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!"

Favorite childhood book

For those of us that love Dr Seuss, this one will fall short. Published after Ted Geisel’s death, this book lacks the normal cadence of his other works. The illustrations feel empty.

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

A very funny and catchy story. Colourful pictures and great for a laugh.

I can't understand why Dr. Seuss would not release this book during his wonderful existence on this earth. I'm so glad his wife discovered this book and made sure it got published for the world to see Dr Suess's beautiful words. Daisy-Head Mayzie is not only quirky but so much fun. It's pure Suess at his best. I can't believe I never heard of this book. So glad I finally discovered it. Such fun!

my cousin just had a baby and named her mayzie so obviously i had to get this book to read to her

Loved Dr Seuss and own most of his great ones. Recommended.

This story by Dr. Suess is about a girl who one day has a daisy sprout out of her head. Everyone freaks out and tries to get rid of it, but they soon realize that Mayzie and the daisy are interconnected so closely that whatever happens to the daisy will happen to Mayzie. Everyone tries to help her out, but it is only Mayzie that can get rid of the daisy. And she did, but every once in a while the daisy makes another appearance.

This book is a really fantastic book. The pictures are so detailed, and they fit with the text perfectly. The characters are very realistic in their emotions. And you can learn many lessons from the people Mayzie meets and talks to. I would use this book because it’s about figuring out who you are and who you want to be. It’s about making hard decisions, and overcoming your faults. It’s about enjoying who you are and not letting anyone change who you are. I would use this book to teach my children these lessons.

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.

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!

A standalone story about appearances, celebrity, and they love me, they love me not…

My Take
As I started reading, I suddenly thought of parental admonitions about washing behind your ears lest potatoes start to grow, lol. Hmmm, makes me wonder if Mayzie has been washing her hair!

Seuss has done a beautiful job of rhyming the story and the children's dialogue. It makes you want to sing along as you read. The illustrations are lively in softly bright colors.

I like the principal's office. All those lovely books and so very Seussian in their positions, lol. A nice bit of science in terms of where daisies grow.

What's not nice is the adults' reactions. The principal treats her like a diseased thing that has to be isolated. The doctor sees her in terms of his future. The mayor jumps on his soapbox and has hysterics about daisies taking over. And somehow, the publicity agent entices Mayzie into signing.

I started this, thinking it would be about the kids teasing Mayzie unmercifully, but it turns out to have two different "conflicts". The first is the adults' reactions to Mayzie's startling appearance, on which Seuss spends three-fourths of the story. The next four pages are about ol' Finagle getting a jumpstart on today's culture of celebretizing anything different and was such a twist on where Seuss had been heading; it's as if Seuss couldn't decide which way to swing and threw in a sudden thought without bothering to hook it up. I wish that Seuss had spent more time on Mayzie becoming unhappy with being a celebrity. Instead he simply jumps from all those piles of tens to the last ten pages of Mayzie fleeing and discovering what is truly important.

The unexpected ending is cute. Acceptance is a wonderful thing.

The Story
When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrew's head, she is faced with the fear and greed of adults, her parents' dismay, and a publicity agent's greed.

And poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune.

The Characters
Mayzie McGrew is a young student. Mrs. McGrew appears to be a painter or welder. Mr. McGrew works in a shoe store.

Fellow students include Herman "Butch" Stroodel and Einstein Van Tass.

Miss Sneetcher is the teacher. Mr. Gregory Grumm is the principal. Dr. Eisenbart is a medical doctor while his brother is a vet. Finch is a florist. Officer Thatcher loses his hat. Finagle is a publicity agent — oh shades, of our culture today!

While the Cat-in-the-Hat comes to the rescue.

The Cover and Title
The cover has a colonial blue sky of a background with cartoon clouds at the bottom as the Cat-in-the-Hat floats through the sky with the help of his orange umbrella and Daisy-Head Mayzie hugged to his side.

The title is all about Diasy-Head Mayzie and the lessons she learns.