Dr. Seuss's One Fish, Two Fish, Three, Four, Five, Fish!

I remember enjoying this book a lot when I was a child, but I had mixed feelings about the book when I read it again. In my opinion, when I was reading the story aloud, it seemed like it was endless, yet interrupted. The beginning of the book focused a lot on counting, but as the story continued, it switched gears and became really random and confusing. For example, the text seems to change direction from a counting book to a completely different story when Seuss writes, “Mr. Gump has a seven hump Wump. So…if you like to go Bump! Bump! Just jump on the hump of the Wump of Gump.” Then he begins to introduce a character named Ned. The writing seems very broken up to me. The illustrations, as always, are classic and unique. The color show more palette is composed of a small amount of primary colors which in my opinion, help to focus the reader on the complicated, but enjoyable story. Though it was difficult for me to identify a central message from this text, I feel that the big idea is that each day is filled with many exciting things to do, so don’t let any day pass you by. “Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Every day, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.” show less

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, THREE, FOUR, FIVE FISH is another great book by Dr. Seuss. He is an author who can easily entertain children and even adults at times! This book would be recommended for pre schoolers or younger. The rhyming was a bit off but it is still entertaining to kids."One fish
two fish/
red fish
blue fish./
Black fish
blue fish/
old fish
new fish./
Three fish
four fish./
Here come more fish!/
This one has a little star./
Say! What a lot of fish there are./
1 One fish
2 two fish
3 three
4 four
5 five./
This one has a car to drive!
This is a good book to teach color and numbers 1-5. I think there could have been more added to this book like more numbers and better rhyming! The illustrations were of silly fish. The pictures were bright and show more colorful. On the front of the cover their are fish popping out of the cover so that interests children as well! This book could be in a pre school classroom or 4-K classroom to teach a few numbers and some colors. show less

Not only does this book introduce young kids to their colors and numbers, but it is very visually appealing for kids of all ages. The colors are vibrant and the story, like all Dr. Suess books has a rhythm and rhyme to it.

This a childhood favorite of mine. I recommend this book to every child because it is filled with great pictures and it is a good rhyming book.

Very short, but very educational book. Easy to read and understand numbers and colors. Lots of vivid illustrations to entertain readers.

Summary: This book is a very simple and short book. It simply teachs how to count to 5. It also has little fish at the top of the book that move to help the child learn how to count.
Personal Reaction: This book wold be great for children before they enter preschool. I thought it was very colorful and interesting for little children.
Classroom Extension: This would be good in a preschool classroom when learning how to count.

Once again Dr. Seuss brings the young reader into the world of learning through the use of his magical animals with even more magical names. Children can explore with the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds