A baffled youngster awakens one morning to find everything's out of place, but no one seems to notice! Beginning readers will have fun discovering ...
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Oct 05, 2011
Shanna
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Dr. Seuss has published a number of early reader books under the pseudonym Theo LeSieg, illustrated by other artists. None of the LeSieg books qualify as classics, but they do make for enjoyable reading practice. In this one, a young boy wakes up in the morning and notices that there is a shoe stuck to his wall. On the following page, a second shoe is attached to his ceiling. In each additional page, there is one more out-of-place item, bringing great consternation to the young protagonist,
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Mar 19, 2011
Catherine
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I just love this book. I can't believe I've only just discovered it but there you go. My son cracks up at every page. Yes the cute words they can read themselves are funny and great for getting your children involved, but it is the illustrations that really make this book shine. One thing that really stod out for me was the fact that the funniest things about the book are not remotely mentioned in the text.
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Oct 03, 2011
Miayruffah
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This picture book is all about the out of the ordinary, wacky situations and pandemonium! A young boy wakes up one Wednesday morning to find that everything that is his house, his school and his community is out of place. It is only when he bumps into a patrolman that he realises he needs to find twenty more items before things go back to normal. The colourful pictures, the rhyme and the idea of looking for wacky items excite children to observe and join in. It can also be read by a non-reading
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Oct 14, 2011
Louise
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I hadn't heard of this lesser known Dr Seuss title until just recently. I requested it from my library, and then read it with my 10 year old. I was really surprised how much he loved it. Even now. He would have totally loved this book when he was younger. He always loved what we called "finding things" books. Where you had to find things hidden in the illustrations. Here a young boy wakes up one ordinary Wednesday morning to find that things have gone rather wacky indeed. Palm trees gr
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Mar 03, 2010
Suzanne
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Wednesday is a wacky day! Or is everything a dream? There are shoes on the ceiling, on top of flagpoles, and in place of wheels on cars. There are baby buggies too .. in the most unlikely places, some of them have strange things inside ... not just babies. My favorite was one that looked like a "stretch limo" sort of buggy with at least two dozen babies inside ..That's wacky!! There are worms chasing birds, mice chasing cats, and even a fish hooking a man who is in the pond by t
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Feb 21, 2011
My parents still have my copy of Wacky Wednesday, although the binding is useless and my scribbles line the pages. I remember this being one of the first books with numbers and rhyming, with a twist at the end. Dr. Seuss is such a phenomenal author to build children's word sense and allow them to play with language. Seuss books are written in such a whimsical manner that no one ever grows out of them. This makes me wonder why I don't see more Seuss books in classrooms? Perhaps because there is a
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Apr 13, 2009
Brianna
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Genre: Picture book
Reading Level:early, ages 5-8
Topics and Themes:This book is full of strange things occuring. It encourages kids to count the number of "wacky" things on each page which is excellent for children learning to count. Also some of the mistakes are spelling errors which are good for kids to nitice also.
Curricular Use: Good for a read aloud or to encourage reluctant readers. It is good for reluctant readers because it encourages inte More...
Reading Level:early, ages 5-8
Topics and Themes:This book is full of strange things occuring. It encourages kids to count the number of "wacky" things on each page which is excellent for children learning to count. Also some of the mistakes are spelling errors which are good for kids to nitice also.
Curricular Use: Good for a read aloud or to encourage reluctant readers. It is good for reluctant readers because it encourages inte More...
Apr 28, 2009
Cali
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A big favorite with my 3.5 year old who now describes things as "wacky" and loves the phrase "by cracky!" I originally chose this book for her because a lot of the "wacky" things are strange variations of babies in strollers and she just loves babies. Its funny the things she considers "wacky" too, like the bicycle in the backyard because "it should be in the garage." She has also learned from this book to recognize what a clock and the American
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Jan 17, 2012
Gala
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I think children will like this story about a wacky Wednesday. The imagination of this child was far gone. The best part is to look in the picture to identify what was wrong in the picture. If you find the number that is mentioned than you found them all. This is a good reading book for first graders and beginner readers. A lesson on making adjustments could be introduced.
Jul 04, 2010
Angie
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This book is great for the beginning reader and supports counting. Wacky Wednesday engages the reader in looking for out of the ordinary things in each picture. The reader will love the pictures and find them quite silly. Each page asks the reader to find a specific number of "wacky" things. The text is repetative and predictable which is nice for the early reader.
