After all, your child has both a King and a Bartholomew inside of them, and it would be nice if one showed up more than the other.īottom line: Bartholomew and the Oobleck will make your whole parenting gig just a smidge easier. If your child has or is currently passing through the Berenstain Bears and the Gimme Gimmesage, when everything is about them and their concept of right and wrong is tenuous, this book can do wonders. Sounds like something could benefit from. There are also lessons about appreciating what you've got and not getting too full of yourself. They come both in the form of our stubborn king, who teaches us why we should make like Nixon and say sorry, and in the form of brave Bartholomew, who makes a good case for how and why to listen to your heart and stand up to bullies. You will never again have to warn your child about the dangers of sleeping with gum in their mouth after you read them this book, nor will you have to watch that clip of Violet Beauregarde turning into a giant blueberry to hammer your point home.īut wait, there's more! That's right, life lessons abound. Specifically what happens when chewing gum-sorry, "oobleck"-falls from the sky. There's only one reason for you to read Bartholomew and the Oobleck to your child, and it's called chewing gum. Now get on with reading, you know you want to. 'Bout battle? No sir! 'Bout the fact it was raining.Īuthority, power, class structure, and more. Seuss got the idea from a soldier complaining Is sick of the wind, snow, sunshine, and rain,īut Bartholomew triumphs, as he tends to do.Īnd you're dying to hear where it came from, no doubt. King Derwin (we know, what a terrible name) Lead Bartholomew Cubbins to put up a fight. His ego, his pride, his stubborn "I'm right!" Who wants what he wants and he wants it with bling.īut he's one awful boss as he readily shows us. He comes in the form of a greedy old king Tells us the story of a pain in the neck. With Seussian words like our fave, shuffle-duffle. It's still super Seussy, no need to kerfluffle, Stay cool, crazy Shmoopers, and give it a go.
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