One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books from my childhood is now CANCELLED! It’s been withdrawn from publication with comments about it having certain (unspecified) insensitive treatment of people. Used copies now start at $250 and go up to $1000. So I went and dug around in my old stash of kids' books last night and was thrilled to find a pristine copy of this book that I bought when my kids were little. In this 1955 Dr. Seuss book, young Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell is very proud of having lear...

The verses go on knitting a web intertwined with another web of imaginations.The poem flows. A nice one with mellifluous words.There are letters beyond Z. Yes, there's a whole new world out there.Takes you to a land of an imaginary language with never before heard words that are figments of a child's imagination.

Why limit yourself? You'll stop at Z all right: zzzzzzzzzz.....

Having mastered the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell is surprised to discover that there are other letters out there, beyond Z. Guided by the narrator, who steps in to share this amazing information, he learns about such letters as the Yuzz, used to spell Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz; or the Thnad, used to spell Thnadners. Following along on a journey of enchanted discovery, Conrad Cornelius learns nineteen new letters, and meets nineteen unusual new creatures, real...

I came across this book today while at work; I work at a library, for those who don't know. I don't recall this one from when I was a kid, but, my curiosity was piqued...and this was a fun one!

In a multiverse of interpretations, here is another one. Opens with two mutants: Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell, a kid with a comb-over, and the narrator, some weirdo who has a fascination for buttocks. On panel one, Weirdo touches his buttocks while some mangy mutt that snuck into the classroom looks on. In panel two we learn that Conrad is a know-it-all while Weirdo leans in for a good look at the zebra's buttocks. (view spoiler)[On panel three we observe that Weirdo is part owl and capable

One reason why Dr. Seuss remains a favorite among children is they look and read full of whimsy and fun. The children may miss that they can be subversive. Specifically, Dr. Seuss is rarely about teaching some lesson. Life the good doctor say is about living and imagining. Lessons can resume in a few minutes for now let it go and giggle. On Beyond Zebra is a non-sense book. Smarty pants Conrad Cornelius O’Donald o’Dell is so sure of himself. He knows all 26 letters of the alphabet and there is n...

This book influenced my life more than any other book I read in my first reading years. It told me that I could color outside the lines. It told me that there existed a completely unknown world outside of my limited experience, and that I could discover that world and look forward to amazing adventures. Will this book offend some people? Yes, of course it will, as it makes children think for themselves and reconsider the limits that they assume are fixed and immobile. That may be a good thing an...

I'mma read all the books if Dr. Seuss! Getting ready for the marathon ahah

back cover-If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabet beginning with Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. Discover (and spell) such wonderfully Seussian creations as the Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz and the High Gargel-orum. Readers young and old will be giggling from beginning to end . . . or should we s...

You can't beat Dr Seuss for a great story. I'm not sure where he comes up with the ideas and words but I love them just as much as an adult reading them to my grandson as I did reading them as a kid. Highly recommended to anyone that still has a kid trapped in them

General Raiting: 8/10Personal Raiting: 6.7/10

A kooky and imaginative story about two boys exploring beyond the alphabet and make new letters and what types of people and animals they associate with. There’s no shortage of Seuss’ beautifully outlandish creatures. A (100%/Outstanding)

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This book should have an 'aberrant pronunciation of the letter Z' warning for readers outside of the US. Or it could be banned. Either way it would prevent small children from having to puzzle over lines such as "And I said, "You can stop, if you want, with the Z/Because most people stop with the Z/But not me" which obviously don't rhyme.

(Originally put a review of a different Dr. Seuss book here. Oops.) I thought this book was simply silly and good for some laughs. An alphabet beyond the letter Z. How creative and fun for kids. Except… not anymore. Why don’t we just teach what could be seen as wrong today in the content of books written in the past? I am totally against banning or censoring any books. Educate readers about books that have issues in terms of modern times, but to completely take books out of print, which over tim...

As a kid I loved weird words and other linguistic hijinx, and so it's no surprise that On Beyond Zebra was on the short list of favorite Seuss books. After rereading it just now, I realized that it was special in one other way: perhaps more than any other of the master's works, it spurred me to creativity (just like Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell in the story!). Looking back with my jaded, myopic grown-up eye, I can see that the new letters beyond Z are simple amalgamations of ordinary Roman l...

Still my most favorite Seuss book. I vividly remember checking it out from the school library in kindergarten and being amazed at how amazing it was--it's only taken me 20 years to finally purchase a copy for myself!Many of these critters remind me of lumberjack's fearsome and legendary creatures, especially the Wumbus, which is halfway to a slide-rock bolter, and that made me quite happy.I also personally relate to the Quandary, at least up to a point. Although, this is the ONE illustration tha...

I believe I had this memorized by the time I was three. When my little brother was old enough, I got to recite it to him. I didn't need the pages for the words, just the pictures.

Who wouldn't like to learn alphabets beyond Z? The book serves entertainment and happiness in a balanced amount.

Even good old Dr. Seuss's zany imaginationcould not have ever thunk a place as crazy as our nation.Where decent folks, quite sane in fact, upon one knee quite bendedFear the cry of "racist!" from the perpetually offended.Who scream and swear and stamp their feet at everyone else's sins;They cannot create, they only destroy, so do not let them win!So I can get why people think that And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is racist. I personally don't think it's racist, but "a Chinese man wh...

3 stars & 3/10 hearts. This was a silly little book, fun to read. It reminded me of Scrambled Eggs Super!. Content: one “gee-whizz.”

NOTHING racist in this book either. Are these people saying this on crack?

Silly story

After a short break, we are once again picking up from where we left off on our Dr. Seuss library marathon. This is a wonderful book to encourage an active imagination. My 4-year-old enjoyed it more than my 6-year-old, which is funny since he can not yet read as his brother does. I do not remember reading this when I was a child but I know I would have loved it. It makes me think of the inital stirrings I felt when I first read Tolkien and the language he created.

Read with my son, he enjoyed this book but it was kind of blah to me. Illustrations were imaginative and up to Seuss par. The letters and some of the stories that went with the letters were lacking, in my opinion.

lots of big funny words

A classic for showing kids how to think beyond the normal...

This is one of the obscure Seuss books that will no longer be published. Apparently the portrayal of Nazzim of Bazzim is the issue. Other than that the book is fine. It actually feels like a lesser version of If I Ran the Zoo.

I'm rating this from my gents perspective and since they are children I think that makes the most sense. They both absolutely LOVE this book. I like it fine but it's definitely not one of my favorite Seuss books as an adult. I don't remember ever reading it as a kid.