The rhythm of this book is not as good as other Seuss books, and it seemed that no one learned their lesson about bullying Mayzie for something she couldn't control.

Favorite

Funny story about a girl who has a daisy grow on her head and all the people that become involved over what to do about it.
This is one of the books that was completed from notes of Dr. Seuss after his death.

I did NOT realize that a "Dr. Seuss" book was written after his death (I should have looked at the cover more carefully, but from the title, I thought it was going to be about the bird in Horton Hatches the Egg. I did not like it, I thought it had none of the charm of real Dr. Seuss books, and it was still a very long picture book. My kids liked it fine, but I'm not deferring to them in this case!

I read this while working in a bookstore, surprised that there was a Dr. Seuss book I hadn't come across before. (Turned out it was not published when I was a kid.) It was about a little girl who, for no apparent reason, has a daisy sprout from her head one day. It actually kind of disturbed me because of all the attempts to get rid of it not working out for Mayzie. The whole thing just kind of made me uncomfortable. It's also sort of amorphous how Mayzie gets swept away in a life of fame after someone decides to exploit her having such an unheard-of feature, because even though we know she ends up going back to her normal life, we don't really know much about what that life was or whether she was happy with it. The Cat in the Hat actually shows up here acting differently from the way he normally does, and helps Mayzie feel at ease and return to her previous life.

Did my daughter enjoy this book? Yes. The problem is that this book reads like a poor Dr. Suess imitation, which is exactly what it is. Stick to the real thing.

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.

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.

Mayzie sprouts a Daisy from her head one day. No explanation, no apparent provocation; it just happens. She and the people in her life try to get rid of it, but it keeps coming back, and then when the media gets a hold of her she becomes a star. But that's not what Mayzie wants. What will she do?

The whimsical silliness of Dr. Seuss is present in the flower-sprouting girl, but when Mayzie longs for her former life, you don't really get a sense of why. What does she miss? What is she denied now that she's famous? If she had been more of a character in the first place, I would have cared more about her getting to leave the spotlight, but I didn't, and in Dr. Seuss's other books, even the somewhat one-dimensional characters had something to them. Mayzie wanted to get out of her situation, but she WAS her situation. I also thought the idea of a flower sprouting out of your head was mild body horror and that sort of stuff has always skeezed me out.

the childhood favourites blitz continues - not sure which I want more, a daisy (my favourite flower) growing out of my head or the principal’s office full of books (iconic)

Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss. His books are just enjoable.

One of my all-time Suess favorites. Love the additonal informational essay included at the end of this edition.