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If I Ran the Circus

If I Ran the Circus

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  • Author：Dr. Seuss
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Summary

Step right up for Dr。 Seuss’s classic rhyming picture-book tale of young Morris McGurk’s big circus dreams。 This circus has more than a mere lion tamer and trapeze artist！ At the Circus McGurkus， you’ll be intrigued by the wink-hooded Hoodwink， terrified by the Spotted Atrocious， and amazed by the daring feats of the great Sneelock。 And these are just a few of the astonishing things you’ll find under this big top。 Told with the humor and originality that are synonymous with Dr。 Seuss， If I Ran the Circus is a crowd-pleasing showstopper！

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Reviews

Lynn Davidson ，

This is a fun wordy rhyming book about young Morris McGurk who had a big plan。 He wanted to clean up the empty lot behind Mr。 Sneelock's store and build a fantastic， astounding， terrific， tremendous circus there。 Of course， he is sure Mr。 Sneelock will be willing to help in so many different and unusual ways。 Funny story and illustrations。 This is a fun wordy rhyming book about young Morris McGurk who had a big plan。 He wanted to clean up the empty lot behind Mr。 Sneelock's store and build a fantastic， astounding， terrific， tremendous circus there。 Of course， he is sure Mr。 Sneelock will be willing to help in so many different and unusual ways。 Funny story and illustrations。 。。。more

Reader Wasp ，

Super cool

Jennifer Fann-Tucker ，

Favorite

Robin ，

Of the Seuss books on my shelf when I was a kid， this was my godmother’s favorite。 Now that I just reread it， I know why。 The unveiling of unlikely circus animals in If I Ran the Circus showcases the author’s talents for whimsy and bizarre innovation。 The wordplay is Seuss’ finest， accessible to both kids and adults。 My godmother’s favorite animals were the Spotted Atrocious and Grizzly Ghastly。 A budding musician， I was partial to the Three-nozzle Bloozer and One-nozzle Noozer。 The irony of the Of the Seuss books on my shelf when I was a kid， this was my godmother’s favorite。 Now that I just reread it， I know why。 The unveiling of unlikely circus animals in If I Ran the Circus showcases the author’s talents for whimsy and bizarre innovation。 The wordplay is Seuss’ finest， accessible to both kids and adults。 My godmother’s favorite animals were the Spotted Atrocious and Grizzly Ghastly。 A budding musician， I was partial to the Three-nozzle Bloozer and One-nozzle Noozer。 The irony of the old storekeeper becoming the athletic daredevil star of the circus in the boy’s imagination works for both kids and adults。Highly recommended for kids of all ages。 。。。more

Summer ，

If I Ran the Circus， is another great book by Dr。Seuss that follows a boy who rhymes about how he would start a circus。 The book is great filled with rhyming language and illustrations that keeps readers engaged in the story。 The book I believe is filled with too many rhymes that makes the story hard to narrate or read to children。

Les Wilson ，

This family read was completely new to me。 I thought I had read all the Dr Seuss books so this was a nice surprise。

Reethika ，

Should have been named Sneelock: my multitasker friend who doesn't mind helping！ Should have been named Sneelock: my multitasker friend who doesn't mind helping！ 。。。more

Holden Loss ，

I like how Sneelock was tortured。

Minna Hughes ，

This was my favourite book when I was younger as I loved the ridiculousness of it， as well as the rhythm of it and inventive words。 The children love having it read to them too。 Dr。 He’s books are really good for younger ‘readers’ that can’t actually read - the rhythm of the books and the rhyme enables them to remember it and recite it word for word just from having it read to them

Dane Cobain ，

This Dr。 Seuss book is designed for older readers and is all about a kooky circus。 I thought it was pretty good for what it was and it definitely kept me reading。 I’d recommend if you want something for kids。

Mc Erl ，

This is a story that is so true to Dr。 Seuss in a way that it is so imaginative that it almost seems wild and out of this world。 A man's vision is Seussland reality where it is full of bright colors， adventure， and fun！ This is a story that is so true to Dr。 Seuss in a way that it is so imaginative that it almost seems wild and out of this world。 A man's vision is Seussland reality where it is full of bright colors， adventure， and fun！ 。。。more