Jan 18, 2012
Annette
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My boys and I loved this book! Great beginning reader book. What if you woke up and saw a shoe stuck on the wall, then a shoe on the ceiling, or a palm tree in the toilet! It's definitely a Wacky Wednesday! We were roaring with laughter when we found the wacky things on each page. Another great one from the amazing Dr. Seuss.
Jun 20, 2010
Sabrina
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This book is very funny and colorful! I loved the illustrations and the rhymes. This book can be used to encourage children to practice their counting skills as well their observational skills. As Dr Seuss is one of my of favorite authors, I would recommend this book for this reason and the others aforementioned.
Jul 21, 2009
Kami
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*Beginning Reader* This is a very cute story along the same lines of Dr. Seuss that shows a little girl trying to figure out what is so wacky about her Wednesday. There are fun counting and searching activities with the reading to keep it interesting, and I think this is the funniest beginning reader I have ever read.
Aug 17, 2011
Zoe
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My daughter wants to read this book daily. I try to squeeze other books in between this but sometimes she is just not having it. She wants to point out all the wacky things every chance she gets to the point of pointing it out on various pages at any point in time. Wheter we are currentlyreading that book or not.
Jan 08, 2009
Sam
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Wacky Wednesday was so much fun. This could be used as a counting book, or as a lesson in having students become more observant. You could misplace and re-do the classroom in a wacky way, or even have your own Wacky Wednesday. This can be used to reinforce differences.
Nov 25, 2011
Travissimo
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HAHA. I saw this on someone's list, and I have to say, this is my favorite Dr. Seuss book ever. I read this book over and over, every day I was sick or tired in bed until I was in Middle School I think. I think it's why I'm goofy.
Apr 01, 2009
Rachelle
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One of my kids' bedtime story favorites....Since it's April Fool's Day (and Wednesday) we talked about this book all day. I highly recommend it to everyone of all ages. Happy Wacky Wednesday everyone!
May 19, 2011
Gail
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My 3 year old really dug this book. I am amused by the illustrations by George Booth, one of my favorite cartoonists. The book is a bit dated, and I am sure I can find more versions of this idea.
Nov 16, 2011
Lulu
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Great book. Each page you look for different wacky things. My kids love it, although at times it is difficult for me to find all the wacky things, but I think I know them all now.
Apr 19, 2011
Liz
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This is another fun Dr. Seuss book about a boy who wakes up on a Wednesday and everything is wacky in the world. The children get to search the pages for the wacky items.
Nov 19, 2010
This is a unique book with pages and pages of practice for kids to find out of the ordinary things in the pictures (what's wrong with this picture- kind of thing).
Apr 26, 2010
Allison
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Children love this book because it is full of wacky things! The students can go through this book and look for all of the things that are wacky in it.
Apr 10, 2009
Libby
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What a fun book for preschoolers. I was shocked - even after reading it through a couple of times there were still things I didn't see the first time.
Mar 08, 2009
Michelle
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Adri loves this one! Laughs for hours and when something strange/funny happens, she asks if it is Wednesday.
Not good for a quick read at bedtime.
Not good for a quick read at bedtime.
Sep 10, 2010
Sierra
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I liked this book and had fun looking for what was wrong on each page. It was a little advanced for Troy though. Will reread it when he is older.
Jun 27, 2011
Chanel
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Wacky Wednesday is hilarious. The book is full of wacky things happening that can spark a lot of conversation among the children.
Apr 25, 2011
Ashley
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Very long, as most Dr. Seuss books are. Had a hard time keeping small kids entertained. Lots and lots of big, non sense words!
Mar 02, 2011
Lisa
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Perfect book to read with my son tonight to celebrate Dr.Seuss' birthday! Happy Wacky Wednesday and Happy birthday Dr.Seuss!
Jan 19, 2011
Lady Kymma (Ati)
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this book is really funny!
i always try to spot the "wackiness" on each page
i reccomend this book to anyone!!!
i always try to spot the "wackiness" on each page
i reccomend this book to anyone!!!
Aug 03, 2011
Irishun77
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This was always one of my favorite books from my childhood, and I'm thrilled that Marcus loves it, too! :)
