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The Cat in the Hat
Daisy-Head Mayzie
When Maizie sprouts a daisy on her head, she soon finds stardom. But will fane and fortune prove a substitute for friends and family?
By combining the funniest stories, craziest creatures and zaniest pictures with his unique bland of rhyme, rhythm and repetition, Dr. Seuss helps children of all ages and abilities learn to read.
'Daisy-Head Mazie' is narrated by the watching Cat in the Hat.
By combining the funniest stories, craziest creatures and zaniest pictures with his unique bland of rhyme, rhythm and repetition, Dr. Seuss helps children of all ages and abilities learn to read.
'Daisy-Head Mazie' is narrated by the watching Cat in the Hat.
56 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Dr. Seuss
850 books17.7k followersTheodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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October 14, 2015
Years before I had kids, I taught a class on children's literature. In preparation for that class, I went out and bought copies of every Dr. Seuss book ever written.
Since then a decade has passed. I've had kids and read many Seuss books to both of them, many many times.
So imagine my surprise when I was looking through our bookshelves today and there, among all the Seuss, I saw this: A Seuss book I don't remember *ever* reading.
So I pulled it down and started reading it to my youngest boy, Cutie. (Not his real name. He's a little under 2).
The first thing that struck me as odd was the art. It looked similar to Seuss, but it was... flatter. Cleaner. The lines were straight and precise. I shrugged it off, thinking to myself that maybe it was one of his later books, and his style was more polished then. Or maybe he was trying something new....
But as I kept reading, the words weren't right either. Rhyme and meter as flawless as Seuss's are delightfully easy to read, but they are a nightmare to write. I know. And while some pages were fine solid others were just... odd. They had bad lines in the middle of good lines. The number of syllables would change randomly from stanza to stanza. Or things would stop rhyming entirely.
About five or six pages in, I actually closed the book to look at the cover to see if it really said, "By Dr. Seuss" or if I'd been tricked by one of those goddamn abhorrences in book form that pretends to a book by a certain author, but really it's "based on" the the author's work. Or "inspired by" the work. That is bullshit behavior.
But no. It said "By Dr. Seuss" right on the cover.
So I kept reading it. Cutie liked it well enough, but then again, it's not that hard to impress a 20 month old.
It got worse and worse as I continued. And after I finished it, I did a little research and found out that this book was published several years after his death. It was discovered as a draft in 1994. It was doubtless finished by someone else, and the art was done by someone else "based on some of the sketches discovered with his draft."
So, simply said, this is only "By Dr. Seuss" in the very roughest sense.
Here are my problems with the book:
1. The language is bad. The rhyme, meter, and word choice are neither consistent nor good. I could probably go through this book and highlight the parts that Seuss actually wrote.
If this weren't posing as a Seuss book, this would be less of an issue. But Seuss was a master of the language. To present this is as Seuss though.... It's like going into a restaurant and ordering a bowl of soup and getting a bowel of soap instead. Close, but no. It's not really close at all, is it?
2. The art isn't the same. It's similar in style, but really not the same in terms of feel.
3. The message/moral/plot is... strange/confusing/messy/nonexistent.
So is this book painful? Is it like eating broken glass or having a nail driven into your eye? No. Not really. And honestly, if it was just a random kid's book, it would rank a solid 'Meh' from me. Maybe a Meh-minus.
But this isn't being pitched as a random kid's book. It's supposed to be Dr. Seuss. And this isn't. It *very* isn't. And reading it is like picking up your glass expecting a mouthful of orange juice and instead getting milk. Or a bowel of soap. Not what you signed up for *and* startlingly unpleasant.
So yeah. Don't squander your money on nostalgia like this. You're much better off re-reading a different Seuss. Or, if you're looking for something new, then try out a new kid's book by a struggling new author. That way, at least, you have the chance of finding a new favorite. Here all you're going to find is the sad, dim room, empty except for a worn chair where a great man used to sit.
Since then a decade has passed. I've had kids and read many Seuss books to both of them, many many times.