Leila ，

I am not entirely certain how I feel about this book。 It has all the magic of a Dr。 Seuss book - wonderful rhymes， delightful made-up words， and imaginative pictures and story to follow。 However， the whole premise of the story is that a young boy will have a wonderful circus， but his neighbor， Mr。 Sneelock will do all of the work - from serving the lemonade at the entrance， to training all of the animal acts， to performing all of the most dangerous stunts - all so that young Morris McGurk can ha I am not entirely certain how I feel about this book。 It has all the magic of a Dr。 Seuss book - wonderful rhymes， delightful made-up words， and imaginative pictures and story to follow。 However， the whole premise of the story is that a young boy will have a wonderful circus， but his neighbor， Mr。 Sneelock will do all of the work - from serving the lemonade at the entrance， to training all of the animal acts， to performing all of the most dangerous stunts - all so that young Morris McGurk can have his dream of being in charge of a circus。 I don't believe this is the best message for young people to be taught。 Someone else's hard work is not for you to exploit for your own gain。 If you want to achieve your dreams， whether they be large or small， YOU must put in the effort， time， and hard work。 。。。more

Paul Terpstra ，

Great book！If there was a circus behind Sneelock’s store， what wondering things he might do？A great zoo is to come， simple come in。 And you’ll have fun

Shahrun ，

Pure magic。 The spectacularly inventive prose combined with the uniquely wacky illustrations took me on a delightfully bizarre journey。

Tayebe Ej ，

این کتاب رو عجیب دوست داشتم، داستان تصمیمات بزرگی که میگیریم و یه عالمه خیال پردازی درباره اش بدون اینکه هنوز اولین قدم رو برداشته باشیم 😁

kim ，

toooooo long

Edward Sojuwa ，

Dr Seuss invites you to his circus attraction， in a book that follows the style of If I Ran The Zoo。 Little McGurk dreams of running the most unique three ring show ever， and part of his dream-scheme involves his best friend/boss Mr Sneelock。 In McGurk's mind he sees diverse creatures the world has never seen before: one that drums it's tummy， deer that jump through each other's horns， and a creature that can juggle punctuation marks as though they were tangible objects！ And Mr Sneelock is run r Dr Seuss invites you to his circus attraction， in a book that follows the style of If I Ran The Zoo。 Little McGurk dreams of running the most unique three ring show ever， and part of his dream-scheme involves his best friend/boss Mr Sneelock。 In McGurk's mind he sees diverse creatures the world has never seen before: one that drums it's tummy， deer that jump through each other's horns， and a creature that can juggle punctuation marks as though they were tangible objects！ And Mr Sneelock is run ragged like a slave because "he wouldn't mind"！！！ But it's all within McGurk's mind， where， happily， it stays， so we the reading public can enjoy with some snarky giggles and just know this will never happen， since realistically a circus like the one McGurk is planning would fold it's tents in seconds！ Another classic from Dr Seuss， the greatest showman on earth！！！Four starsBig Top Seuss Tops his Zoo！！！ 。。。more

Obi Onyeneke ，

If I Ran The Circus by Dr。 Seuss is a very creative and vibrant book for both young and old readers。 This book did a wonderful job at exploring a child's expansive imagination。 It's about a young boy who wants to create a wide-ranging circus in the vacant lot behind Mr。 Sneelock's store。 His imagination included many performers from a walrus who can stand on one whisker， blindfolded bowman who shoots arrows through objects blindly， ferocious monsters being tamed， and more。 It was nice to see all If I Ran The Circus by Dr。 Seuss is a very creative and vibrant book for both young and old readers。 This book did a wonderful job at exploring a child's expansive imagination。 It's about a young boy who wants to create a wide-ranging circus in the vacant lot behind Mr。 Sneelock's store。 His imagination included many performers from a walrus who can stand on one whisker， blindfolded bowman who shoots arrows through objects blindly， ferocious monsters being tamed， and more。 It was nice to see all the imaginary performers throughout this story， it kept my attention very well。 He intended to have Mr。 Sneelock be the main performer of his circus which is a humorous aspect to this story， I myself found this to be very entertaining。 This circus would be called The Circus McGurkus。 This story takes you through a wild ride in his circus with many different acts that would keep a reader intrigued; also implementing funny aspects to the story that would be very enjoyable to read to a child。 In the end， it was all the imagination of Morris McGurk。 This book does an excellent job at imagery and portraying just how powerful the imagination of a child could be， and possibly what dreams they may one day bring into fruition。 。。。more

