody who is going through more than you. The beginning starts off with a boy who is upset and is told by a wise old man that be lucky it could be worse. The book has a smooth progression to validate the old man's case. The old man transitions through the story telling about others' misfortunes. Dr. Seuss has always been known for his abstractly interesting visuals, with his distinct looking characters that children enjoy looking at. ( )
  kwalke18 | Mar 31, 2016 |
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This Book, With Love, is for Phyllis the Jackson
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When I was quite young and quite small for my size, I met an old man in the Desert of Drize.
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