So imagine my surprise when I was looking through our bookshelves today and there, among all the Seuss, I saw this: A Seuss book I don't remember *ever* reading.
So I pulled it down and started reading it to my youngest boy, Cutie. (Not his real name. He's a little under 2).
The first thing that struck me as odd was the art. It looked similar to Seuss, but it was... flatter. Cleaner. The lines were straight and precise. I shrugged it off, thinking to myself that maybe it was one of his later books, and his style was more polished then. Or maybe he was trying something new....
But as I kept reading, the words weren't right either. Rhyme and meter as flawless as Seuss's are delightfully easy to read, but they are a nightmare to write. I know. And while some pages were fine solid others were just... odd. They had bad lines in the middle of good lines. The number of syllables would change randomly from stanza to stanza. Or things would stop rhyming entirely.
About five or six pages in, I actually closed the book to look at the cover to see if it really said, "By Dr. Seuss" or if I'd been tricked by one of those goddamn abhorrences in book form that pretends to a book by a certain author, but really it's "based on" the the author's work. Or "inspired by" the work. That is bullshit behavior.
But no. It said "By Dr. Seuss" right on the cover.
So I kept reading it. Cutie liked it well enough, but then again, it's not that hard to impress a 20 month old.
It got worse and worse as I continued. And after I finished it, I did a little research and found out that this book was published several years after his death. It was discovered as a draft in 1994. It was doubtless finished by someone else, and the art was done by someone else "based on some of the sketches discovered with his draft."
So, simply said, this is only "By Dr. Seuss" in the very roughest sense.
Here are my problems with the book:
1. The language is bad. The rhyme, meter, and word choice are neither consistent nor good. I could probably go through this book and highlight the parts that Seuss actually wrote.
If this weren't posing as a Seuss book, this would be less of an issue. But Seuss was a master of the language. To present this is as Seuss though.... It's like going into a restaurant and ordering a bowl of soup and getting a bowel of soap instead. Close, but no. It's not really close at all, is it?
2. The art isn't the same. It's similar in style, but really not the same in terms of feel.
3. The message/moral/plot is... strange/confusing/messy/nonexistent.
So is this book painful? Is it like eating broken glass or having a nail driven into your eye? No. Not really. And honestly, if it was just a random kid's book, it would rank a solid 'Meh' from me. Maybe a Meh-minus.
But this isn't being pitched as a random kid's book. It's supposed to be Dr. Seuss. And this isn't. It *very* isn't. And reading it is like picking up your glass expecting a mouthful of orange juice and instead getting milk. Or a bowel of soap. Not what you signed up for *and* startlingly unpleasant.
So yeah. Don't squander your money on nostalgia like this. You're much better off re-reading a different Seuss. Or, if you're looking for something new, then try out a new kid's book by a struggling new author. That way, at least, you have the chance of finding a new favorite. Here all you're going to find is the sad, dim room, empty except for a worn chair where a great man used to sit.
February 25, 2022
Daisy-Head Mayzie, Dr. Seuss
The book is about a 12-year-old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. The Cat in the Hat who serves as the narrator to this story helps Mayzie to understand her problem and persuade her to go back home.
The book has a mini-song titled "Daisy-Head Mayzie" which her classmates chant.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز دوازدهم ماه ژوئن سال2008میلادی
عنوان: می زی گل به سر؛ نویسنده: زئوس (تئودور سوس گایزل، نامدار به دکتر سوس، تلفظ نام ایشان در زبان آلمانی «زویس» است)؛ مترجم رضی هیرمندی؛ تهران، افق، فندق، سال1386؛ در36ص؛ مصور؛ شابک9789643694180؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، افق، سال1392؛ در41ص؛ شابک9789643699055؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده20م
می زی دارد با بقیه ی بچه های کلاس، به درس گوش میدهد، که یک دفعه...؛ / این گل خوشگل درست روی سرش درمیآید؛ همه دست به کار میشوند تا مشکل «می زی» را حل کنند؛ از خانم معلم و مدیر مدرسه گرفته، تا دکتر و شهردار و اهالی محل و...؛ / اما انگار مشکل «می زی» بدجوری بیخ پیدا کرده است!؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 10/01/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 05/12/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
The book is about a 12-year-old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. The Cat in the Hat who serves as the narrator to this story helps Mayzie to understand her problem and persuade her to go back home.
The book has a mini-song titled "Daisy-Head Mayzie" which her classmates chant.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز دوازدهم ماه ژوئن سال2008میلادی
عنوان: می زی گل به سر؛ نویسنده: زئوس (تئودور سوس گایزل، نامدار به دکتر سوس، تلفظ نام ایشان در زبان آلمانی «زویس» است)؛ مترجم رضی هیرمندی؛ تهران، افق، فندق، سال1386؛ در36ص؛ مصور؛ شابک9789643694180؛ چاپ دیگر تهران، افق، سال1392؛ در41ص؛ شابک9789643699055؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده20م
می زی دارد با بقیه ی بچه های کلاس، به درس گوش میدهد، که یک دفعه...؛ / این گل خوشگل درست روی سرش درمیآید؛ همه دست به کار میشوند تا مشکل «می زی» را حل کنند؛ از خانم معلم و مدیر مدرسه گرفته، تا دکتر و شهردار و اهالی محل و...؛ / اما انگار مشکل «می زی» بدجوری بیخ پیدا کرده است!؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 10/01/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 05/12/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
March 28, 2022
3/5 stars
Having read the previous books in the cat and the hat series, it felt like something was off with the writing. It didn't click to me like Dr. Seuss'. Later that night, I got to know through one of my friends that it was one of the last works of his before his death. It was in 'unfinished draft' stage which was later finished by her daughter.
It shows in the writing. It wasn't playful, it wasn't whacky. But still, not a bad work. I enjoyed it, just not more than others, to say the least.
Review Posted: 28 Mar 2022.
Having read the previous books in the cat and the hat series, it felt like something was off with the writing. It didn't click to me like Dr. Seuss'. Later that night, I got to know through one of my friends that it was one of the last works of his before his death. It was in 'unfinished draft' stage which was later finished by her daughter.
It shows in the writing. It wasn't playful, it wasn't whacky. But still, not a bad work. I enjoyed it, just not more than others, to say the least.
Review Posted: 28 Mar 2022.
September 20, 2021
Daisy-Head Mayzie is about a girl who suddenly sprouts Daisy on her head and she is made fun of. This is my least favorite book in The Cat in the Hat series because the strange cat makes an appearance too late. Also the story wasn't that impressive.
I too like a lot of other people think that this wasn't written by Dr. Seuss because the rhyming wasn't that great. It felt off but still the pictures aren't bad.
3 stars
I too like a lot of other people think that this wasn't written by Dr. Seuss because the rhyming wasn't that great. It felt off but still the pictures aren't bad.
3 stars
October 18, 2022
★ 4 stars
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[read with my little brother]
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[read with my little brother]
March 19, 2009
Daisy-Head Mayzie was found as a script by Dr. Seuss's family after his death. First it was released as a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. After the cartoon was aired, the original book version was released. I really dislike post humorous released books by famous authors. The author writes 100 words on the back of an envelope, decides that it needs significant work before they would ever put there name to it in public, and move on to create the fantastic books they are famous for. Just read about the thousands or re-writes and years of work it took for Mem Fox to produce the instant classic Where Is the Green Sheep?. Then the author dies. The family, agent, or publisher goes through their things and discovers this rough draft. Now should they respect the memory of the dead author by respecting their decision not to publish this work, or should they cash in? Well in this case they certainly cashed in...
The text of Daisy-Head Mayzie needs significant work. The rough bones of Dr. Seuss's usual rhyme and rhythm is there - but there are numerous occasions where the cadence breaks down and you are left floundering. The plot too needs smoothing over - the point at which Daisy gives up her fame is key - but really doesn't work.
The script the family found had only rough sketches - so someone else has drawn them. That someone else is not credited - which irritates me. The illustrations look typically Hanna Barbera - except for Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat who appears exceedingly out of place as the 'narrator'. There is no mention of the Cat in the book, and it seems to be the only purpose of Cat's appearance is to provide some semblance of a connection with Dr. Seuss.
The text of Daisy-Head Mayzie needs significant work. The rough bones of Dr. Seuss's usual rhyme and rhythm is there - but there are numerous occasions where the cadence breaks down and you are left floundering. The plot too needs smoothing over - the point at which Daisy gives up her fame is key - but really doesn't work.
The script the family found had only rough sketches - so someone else has drawn them. That someone else is not credited - which irritates me. The illustrations look typically Hanna Barbera - except for Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat who appears exceedingly out of place as the 'narrator'. There is no mention of the Cat in the book, and it seems to be the only purpose of Cat's appearance is to provide some semblance of a connection with Dr. Seuss.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 7, 2021
4 stars & 4/10 hearts. Ah, why haven’t I heard of this one before? It was very funny and full of great rhymes, and I particularly love the way it slipped in the theme of ‘no one loves me’:
Mayzie McGrew ran night and day,
Nowhere to go, nowhere to stay.
Because she was sure that everyone must
Have written her off in total disgust,
Over and over again in her head,
These are the words that poor Mayzie said:
“I can never go home. Nobody loves me.
Nobody loves me. Nobody loves me.”
Then the daisy pops in… and assures Mayzie she is, indeed, loved…
Just sweet.
Mayzie McGrew ran night and day,
Nowhere to go, nowhere to stay.
Because she was sure that everyone must
Have written her off in total disgust,
Over and over again in her head,
These are the words that poor Mayzie said:
“I can never go home. Nobody loves me.
Nobody loves me. Nobody loves me.”
Then the daisy pops in… and assures Mayzie she is, indeed, loved…
Just sweet.
June 23, 2011
Of course I read this as a teenager, and I'm sure I loved it then, but I just re-read as an adult and it didn't dazzle me or excite me like I expect Dr. Seuss books to do. It was cute, but not cute enough for me. This sounds like a silly complaint, but it had tons of words, lol! Usually Dr. Seuss books are a little long, but each page is kind of short and sweet, kind of a little poem to itself almost. This didn't feel that way to me. The illustrations were good, but I think what I love about Dr. Seuss is the silliness. There are a few silly things, starting with a daisy growing out of the head of Mayzie, but I really like all the weird creatures and inventions of Dr. Seuss, and this didn't have very many. Like I said, it's cute, but not his best, but you still have to read it, it's Dr. Seuss after all!
December 31, 2017
This book was published many years after my own personal childhood, so this was another Dr. Suess book I had never read before reading it aloud to my daughter. The story was a bit weird, though the "sacrifice" of the daisy towards the end was a bit sweet I thought. Because love is what it is all about.
November 8, 2012
I grew up with this book and it is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books ever! I love how each of his stories seem to have a profound social issue within them, in this case it was about a girl who forgot about her family and friends through the excitement of fame and fortune because of her strange "daisy head" condition. She eventually realizes that nothing is more valuable than her loved ones at home, and as a result the daisy disappears- only to reappear on occasion. The book's rhymes are entertaining and the iconic Seuss illustrations complete it.
November 10, 2019
The watching Cat in the Hat tells the tale of 'Daisy-Head Mazie' who suddenly sprouts a daisy out of the top of her head.
Maizie's teacher Miss Sneetcher, thinks Maizie's classmates are playing a trick on her but her classmates' taunts make her think that it is perhaps not so. She rushes off to the school Principal, Mr Gregory Grumm, and between them they decide that it is a genuine daisy.
They try their best to sort the problem out but without success so they call a doctor, Dr Eisenbart, and a florist, Finch, but before they arrive Maizie runs away when a swarm of bees are attracted to her daisy. Officer Thatcher sorts that little problem out by which time Maizie's mother, Mrs McGrew, is so upset that she doesn't know what to do.
Then at a meeting hosted by the Mayor in order to try to resolve the problem, a wheeler and dealer, Finagle the Agent, signs Maizie on to be an attraction. Daisy-Head fever suddenly hits the nation as fame knocks on Maizie's door!
