What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter
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Summary
Dr。 Seuss in a glowing new format！
What were we waiting for？ We’ve taken the classic Dr。 Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of？ （from The Sneetches and Other Stories）， added glow-in-the-dark ink， and created the ultimate just-slightly-spooky read for slumber parties and perusal by flashlight！ Perfect for Halloween， this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants （which happens to be equally terrified of the narrator） works perfectly well the rest of the year， too， delivering a timeless message about fear and tolerance to boot。 Scaredy-pants of all ages will quiver with delight！
What were we waiting for？ We’ve taken the classic Dr。 Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of？ （from The Sneetches and Other Stories）， added glow-in-the-dark ink， and created the ultimate just-slightly-spooky read for slumber parties and perusal by flashlight！ Perfect for Halloween， this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants （which happens to be equally terrified of the narrator） works perfectly well the rest of the year， too， delivering a timeless message about fear and tolerance to boot。 Scaredy-pants of all ages will quiver with delight！
Reviews
Ellen Gail
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Adding to a list of questions I never expected to be asked by my niece - “Why aren’t you scared of pants？” and “Are hats scary？”
Chelsea | thrillerbookbabe
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I love Dr。 Suess！ Thank you so much to Random House for Young Readers for sending me this perfect spooky children’s book！ It is so much fun and does not disappoint。 What's a pair of empty green pants doing standing by itself in the woods？ Or riding a bike in Grin-itch？ Or fishing on Roover River？ The narrator certainly doesn't want to find out but wherever he goes， he's haunted by the spooky empty pants。 Finally， when the two find themselves hiding from each other in a Snide bush， the terrified I love Dr。 Suess！ Thank you so much to Random House for Young Readers for sending me this perfect spooky children’s book！ It is so much fun and does not disappoint。 What's a pair of empty green pants doing standing by itself in the woods？ Or riding a bike in Grin-itch？ Or fishing on Roover River？ The narrator certainly doesn't want to find out but wherever he goes， he's haunted by the spooky empty pants。 Finally， when the two find themselves hiding from each other in a Snide bush， the terrified narrator realizes， "I was just as strange to him as he was strange to me。" Thoughts: This book is about being scared of a pair of floating pants， only to realize that the pants are just as scared of you as you are of them。 It’s about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and learning to be empathetic and and tolerant in the face of fear。 The rhymes are clever and fun， and gives a great message about how things that are different are not always scary。 5- stars for this one！ As the book says:And I began to see That I was just as strange to themAs they were strange to me！ 。。。more
Alexandra
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Loved this funny and charming story。
Stephanie
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Such a cute Halloween book！
Katja Labonté
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4。5 stars & 5/10 hearts。 I was super impressed about this one。 What a great way to a） talk about the dangers of letting your imagination run away with you， b） discuss fear of strange things， and c） explain how important it is to actually get to know someone。 An excellent little story！And I began to see That I was just as strange to themAs they were strange to me！
Hallie Groke
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the pants with nobody inside 😭😭😭😭
Julianne
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Great fun book to read with kids 😊
Kayli
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This was a cute and slightly spooky read as we follow our main character on a walk and， out of nowhere， a pair of pants appears！ Our character tries to run but he eventually realizes there's something more to these pants than meets the eye。 Now this was a new to me Dr。 Seuss book and I really enjoyed it！ I gave this three out of five stars and would recommend as a 'ghost' story or for around Halloween to break up the usual monster read alongs。 This was a cute and slightly spooky read as we follow our main character on a walk and， out of nowhere， a pair of pants appears！ Our character tries to run but he eventually realizes there's something more to these pants than meets the eye。 Now this was a new to me Dr。 Seuss book and I really enjoyed it！ I gave this three out of five stars and would recommend as a 'ghost' story or for around Halloween to break up the usual monster read alongs。 。。。more
Tim
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"I said， I do not fear those pants with nobody inside them。I said， and said， and said those words。I said them but I lied them。"I， as most who read my reviews notice very quickly， am a horror fan。 Horror novels are generally my go to picks when I'm not in the mood for a certain style of book。 I read "good" horror （classics， influential works and such） as well as "bad" horror （80s paperback and the extreme stuff） but despite my love for the genre I obviously don't share it with my three year old "I said， I do not fear those pants with nobody inside them。I said， and said， and said those words。I said them but I lied them。"I， as most who read my reviews notice very quickly， am a horror fan。 Horror novels are generally my go to picks when I'm not in the mood for a certain style of book。 I read "good" horror （classics， influential works and such） as well as "bad" horror （80s paperback and the extreme stuff） but despite my love for the genre I obviously don't share it with my three year old daughter… in fact I'm very careful to keep most of those books far from her height on the book shelf so that the covers don't scare her （especially after she saw one once and hid it so it "would not bother us anymore"… which resulted in a stressful week of hunting for it）As such I love it when I find a book that is spooky （but not too spooky） that can be shared with my daughter in a fun， non-traumatic way。 As she recently discovered a love of silly wordplay and phrases， Dr。 Seuss's tale of a pair of walking ghostly trousers seemed a natural choice to give it a try （especially with its lesson about not judging others and also trying to teach that you shouldn't let your imagination scare you just because it is dark）。 Much to my great delight this one was a hit， with three requests of "read it again" after the first reading。 Me？ I also love this one。 It's honestly one of Seuss's tales I don't remember reading as a child but discovered as I got older。 In fact， I know for sure I never read it as a kid as it would have been my favorite had I known of it given my love of horror related material even at a young age， and it is a delight to read this one to my daughter。 The wordplay is clever， the morals nice， the artwork fun and the glow in the dark aspect of the pants a charming bonus。 The perfect read for those who want to share a horror （but not too scary） story with their younger readers。 5/5 stars。 。。。more