Liam Klenk ，

Lovely！

Bailey Mruzik ，

This Dr。Suess book is about a young boy named Morris McGurk。 At the beginning of the book， Morris dreams of making a circus behind an old man named Mr。 Sneelock's store。 Throughout the book， he describes his fantasies of all the spectacular animals and people he would have in the circus， such as walruses that stand on one whisker and other exceptional performers。 He also pictures Mr。 Sneelock as having superhuman strengths and performing in his circus。A literary element in this book is rhyme-som This Dr。Suess book is about a young boy named Morris McGurk。 At the beginning of the book， Morris dreams of making a circus behind an old man named Mr。 Sneelock's store。 Throughout the book， he describes his fantasies of all the spectacular animals and people he would have in the circus， such as walruses that stand on one whisker and other exceptional performers。 He also pictures Mr。 Sneelock as having superhuman strengths and performing in his circus。A literary element in this book is rhyme-something used prominently in all of Dr。 Suess' books。 This makes the story fun and keeps children engaged in the story。 I rated this book 4 stars because it is a childhood favorite of mine。 I always loved how much action Morris dreams up in his imaginary circus。 All of the performing animals and humans make the story fun and exciting。 His visions of the circus also show us that it is good to let our imaginations run wild， even if the things you think up are far out or crazy。 。。。more

Morlando K ，

We love Dr。 Seuss books！

Saba ，

Morris McGurk has a wild imagination。 One that takes him to the idea that Mr。 Sneelock wouldn't mind if Morris were to run a circus in the lot behind his store。 To Morris， Sneelock wouldn't mind being a part of the circus either。 They're friends after all！Selling pink lemonade at the lemonade stand？ Yeah， Sneelock wouldn't mind！ 500 gallons of it， that is。 Oh， and Sneelock could collect the hot pebbles that fall off the moon that the Foon likes to eat！ He wouldn't mind that！ Being passed back an Morris McGurk has a wild imagination。 One that takes him to the idea that Mr。 Sneelock wouldn't mind if Morris were to run a circus in the lot behind his store。 To Morris， Sneelock wouldn't mind being a part of the circus either。 They're friends after all！Selling pink lemonade at the lemonade stand？ Yeah， Sneelock wouldn't mind！ 500 gallons of it， that is。 Oh， and Sneelock could collect the hot pebbles that fall off the moon that the Foon likes to eat！ He wouldn't mind that！ Being passed back and forth by the spouts of two whales？ Pfft， he wouldn't mind！There's a reason why the term "Seussian" was coined。 This book is very much that。 A big， healthy spoonful。 I wish I could appreciate it more， but I've outgrown that part of me， sadly。 。。。more

Sophie Crane ，

Like "If I Ran the Zoo，" a young feller （Morris McGurk）， sizes up a vacant lot—actually， a junkyard—behind Sneelock's Store and imagines， not only tidying it up， but staging on it the greatest show on earth and beyond。 A lot of delightful wordplay is this one， which builds to a comedy with a rapturous climax—whose last page， like "Zoo" and "McElligot's Pool，" brings the reader back down to earth。 There's a an ever-so-slight nudge in the direction of cleaning up a nasty environment， which in late Like "If I Ran the Zoo，" a young feller （Morris McGurk）， sizes up a vacant lot—actually， a junkyard—behind Sneelock's Store and imagines， not only tidying it up， but staging on it the greatest show on earth and beyond。 A lot of delightful wordplay is this one， which builds to a comedy with a rapturous climax—whose last page， like "Zoo" and "McElligot's Pool，" brings the reader back down to earth。 There's a an ever-so-slight nudge in the direction of cleaning up a nasty environment， which in later Seuss books would become the theme in itself。 The medium is pen and ink， with occasional fill-in colors。 Charming as "The Circus" is， it was only a warm-up for the next Seuss opus， whose subject was a mean one: Mr。 Grinch。 。。。more