But Maizie has lost all her friends and she begins to think, 'What is money without friends' and she finds she has nowhere to go and nowhere to stay. But the Cat in the Hat steps in, the daisy goes away and Maizie gets back to her studies and her friends. But does the daisy still make occasional appearances …?
'Daisy-Head Mayzie' is the usual unique combination of zany pictures and riotous rhymes and it
is vintage Seuss.
Maizie's teacher Miss Sneetcher, thinks Maizie's classmates are playing a trick on her but her classmates' taunts make her think that it is perhaps not so. She rushes off to the school Principal, Mr Gregory Grumm, and between them they decide that it is a genuine daisy.
They try their best to sort the problem out but without success so they call a doctor, Dr Eisenbart, and a florist, Finch, but before they arrive Maizie runs away when a swarm of bees are attracted to her daisy. Officer Thatcher sorts that little problem out by which time Maizie's mother, Mrs McGrew, is so upset that she doesn't know what to do.
Then at a meeting hosted by the Mayor in order to try to resolve the problem, a wheeler and dealer, Finagle the Agent, signs Maizie on to be an attraction. Daisy-Head fever suddenly hits the nation as fame knocks on Maizie's door!
But Maizie has lost all her friends and she begins to think, 'What is money without friends' and she finds she has nowhere to go and nowhere to stay. But the Cat in the Hat steps in, the daisy goes away and Maizie gets back to her studies and her friends. But does the daisy still make occasional appearances …?
'Daisy-Head Mayzie' is the usual unique combination of zany pictures and riotous rhymes and it
is vintage Seuss.
March 12, 2011
I read this to first graders in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday. They thought it was definitely strange to have a daisy growing out of the top of your head! Funny, I remember making daisy chain crowns as a girl to put in my hair.
After the teacher, principal, Daisy's parents and practically the whole town try to figure out what to do about it, Daisy becomes sort of famous for having this exceptional feature. It is soon obvious that money can't replace friends, and life at the top is lonely. When Mayzie's daisy begins shedding petals one-by-one she wonders if her friends "love me (her)" or "love me (her) not." Of course they love her! As the last petal falls and she realizes she has returned to normal, she assumes life as a regular girl again. Although every now and then when another daisy sprouts up, Mayzie and the other characters now accept this peculiarly. I think it would be cool to have a flower in your hair ... a very pretty accessory.
After the teacher, principal, Daisy's parents and practically the whole town try to figure out what to do about it, Daisy becomes sort of famous for having this exceptional feature. It is soon obvious that money can't replace friends, and life at the top is lonely. When Mayzie's daisy begins shedding petals one-by-one she wonders if her friends "love me (her)" or "love me (her) not." Of course they love her! As the last petal falls and she realizes she has returned to normal, she assumes life as a regular girl again. Although every now and then when another daisy sprouts up, Mayzie and the other characters now accept this peculiarly. I think it would be cool to have a flower in your hair ... a very pretty accessory.
September 26, 2012
This is the book my son brought home from the library this week and at first I was excited. Dr. Seuss is always good.
Except this time it wasn't. The poetry was badly scanned and the story really wandered.
Enlightenment hit. This book was actually written by someone else after Dr. Seuss died. It's based on a partial manuscript they found in his belongings.
People think it's easy to write a kid's book but it's not. Seuss has been compared to Shakespeare and with good reason. The rhythm and flow of language and sound is flawless and apparently inimitable.
Leave this one on the shelf and find some that the good doctor actually wrote.
Except this time it wasn't. The poetry was badly scanned and the story really wandered.
Enlightenment hit. This book was actually written by someone else after Dr. Seuss died. It's based on a partial manuscript they found in his belongings.
People think it's easy to write a kid's book but it's not. Seuss has been compared to Shakespeare and with good reason. The rhythm and flow of language and sound is flawless and apparently inimitable.
Leave this one on the shelf and find some that the good doctor actually wrote.
