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McElligot's Pool

McElligot's Pool

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  • Author：Dr. Seuss
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Summary

Imagination runs wild in this Caldecott Honor-winning tale featuring Dr。 Seuss's inimitable voice and hysterical illustrations。 The first Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page， this adventurous picture book tells of Marco-who first imagined an extraordinary parade in And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street-as he daydreams of all the possibilities that await him while he fishes in McElligot's Pool。 Optimistic and exciting， this tale is the perfect bait， and readers young and old will be hooked on this fish-tastic favorite。

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Reviews

Marie Hesler ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I remember reading and enjoying this book as a kid。The drawings are beautiful。 I love the concept of the book。 I have spent hours fishing with the only bites I got were from mosquitoes。 Fishing is a quiet and relaxing endeavor。 That is the essence of this book。 I checked it out as ebook from library to reread because it has recently been removed from Dr Seuss catalog。 I wondered what was so objectionable。 I decided it was the drawing and mention of Eskimo fish。

Ben Hourigan ，

Cancelled for one page that depicts Eskimos， and not in a negative light。

Anna Karen ，

Now thanks to the ban， I´m a Dr。 Seuss fan。

Amy ，

Everyone certainly is entitled to their own rights and beliefs。 With that being said， I love this book！ The illustrations are perfect， and I love Marco’s persistence in how he never gives up when fishing。 Everyone can greatly benefit from Marco’s upbeat， optimistic attitude， especially in today’s world。

Alyssa Skinner ，

I decided to check out all of the books being removed from production due to "racism"， as a personal challenge。 When I read this book， I really didn't understand what could be considered racist about it， because I didn't know that the word "Eskimo" was taboo。 I was more offended by the fact that the man called the little boy a "fool"， because that's unkind， although I was glad the boy stuck up for himself。 That teaches good self-confidence， which I didn't have as a child， so it was something I c I decided to check out all of the books being removed from production due to "racism"， as a personal challenge。 When I read this book， I really didn't understand what could be considered racist about it， because I didn't know that the word "Eskimo" was taboo。 I was more offended by the fact that the man called the little boy a "fool"， because that's unkind， although I was glad the boy stuck up for himself。 That teaches good self-confidence， which I didn't have as a child， so it was something I could appreciate。 But， I delved into why this book is considered racist， and found that the term "Eskimo" is considered offensive， because of a confusion over its origin， resulting in people thinking for many years that it meant "Excommunicated"， or "Heathen"。 I had always assumed that it came from the French "Eskimaeux" （Please excuse me if I spelled that wrong， I don't know how to spell French words very well）， and that is what was confirmed for me in my search。 This word means only "Someone who makes snowshoes"， if I am understanding correctly。 At any rate， the word is considered offensive， as are pictures portraying Inuit peoples dressed in furs， although I don't understand why that should be so。 So， the pictures of "Eskimo fish" with what appears to be fur around their faces are the objection to this story， I guess。I don't think that this will stop me from reading this book to my children， because these things were not considered offensive to Inuit peoples at this time， and I am confident that Dr。 Suess meant no harm in using them。 However， I may have to explain to my children that this is one of those outdated words that you probably shouldn't use too often， for fear of being taken out of context。 。。。more

Kristen Freiburger ，

I read this book out loud waiting for the big bomb to go off。 Well， I waited and waited。 Why on earth has this book been banned？ Complete insanity。

Linda ，

I grew up with all these Dr。 Seuss books。 I think they are all awesome！！ This one has a child utilizing his imagination！！ Great！

Maureen ，

I figured I check out the Dr。 Seuss titles that are being banned to see what's up。 Granted， I'm older and of european descent， so I may not be as in tune with what is culturally insensitive， but this looks pretty innocuous。 It seems like a parent/teacher could explain that we don't call Inuit people "eskimo's" any longer。 I figured I check out the Dr。 Seuss titles that are being banned to see what's up。 Granted， I'm older and of european descent， so I may not be as in tune with what is culturally insensitive， but this looks pretty innocuous。 It seems like a parent/teacher could explain that we don't call Inuit people "eskimo's" any longer。 。。。more

Victor The Reader ，

Arguably Seuss’ most beautiful book with its vibrant watercolors and large number of imaginative fish in a small pool that leads to the sea。 A （100%/Outstanding）

Nikki ，

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Kyrie ，

Reading this book， trying to understand why certain books are retired。 There are two illustrations that would count as a stereotype， definitely of the era when the book was created。 Could the book continue to be printed with a notice that it's of an era， and not how things should be seen？ Probably。 It's not deathless literature， and while the pictures of odd fish are cute， there's lots of other books that fill the niche。 （Is there an oddly drawn fish book niche？） Reading this book， trying to understand why certain books are retired。 There are two illustrations that would count as a stereotype， definitely of the era when the book was created。 Could the book continue to be printed with a notice that it's of an era， and not how things should be seen？ Probably。 It's not deathless literature， and while the pictures of odd fish are cute， there's lots of other books that fill the niche。 （Is there an oddly drawn fish book niche？） 。。。more

