Oh, the places you’ll go!
By: Dr Seuss
Reading level: K-4
56 pages
Published 1990 by Random House New York
Genre: Picture Book
Rating:****


Summary:Not unlike other Dr. Seuss classics, this book is full of bright colors, and large pictures that fill the page.:With each page filled with color from bottom to top and catchy rhyming and life lessons to boot, Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go is an ideal book for not only kids but those in all transitional phases of life. From high school graduates to those graduating from preschool it is a book full of motivation. This story follows a young boy off and on his way to great places and all the things and places he as to go through to get there. And just like this boy any kid or adult can relate to new places and things, challenges and struggles, “slumps” and “bumps” in the road and more. Although the best part of this book isn’t just all the things that happen along the way, but the message at the end of the book, that you will succeed. And it is “98 and ¾ percent guaranteed”.
Reaction: I loved this book! Not only because it has all the charm of a Dr. Seuss novel with rhyming, but the message at the end was not only positive but one that most of us need to hear and remember, that we will hit bumps and slumps and other such things along the way, but that we will succeed. So don’t be afraid to get out there and start your adventure.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book to everyone, especially those that are going through new things in life whether it is changing grades, moving, or leaving home. This book is motivational and fun for all age groups.
Potential Problems/Conflicts: One potential problem I could see with this book would be in reading it to younger kids because it does have some dark pages, that can seem slightly negative,to show some of the very realistic challenges of life.