April 5, 2010
For as much as we love reading Dr. Seuss' books, I'm surprised that we've never read this one before. I am sure we've seen it at the library, but for some reason we never borrowed it until now. I couldn't quite say that I am disappointed, but it wasn't our favorite for sure. It seemed to have less cohesion and charm than the classics like Green Eggs and Ham and even Hop on Pop. In any case, it was a good book to read aloud and our girls liked the illustrations and especially the ending.
November 3, 2014
A wonderful charming classic, of a girl who has a daisy grow from her head. This is a surprisingly rich story as we see both the positives and negatives of fame. Handled in a way that only Dr. Suess could, this is a wonderful story everyone should read.
July 10, 2008
It was fun, my daughter liked it, and the message she seemed to take away is that, yes, I would love her even if she had a daisy growing out of her head. Or even if she didn't. All true.
March 19, 2017
Cute book
April 10, 2020
A very funny and catchy story. Colourful pictures and great for a laugh.
May 27, 2020
i'm shocked to say this, but movie adaptation is far better
November 22, 2022
Daisy Head Mayzie is about a girl who grows a flower out of her head. I believe this book is about society’s inability to integrate peoples differences without locking them away or exploiting them. As the story progresses, Mayzie begins to regret her choices “But what is money without friends? A dream had led her far astray. That was the price she had to pay” Dr Seuss probably cared about this, being a creative himself. The story conveys his feelings about the dangers of falling for corporate bigwigs. If more people accepted their differences and didn't try to profit off of them, the world would be a better place. It would also be better if people stopped trying to benefit off of other people's quirks and uniqueness.
June 18, 2023
a girl grows a daisy out of her hair on the top of her head and the uproar it causes in her life. it just was a aweird story, I didn't know what to make of it.
"She was sitting one day,
at her desk, in her school, in her usual way,
when she felt a small twitch on the top of her head.
so mayzie looked up. and she almost dropped dead.
something peculiar was going on there.
a daisy was sprouting right out of her hair!"
"She was sitting one day,
at her desk, in her school, in her usual way,
when she felt a small twitch on the top of her head.
so mayzie looked up. and she almost dropped dead.
something peculiar was going on there.
a daisy was sprouting right out of her hair!"
April 26, 2015
What?!!?!??
March 9, 2024
It's Dr. Seuss Week and I borrowed 7 of his books from my library. This is one of them. I remember reading it to my children. I also remember watching it on TV with them.
Daisy-Head Mayzie in sitting in her classroom when out of nowhere and all of a sudden, she feels something on the top of her head. It's a daisy and it's grown right out of her hair. The teacher thinks it's a joke, and upon trying to pull it out, is unsuccessful. All the kids start laughing and she is brought to the principals office. He tries helping her with calling in a bunch of people from different professions including THE MAYOR, which made me laugh because he is a buffoon who talks of what he would do about the situation, if he was Reelected including making dairies illegal if they aren't grown in the ground. It's like it's All too familiar, today and in yesterdays, politicians are useless and make a bad situation all about themselves and who cares about the one who needs help now. I love how he bought that into the story for the adult reader.
This story, as usual, has lessons to be learned, it's okay to be different and to accept ourselves as we are, and true good people will love you for who you are. I'm sure I'm missing more.
I enjoyed reading the Notes from the Editors at the end. It was explained that a script was found by one of his family members after his death and Hanna-Barbera (funny I always thought it was Hanna-Barbara) made it into a cartoon before the original book revision was released. I also liked there were pictures and we could see the differences with Ted's sketches and the film adaptation.
It was hard to rate this story as I would had preferred Dr. Seuss's drawings instead, and why I've lowered it to a 3.
Daisy-Head Mayzie in sitting in her classroom when out of nowhere and all of a sudden, she feels something on the top of her head. It's a daisy and it's grown right out of her hair. The teacher thinks it's a joke, and upon trying to pull it out, is unsuccessful. All the kids start laughing and she is brought to the principals office. He tries helping her with calling in a bunch of people from different professions including THE MAYOR, which made me laugh because he is a buffoon who talks of what he would do about the situation, if he was Reelected including making dairies illegal if they aren't grown in the ground. It's like it's All too familiar, today and in yesterdays, politicians are useless and make a bad situation all about themselves and who cares about the one who needs help now. I love how he bought that into the story for the adult reader.