charlene。librarian ，

1947 copyright， renewed 1974 by Dr。 Seuss Enterprises。Tropics stereotype of a Mexican/South American manEskimo fish dressed in stereotypical Eskimo furry collarsAustralian fish with a "kangaroo pouch"Rough-neck old LobsterFar-off Tibet （old man image in a traditional dress？）Fu Manchu fish with stereotypical mustacheThe familiar rhyming of Dr。 Seuss is present along with expected drawings of animals and people。 The negativity is subtle which makes it all the more insidious in my opinion。 I'm glad 1947 copyright， renewed 1974 by Dr。 Seuss Enterprises。Tropics stereotype of a Mexican/South American manEskimo fish dressed in stereotypical Eskimo furry collarsAustralian fish with a "kangaroo pouch"Rough-neck old LobsterFar-off Tibet （old man image in a traditional dress？）Fu Manchu fish with stereotypical mustacheThe familiar rhyming of Dr。 Seuss is present along with expected drawings of animals and people。 The negativity is subtle which makes it all the more insidious in my opinion。 I'm glad Dr。 Seuss Enterprises has decided to stop publishing this title along with the other five titles。And to think that I saw it on Mulberry StreetThe Cat's QuizzerIf I ran the zooMcElligot's poolOn beyond zebra！Scrambled eggs super 。。。more

Jillian Anderson ，

Oh the world of imagination provided by Dr。 Seuss。 I can just hear this child now， trying to convince everyone that they really can fish in a pool where no fish have ever been caught before。 For kids that think outside the box with their creativity。 And how forward thinking that the book has realistic illustrations in addition to whimsical ones。

Carol Cespedes ，

For years this was favorite bedtime reading for my two daughters。 It had a lilting rhyme and pictures to engage the toddler with fantasy， imagination， and vocabulary that appealed to the older child。 I loved it because it linked the local countryside with the whole world， even "the world's highest mountains in far-off Tibet。" "This might be a pond like I've read of in books，Connected to one of those underground brooks，A brook that keeps flowing where no one can seeRight under State Highway 203。。 For years this was favorite bedtime reading for my two daughters。 It had a lilting rhyme and pictures to engage the toddler with fantasy， imagination， and vocabulary that appealed to the older child。 I loved it because it linked the local countryside with the whole world， even "the world's highest mountains in far-off Tibet。" "This might be a pond like I've read of in books，Connected to one of those underground brooks，A brook that keeps flowing where no one can seeRight under State Highway 203。。。。"Until the brook becomes a river and connects to the sea， opening up to all the waterways of the world with all their strange and wonderful possibilities。 It was about imagination and diversity but also about ecology - encouraging young minds to think about how the junk they might throw in a local pond or stream connected to everything else in the world。 This little book deserves to be promoted， not banned。 The archaic single use of the term "Eskimo" could easily be edited out。 。。。more

John ，

This was an enjoyable book。 It is ashamed that it will not be published any longer。 The book was about all the fictional places that a young boy could go if an underground stream lead to other places。 Yes， I would agree that there was one drawing in the picture book that was not very politically correct。 But over all it was a fantastic book that stretches ones inagination though Dr。 Seuss’ creativity。

Kellyanne ，

All these insane， imaginative， but drunk-looking fish and McElligot doesn't catch one？ Ok， then。 All these insane， imaginative， but drunk-looking fish and McElligot doesn't catch one？ Ok， then。 。。。more

Warren Hall ，

Not the best。I liked some of it， especially the fish that our author makes up。 I do not like the promotion of whaling in any form， but this book is about fishing， so -- I mean， c'mon， if I can accept the premise I suppose I can accept the whaling part， too。I don't like the moral of this book。It is about being patient and seeing the variety of possibilities in life， but it gives off a false shine to me。 In some cases， seeing the probabilities and variety of life is a good thing， and sometimes we Not the best。I liked some of it， especially the fish that our author makes up。 I do not like the promotion of whaling in any form， but this book is about fishing， so -- I mean， c'mon， if I can accept the premise I suppose I can accept the whaling part， too。I don't like the moral of this book。It is about being patient and seeing the variety of possibilities in life， but it gives off a false shine to me。 In some cases， seeing the probabilities and variety of life is a good thing， and sometimes we must wait; this part of the the moral is not terrible。 What makes it more pernicious， however， is in that we see this applied to McElligot's Pool， and， as extrapolation， impossibilities。 The protagonist does not catch a fish at the end of the story， nor does it seem like he will ever be able to catch that fish; his optimism and imagination are useful in so far as they disguise reality before him， forcing him to lose opportunities in life， and， perhaps， even to fish in other locales。 In The Lorax， we are meant to take away the moral that we should save the environment， but here all we see is that we can imagine the environment into something else， as an example of the logic above described。 It is about a hopeful attitude， not something necessarily bad， but something which is not good if paired with an inability to see reality。 Sure， we might say that his attitude is cute， nice， inspirational， or has an intrinsic quality which we all love or relate to。 We all want the world to be good， we all want our wildest wishes to come true， etc。， etc。， so he has that quality of hopefulness about him which might be admired， if also we know that it will die in adulthood。 I think the book could've done better to more effectively explore the theme， thus。 Tantalizingly， Seuss brings up imagination and hope， and by never giving the boy a fish， we are left with the question as to choose between cynicality or optimism。 We do not know he doesn't catch a fish， right？ I wonder -- and hope -- he did， even if I do not think it likely。 。。。more

