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A rhyming story in which a rabbit and a bear argue about which one of them is the best, until a worm reveals the truth.
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Random House (1998), 32 pages
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LibraryThing member ckarmstr1
The bear and the rabbit try to outdo one another. The rabbit says it can hear very far, while the bear argues that he can see further than the rabbit can hear. In the end, both the rabbit and the bear look like immature creatures. Trying to outdo someone is ultimately a waste of time and energy.
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
A rabbit and a bear begin boasting to one another about who is better, the rabbit noting his keen sense of hearing while the bear emphasizes his ability to smell across far distances. At the end, a worm pops up to say he can see so well that he can see the two fools in front of him arguing about
This short book from Dr. Seuss is well written, with lots of rhyme and some hyperbole. The characters are lively and the tale has the air of Aesopian fable, although it falls short of specifically stating a moral of the story. The illustrations are rather typical of Dr. Seuss's animal caricatures and thus have the element of familiarity. It's an entertaining enough read, although I can't say it grabbed me as well as some other Seussical titles.
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nonsense.This short book from Dr. Seuss is well written, with lots of rhyme and some hyperbole. The characters are lively and the tale has the air of Aesopian fable, although it falls short of specifically stating a moral of the story. The illustrations are rather typical of Dr. Seuss's animal caricatures and thus have the element of familiarity. It's an entertaining enough read, although I can't say it grabbed me as well as some other Seussical titles.
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English
Physical description
32 p.; 5.75 inches
ISBN
0679891498 / 9780679891499