Jessica Atwater ，

I would give Mr。 Sneelock 5 stars all by himself。 He makes this one of Dr。 Seuss's best。 I would give Mr。 Sneelock 5 stars all by himself。 He makes this one of Dr。 Seuss's best。 。。。more

Brenda ，

This has to be one of my lease favorite Dr。 Seuss books。 I liked the premise of the story， but overall was quite long and really quite difficult to read。 Which， makes me sad because I do love Dr。 Seuss。

Jamie ，

Fun and enjoyable。

Rachel ，

Super cute book about the circus。 Dr。 Seuss nails it again！

Sadie-jane （Say-dee-Jane） Nunis ，

Meh。I know it's Seuss but meh。 Meh。I know it's Seuss but meh。 。。。more

David Sarkies ，

More Dr Seuss Craziness29 November 2019 - ArarattDr Suess certainly does have a rather strange imagination， particularly with all of the weird and wonderful creatures that he seems to come up with， and the poetic form that he uses to craft these children’s books。 Okay， this is probably not one of my favourites， though that probably does have something to do with it never having been a part of my collection when I was a kid。 Honestly， I only grabbed it because I had realised that I had forgotten More Dr Seuss Craziness29 November 2019 - ArarattDr Suess certainly does have a rather strange imagination， particularly with all of the weird and wonderful creatures that he seems to come up with， and the poetic form that he uses to craft these children’s books。 Okay， this is probably not one of my favourites， though that probably does have something to do with it never having been a part of my collection when I was a kid。 Honestly， I only grabbed it because I had realised that I had forgotten to bring with me any other short and simple books to read on my holiday。tWell， I am currently sitting at Ararat station waiting for the train to arrive and take me back to Melbourne （though a part of that trip will involve going by bus， due to them needing to perform works on the tracks – then again most of the trains that I was supposed to take didn’t eventuate for one reason or another， so it has mostly been buses）。tAnyway， enough of that because this rather short book is about a boy who has a great idea for turning an old， vacant， plot of land into a circus。 Interestingly， there happens to be a generic shop in front of this block of land， and this boy decides that he will rope the shopkeeper into doing an awful lot of things that， well， if he actually knew what the boy wanted him to do， he would have a fit。tThen again， this is all imaginary and is going through the mind of a boy who has some great ideas for this block of land。 Mind you， since pretty much all of the animals don’t exist， this circus will probably remain in his mind。 Still， considering that this book was written by Dr Seuss， then you can certainly link this to his own imagination。tMind you， I do sort of feel sorry for the poor shopkeeper being roped into this boy’s plans。 。。。more

Ouri ，

I had an existential crisis reading this book。 I actually found it kind of difficult to read but that was probably the anxiety attack I was having。 For some reason this book really activates my existential dread。 I've decided you cannot read Dr。 Seuss books in your head。 They are designed to make you insane that way。 The proper way to read a Dr。 Seuss book is out loud， and in whatever dumb voice u can come up with， for an audience。 Your own dumb voice is the best。 Other than that it's a beautifu I had an existential crisis reading this book。 I actually found it kind of difficult to read but that was probably the anxiety attack I was having。 For some reason this book really activates my existential dread。 I've decided you cannot read Dr。 Seuss books in your head。 They are designed to make you insane that way。 The proper way to read a Dr。 Seuss book is out loud， and in whatever dumb voice u can come up with， for an audience。 Your own dumb voice is the best。 Other than that it's a beautiful book with bright colorful illustrations that are like candy to the eyes。 I love his use of color always。 。。。more

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