This story, as usual, has lessons to be learned, it's okay to be different and to accept ourselves as we are, and true good people will love you for who you are. I'm sure I'm missing more.
I enjoyed reading the Notes from the Editors at the end. It was explained that a script was found by one of his family members after his death and Hanna-Barbera (funny I always thought it was Hanna-Barbara) made it into a cartoon before the original book revision was released. I also liked there were pictures and we could see the differences with Ted's sketches and the film adaptation.
It was hard to rate this story as I would had preferred Dr. Seuss's drawings instead, and why I've lowered it to a 3.
June 20, 2020
One of the last stories of the Legend Dr Seuss before his death left it to be finished by his daughter Audrey. Mayzie is a young school girl with a fertile mind...fertile enough to grow a daisy from her scalp. Such miracles of freakism could only happen in the Seussiverse, or in Ripleys Believe it or Not. Soon the bees aren't the only ones who notice the flower with a flower growing out her head. Everyone else does, and soon Daisy Head Mayzie is the talk of the free world, on TV and movies, and you can imagine actor Peter Strauss might need her for his Miracle-Gro commercial! But will fame and fortune force Mayzie into seclusion thinking she will be unloved by anyone? (Kinda like what a certain Lindsay is going thru today) It's the final story to grow from the fertile soil that was and is the imagination of the master, Theodore Seuss Geisel, a final flower gift to all of us.
Four stars
Mayzie Force be with you always!
Four stars
Mayzie Force be with you always!
July 17, 2017
This updated version of the classic Seuss story featured Mayzie McGrew and the flower that blossoms in the most unlikely of all places--the top of her head. Not surprisingly, this occurrence causes quite a reaction among her classmates, her teacher, and the principal. When efforts to get rid of the daisy have a negative effect on the girl, her parents are summoned. Suddenly, everyone is trying to remove that daisy. What can poor Daisy do? Young readers will thoroughly enjoy all the silliness while swallowing a sound message about leaving well enough alone and not picking on someone or her flowers just because she's a little bit different.
April 10, 2019
Miss 4 is enjoying it. It's quite a long read (and in all rhyme) so after a few read throughs I find myself trying to abbreviate some pages. I also needed to explain to Miss 4 the concept of 'I love you, I love not' with a daisy and it rather went over her head.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
September 18, 2019
This was the first book that I have ever read to my youngest brother Matthew. When I was reading this book I was a little emotional because this was the first time I actually did something with my youngest brother and that he was smiling and laughing at me. When I finished the book I felt like my little brother would do great things and maybe do better things in life than the things I did in life. Now I look at what he is doing and I feel very proud of him and he definitely reads better than me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2017
A very strange and wonderful tale about a little girls who sprouts a daisy out of her head one morning at school. Not liking any of the option to get rid of the daisy the girls instead allows it to make her famous. In the end though fame leaves her feeling lonely and unloved. "Well, you know, about daisies. When love is in doubt, The job of a daisy is, Try and Find Out!" So the daisy begins dropping it's leaves "They love her... They love her NOT! They love her..."
November 7, 2018
The Daisy-Head Mayzie on the Oceanhouse Media app is very fun to listen and read along too. I liked how it had background music and I felt that it made it more enjoyable for the audience. I like the transitions of the pictures and how the illustrations would move to make them seem more realistic to the reader. It gives the book more life to it and it is interactive for the kids especially with the music. I like how they kept the illustrations the same as the actual hardcover book.
October 17, 2017
This book is the 2016 version based on his original sketches. The earlier version used the animated characters from the film. There is interesting back matter that explains the versions and how they both came to be published.
The story is one of the few with a female central character. Daisy-Head Mayzie celebrates the qualities that make each of us unique and special.
The story is one of the few with a female central character. Daisy-Head Mayzie celebrates the qualities that make each of us unique and special.
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