Mary Richard ，

Love this book 。。。。 my grandma a librarian。。。。 my mom a teacher would fight like h@ll to not censor books！！！ You want a fight and I don’t mean physically you idiots censoring will Not take my memories or hard copies away。 I will read here。。。。 I will read there 。。。 I will read EVERY Where。。。 to children and to one and all ！！！ for where we go one we go All！！！！ Share these stories ！！！ Everyone that has the books！！！！

Howells Chan ，

thanks to the morons， I read this book

Prabhani ThembiliyaGodage ，

I like this story and exploration and imagination of variety of fishes are enjoyable。 It let kids to believe in countless possibilities and that’s great。 Just right amount of inspiration for adults too。 4。5 statrs。

Joshua ，

Had to get this from the library before it's tossed down the memory hole。That makes me sound like a 70-year-old Republican， doesn't it？ Had to get this from the library before it's tossed down the memory hole。That makes me sound like a 70-year-old Republican， doesn't it？ 。。。more

Madeline Rose ，

Some stereotypes， but not as bad as some of the others。

Amy ，

I spent hours looking at this book as a kid and all the amazing things this kid thought of down in the pool。 I was especially enamored of the flower fish and her hair！

Dillon ，

Not Seuss's best work。 I was bored， personally， and the overall message is a vague piece about hoping for what others believe to be impossible。 Not Seuss's best work。 I was bored， personally， and the overall message is a vague piece about hoping for what others believe to be impossible。 。。。more

Frank ，

I read this many years ago when I was probably in grade school and always thought it was one of Dr。 Seuss’ best。 I heard on the news today that this is one of his books that will no longer be published because of some racist overtones。 So I went to YouTube and listened to a reading of the story along with the pictures。 I still think it’s a cute story about a little boy who thinks he can catch fish in a shallow pool。 But the pool may be connected to an underground stream going to the ocean。 And s I read this many years ago when I was probably in grade school and always thought it was one of Dr。 Seuss’ best。 I heard on the news today that this is one of his books that will no longer be published because of some racist overtones。 So I went to YouTube and listened to a reading of the story along with the pictures。 I still think it’s a cute story about a little boy who thinks he can catch fish in a shallow pool。 But the pool may be connected to an underground stream going to the ocean。 And some of the fish might be “Eskimo” fish that are shown drawn with fur collars and coming from an igloo。 This is really the only stereotype I saw in the book but is that worth banning it？ Am I missing something？？ 。。。more

David ，

Read this because of the "ban" announced today。Found it a wonderful story that can ignite the imaginations of children pushing their boundaries beyond their limited world。I had to google to find out what was so offensive in this book。 It turns out "eskimo" is an offensive term in Canada and Greenland。 Read this because of the "ban" announced today。Found it a wonderful story that can ignite the imaginations of children pushing their boundaries beyond their limited world。I had to google to find out what was so offensive in this book。 It turns out "eskimo" is an offensive term in Canada and Greenland。 。。。more

Heather McC ，

Marco spends his afternoon fishing at a forgotten body of water and refusing to listen to the nay-sayers who believe he is wasting his time and will never catch anything。 Marco dreams of all of the creatures he will find and proves that a little bit of faith can go a long way。

RONALD MELCHER ，

There's no other book like McElligot's Pool。What kind of a book？The kind that is cool。You can read it at night when your in bed。You can read it on the phone to cousin Fred。You can read it on Tuesday on the beach。You can even read it to a nice Sneetch。But the very best way of all 。。。 to read McElligot's Pool。。。is on Read Across America Day 。。。 at your favorite school！ There's no other book like McElligot's Pool。What kind of a book？The kind that is cool。You can read it at night when your in bed。You can read it on the phone to cousin Fred。You can read it on Tuesday on the beach。You can even read it to a nice Sneetch。But the very best way of all 。。。 to read McElligot's Pool。。。is on Read Across America Day 。。。 at your favorite school！ 。。。more

Susan ，

In true Dr。 Seuss style of picture and rhyme， a young boy's imagination goes wild。。。。。 preventing him from giving up hope of catching a fish in a small pond。 Marco gives the farmer's advice careful consideration， but quickly decides: "It may be you're right 。。。。 There might be no fish 。。。 But， again， well， there might！ Cause you never can tell what goes on down below！ This pool might be bigger than you or I know。"And the whimsical adventure begins。。。。。 In true Dr。 Seuss style of picture and rhyme， a young boy's imagination goes wild。。。。。 preventing him from giving up hope of catching a fish in a small pond。 Marco gives the farmer's advice careful consideration， but quickly decides: "It may be you're right 。。。。 There might be no fish 。。。 But， again， well， there might！ Cause you never can tell what goes on down below！ This pool might be bigger than you or I know。"And the whimsical adventure begins。。。。。 。。。more

Nicole ，

Had to have a refresher read on this since the news it was being discontinued。

Reference

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