Dr. Seuss is one of the most famous and well-respected children’s authors of all time. I think it’s safe to say that we’re all familiar with “Green Eggs and Ham,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and “The Cat in the Hat.” However, Dr. Seuss wrote forty-four children’s books total, and we’re just barely scratching the surface when we think about “Horton Hears a Who.” I’m going to spend some time investigating some of the lesser-known Seuss masterpieces and invite you to come along with me.
Our first selection is “Hunches in Bunches,” which was published in 1982 and is one of his later creations.
Our character in this book is a boy who’s bored and can’t make up his mind what to do. He has some hunches that he might enjoy doing this or that, but what to choose? Suddenly his hunches come to life in the form of furry creatures wearing outrageous hats, and they give him all sorts of advice. One tells him to do his homework, while another, a much friendlier one, suggests that he call his friend and go play games at the arcade. Just as he’s decided that’s what he should do, another hunch pops up and tells him that his bike is all rusted, and he should go oil it, right now!
He’s starting to get even more confused when hunches start popping up all over the place. He should go to the bathroom. He should try to do everything at once! He should even run around in circles, not knowing what to do at all.
Finally, the wisest of all the hunches tells him that he’s the only one who can make up his own mind. With that, he goes off into the kitchen, following a Munch Hunch, and has six hot dogs for lunch.
I didn’t find this to be the best of Seuss’s work, but it was an enjoyable story and worth adding to your collection.
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