Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (Bright & Early Books)

Even for a Seuss book, this book made very little sense. Why is poor Marvin K. Mooney being told to go? Where is he supposed to go? What has he done to befit this banishment? Poor Marvin K. Mooney!

A large unnamed hand narrates this book, telling Marvin K. Mooney to vacate the premises by any means possible.

There isn't really a plot to this book, but it is just fun in the typical Seuss fashion. Rhymes, word play, and bizarre phrases and creatures people its pages. It is a good book to read aloud with young kids as it has ample fodder for using silly voices. I'm not sure it's the best early reader out there just because of the use of made-up words like "Zumble-Zay" but it's an altogether entertaining read.

Marvin is asked in many ways to leave and he keeps returning. This book has a good rhyme scheme and is easy for kids to read. Has an underlying political message about Richard Nixon.

I really enjoyed reading this book by Dr. Seuss because I found it to be one of his simpler books. This story has a message that there are different (imaginable) means of transportation to go somewhere! The fun illustrations make this book a really interesting read, as they are all real means of transportation, but with a very fictitious twist! For example, he suggests Marvin K. Mooney goes away on a bicycle, but on a “Zike Bike”, which is just a crazier version of a real bicycle! I enjoyed this book because it was an easy and quick read, but also rhymed, which made it fun to read. I never knew what to expect next, which is why I would definitely recommend this book to readers!

All these years later, I'm still left wondering what Marvin K. Mooney did to deserve such animosity.

1. Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972, Dr. Seuss Enterprises) is a Modern Fantasy poetry story by Dr. Seuss. Marvin K Mooney’s message is to not procrastinate, but to go now and do what you have to do. Marvin’s mother also portrays the other main idea of, persistence. Like all Dr Seuss books I really like this book. As always his illustrations, point of view, and rhyming skill draws me, the reader, into his world and exposes me to his numerous inventions. Dr. Seuss classic illustrations are simple enough to entertain a young child yet classic enough to draw an adult reader into the story. The vivid illustrations enhance the text by giving us a visual explanation of the many made-up words of Doctor Seuss. Not a lot of show more people know what a Zumble-Zay is, but thanks to the authors illustration we have an idea of what it is. The author’s use of Third person narrative helps us to see into multiple characters in the story. Not only do we see, through the narrator, the anger that Marvin’s mother expresses towards Marvin, we also see Marvin’s reluctance to go. Because of 3rd person we can hear in the opening lines Marvin’s mothers’ frustration “The Time has come. The time is now. Just go. GO! GO!” this style of writing introduces us to her furry at her son. Through the illustration we see Marvin not wanting to go. We see his reluctance to do his task. Dr Seuss is well known for his rhythm and rhyme. This story is a great example of his rhythm. The lines “Marvin K. Moony! I don’t care how. Marvin K. Mooney! Will you Please GO NOW” have a great speed and rhythm to them that pulled me in and got me more involved in the story. show less

This book is very cute. An adult is telling Marvin K. Mooney that he has to leave now. They don’t care how he leaves, just that he needs to leave now.