Txs604
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John （six years old）:I liked this book， but not as well as Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham。 It was funny when he found the pants。 It was kind of funny that he hid in a Brickel bush， and all the silly scares were funny。 It's kind of cool that it could glow in the dark。 But I don't like stickers， so I didn't like them in the back of the book。（view spoiler）[The main character saw floating pants and wasn't scared at the beginning。 Then the pants started running and he got scared。 After some sil John （six years old）:I liked this book， but not as well as Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham。 It was funny when he found the pants。 It was kind of funny that he hid in a Brickel bush， and all the silly scares were funny。 It's kind of cool that it could glow in the dark。 But I don't like stickers， so I didn't like them in the back of the book。（view spoiler）[The main character saw floating pants and wasn't scared at the beginning。 Then the pants started running and he got scared。 After some silliness， they met again and the pants started crying。 Finally， they become friends because they both were scared。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
iloveromance
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This was a very weird story and the book supposedly glows in the dark but it didn't work for meon either account。 This was a very weird story and the book supposedly glows in the dark but it didn't work for meon either account。 。。。more
Theresa Hoadley Vail
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My kids favourite book when they were little ！
Katie Conley
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Dr。Seuss has always been an amazing author especially for younger kids who love picture books。 What Was I Scared Of was a very simple but great book。 He was simply afraid of a pair of green pants， there is 32 pages and is possibly for ages 3-9。 The story was based in the present I believe in the Lorax "world" where most of his books are set in。 In the end the characters become friends and learn that the green pants where actually more afraid of him than he was them。 The book shows kids to not be Dr。Seuss has always been an amazing author especially for younger kids who love picture books。 What Was I Scared Of was a very simple but great book。 He was simply afraid of a pair of green pants， there is 32 pages and is possibly for ages 3-9。 The story was based in the present I believe in the Lorax "world" where most of his books are set in。 In the end the characters become friends and learn that the green pants where actually more afraid of him than he was them。 The book shows kids to not be afraid and don't judge others。 。。。more
Stephen
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Date read: 11/20/2020Date of review: 11/21/2020Genre: PoetryGrade Range: K-1This is a bit of a different sort of Dr。 Seuss book。 It still has the same style of illustrations， and weird Seussian creatures， but this story is actually sort of SPOOKY， which is unusual。 You really can feel the main character's tension and fear during his encounters with the Pale Green Pants （ha！ what a great "character"）。 Another thing that sets this book apart from other Dr。 Seuss stories is how it's told in first-p Date read: 11/20/2020Date of review: 11/21/2020Genre: PoetryGrade Range: K-1This is a bit of a different sort of Dr。 Seuss book。 It still has the same style of illustrations， and weird Seussian creatures， but this story is actually sort of SPOOKY， which is unusual。 You really can feel the main character's tension and fear during his encounters with the Pale Green Pants （ha！ what a great "character"）。 Another thing that sets this book apart from other Dr。 Seuss stories is how it's told in first-person， which of course only serves to heighten the thrills。 。。。more
Lara Bate
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What Was I Scared Of is a story of a creature who was scared of green pants。 The green pants was just as scared as the creature and in the end they end up saying hi to each other。
Les Wilson
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Another new title for me from one of my favourite children’s author。
Erica Brown
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This book by dr。 suess is a cute book。 This can be read around Halloween and during morning meeting。 The character in the book， sees some strange things but he doesn't really want to find out but whereer he went he seen something else strange to him。 I love how it gives a message to children about fear。 It also teaches that just because someone is different you shouldn't be afraid of them。 get to know them and accept each other's differences。 In the beginning you think it may be a monster but to This book by dr。 suess is a cute book。 This can be read around Halloween and during morning meeting。 The character in the book， sees some strange things but he doesn't really want to find out but whereer he went he seen something else strange to him。 I love how it gives a message to children about fear。 It also teaches that just because someone is different you shouldn't be afraid of them。 get to know them and accept each other's differences。 In the beginning you think it may be a monster but to your surprise it is something else。 。。。more
Ashley Wannenburg
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The book "What Was I Scared Of" written by Dr。Seuss was a fun book， except I think it can be a little bit scary for children。 It is a really good book to read around halloween time and I believe it is a book that can be enjoyed by everyone。 The book "What Was I Scared Of" written by Dr。Seuss was a fun book， except I think it can be a little bit scary for children。 It is a really good book to read around halloween time and I believe it is a book that can be enjoyed by everyone。 。。。more
