The story has a protagonist who is hopeful, even after being told to have doubts about his current efforts. He stays patient and believes in what he’s doing. The message of being a positive thinker is important and particularly relevant today. It’s much easier to be cynical with age than to take on life with a positive attitude.
I loved experiencing Marco’s imagination. It’s lively, vivid, and hopefully inspires and children to expand their own imaginations. If Marco doesn’t end up catch any fish, it’s still time well spent.
I enjoyed how the book teaches children about basic shapes, sizes, and colors. It’s a very “Seuss” thing to do and I’m glad it’s present in the story.
From an illustration standpoint, the book jumps from pages with color to pages that are just black and white. I enjoyed this because when you turn from a black and white page to a page with color, it really pops. It keeps the reader engaged with the story.
It’s a Dr. Seuss book, so of course the story is very imaginative. Dr. Seuss makes all kinds of off-the-wall creations in his books and I have always loved discovering them. This book has plenty!
Critique time. For starters, the book is a bit longer than I would have liked it to be. The book is 64 pages in total. After 40 pages, I was ready for the book to conclude.
This book has also been under some criticism for the way it portrays people at times throughout the book. This is a big deal. The world has changed a lot since this book came out. Some books age well. In the eyes of many, this story did not.