One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
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Title One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Author: Dr. Seuss
Illustrator Dr. Seuss
Genre: Picture Book, Counting, Children’s Literature
Theme(s): Rhyming, Friends, Counting, Colors
Opening line/sentence From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.
Brief Book Summary A rhyming book for beginner readers that is about a girl and boy and unique creatures they have as friends and pets. Readers will see the fun in imagination and identifying numbers and colors.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1
BfK (Books for Keeps No. 119, November 1999)
The zany humor of Dr Seuss with its invented vocabulary and wacky rhymes is almost impossible to read aloud. Rick Mayall captures some of the ludicrousness of One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish but even he has to struggle with the far more inventive The Lorax. In an attempt to make them comprehensible, Rick Mayall adopts a slow delivery which conflicts with the helter-skelter pace of the text.
Professional Recommendation/Review #2
(Carousel 13, Autumn-Winter 1999)
Dr Seuss's seriously silly rhymes, which are greatly enjoyed by the youngest children, are read on this cassette by Rick Mayall. As long as you are not a stickler for grammar or Americanisms, there's plenty of fun to be had reading about '...a man called Mr Gump. Mr Gump has a seven hump Wump. / So... if you like to go Bump! Bump! / Just jump on the hump / of the Wump of Gump! There is however, scope for learning - with counting, the concept of opposites and colors. The illustrated book is included in this good value pack so the child can follow the pictures and see the words. Great for the over threes. Category: Audio Tapes. Collins, 6.99.
Response to Two Professional Reviews
Both of these reviews showcase Dr. Seuss’ unique way of writing based on the vocabulary and rhyming words that are different from any other books. They each give a positive review about this children’s literature book. The second review talked about Seuss’ unique style of counting and using the concept of opposites and colors that make this book a hit.
Evaluation of Literary Elements
This book is intended for young readers of preschool- kindergarten age that are starting to understand the concept of numbers as well as different colors as well as rhyming. The book is a good book for young children because it combines many important concepts all in one reading that is easy to follow and comprehend. Seuss also uses an ongoing pattern of numbers and colors through repetition that readers will pick up as the book progresses.
Consideration of Instructional Application
Since the book ties in rhyming, counting, and the concept of opposites, it would be beneficial for children to work on various worksheets all assessing different concepts. One worksheet could be finding the opposite fish on the left from the right that have opposite traits. Another could be counting the fish as well as finding a rhyming word in a word search. Students can work with other students and color freely and have fun and also learn things.