Shaquira DesDune
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This was a cute book。 I am a huge Dr。 Seuss fan。 This book in particular will help children who are fearful of the dark or fearful of anything。 Dr。 Seuss always keeps you engaged with his illustrations。 Overall good book。
Ken
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Dr。 Seuss can always be relied to deliver a great entertaining rhyme and the fact that this edition had a glow in the dark cover madecus enjoy it even more！The story is fun spooky tale as the narrator is scared by a pair of pale green floating trousers， only to discover that they are just as scared of him。It's a nice message that something that might appear odd and strange at first probably isn't that scary at all。 Dr。 Seuss can always be relied to deliver a great entertaining rhyme and the fact that this edition had a glow in the dark cover madecus enjoy it even more！The story is fun spooky tale as the narrator is scared by a pair of pale green floating trousers， only to discover that they are just as scared of him。It's a nice message that something that might appear odd and strange at first probably isn't that scary at all。 。。。more
Juanchi Maffeo
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Un deleite para los ojos。
Hilary
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Having just read another book about some floating trousers， my mind was jogged by a goodreads friends review and I realised this was the story I remembered from childhood about some trousers with nobody in them。A lovely story， all set at night with a pair of floating trousers。 At first the little creature is scared of these ghostly trousers but eventually they realise that the scary trousers are （view spoiler）[ just as scared of them （hide spoiler）] A lovely and not too scary story， this would m Having just read another book about some floating trousers， my mind was jogged by a goodreads friends review and I realised this was the story I remembered from childhood about some trousers with nobody in them。A lovely story， all set at night with a pair of floating trousers。 At first the little creature is scared of these ghostly trousers but eventually they realise that the scary trousers are （view spoiler）[ just as scared of them （hide spoiler）] A lovely and not too scary story， this would make a great Halloween read for small children and Dr Seuss fans。Read on open library。 。。。more
Tajo Mahcts
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3。5 stars
FM Family
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This book is weird。 But great！ We got it as a gift， it's not something I would have picked out。 And my then 2 year old loved it - she's a fan of the spooky。 It's funny to read it with her over time because as she got a bit older she felt more freaked out by the pants， but still liked returning to the story。 A strange detail in our copy is that it's glow in the dark， which is odd but kind of fun， and came with stickers in the back。This is a Dr。 Seuss more like Horton Hears a Who or The Grinch， an This book is weird。 But great！ We got it as a gift， it's not something I would have picked out。 And my then 2 year old loved it - she's a fan of the spooky。 It's funny to read it with her over time because as she got a bit older she felt more freaked out by the pants， but still liked returning to the story。 A strange detail in our copy is that it's glow in the dark， which is odd but kind of fun， and came with stickers in the back。This is a Dr。 Seuss more like Horton Hears a Who or The Grinch， and less like Fox in Socks， where there is a consistent narrative and plot， pacing， plus silly dr seuss words and concepts thrown in。 But it's not one of those Dr。 Seuss books where its just a bunch of nonsense words kind of strung together。 It's a lot like The Little Old Woman Who Wasn't Afraid Of Anything in terms of both content， and kid-appropriate spookiness。 Worth a read if you have a little spooky fan。 。。。more
T。L。M。
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“I do not fear those pale green pants with nobody inside them。 I said and said and said those words。 I said them， but I lied them。”By far my favorite of the Dr。 Seuss stories。 The tenor of this little book is darker， I feel， than his other books， and may not be suited for very timid kiddos。 The setting is a dark and gloomy snide field， the main character is terrified of “spooky pale green pants， with nobody inside them”。 As with most of his tales， this one comes with a basic moral; jumping to co “I do not fear those pale green pants with nobody inside them。 I said and said and said those words。 I said them， but I lied them。”By far my favorite of the Dr。 Seuss stories。 The tenor of this little book is darker， I feel， than his other books， and may not be suited for very timid kiddos。 The setting is a dark and gloomy snide field， the main character is terrified of “spooky pale green pants， with nobody inside them”。 As with most of his tales， this one comes with a basic moral; jumping to conclusions and feeding our fear is often our biggest mistake。 。。。more
Suzie
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This story is contained in our copy of The Sneetches。 The boys always turn to this story first， even though it’s the last in the book。
Kaylynn Johnsen
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What is an empty pair of pants doing out and about with nobody in 'em？ I can't believe there is a Seuss book that I hadn't read！ How did I miss this？ A glow in the dark story。 Fun to read in the dark， in a closet。。。 is there a pair of pants in there with you？ What is an empty pair of pants doing out and about with nobody in 'em？ I can't believe there is a Seuss book that I hadn't read！ How did I miss this？ A glow in the dark story。 Fun to read in the dark， in a closet。。。 is there a pair of pants in there with you？ 。。。more
Morlando K
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We love Dr。 Seuss books！
Josie E
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Overall I really liked the book although i don’t get why there was just pants floating in the middle of nowhere。 However my favorite color is pink and the pants were green。 Sooooooooo。。。。。。。。。。。。 Yea
Tasja Drahveen
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