Hunches in Bunches

by Dr. Seuss

Book Overview

A classic Dr. Seuss story about the difficulty of making up one's mind From the beloved author of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Lorax--this is the perfect book to inspire children to overcome... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394855027
• ISBN13: 9780394855028
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

another great Dr. Seuss book

My 1st grade son loves reading Dr. Seuss's book right now. This is another creative and fun book by Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss

I grew up reading Dr. Seuss. I figure once my son gets older he can enjoy them too.

FUN TO READ. IT'S A BLAST

This book was so much fun to read to my children. My daughter loved it so much I had to read it to her all the time. When she was old enough to read, she memorized the WHOLE book. She could stand and recite it from beginning to end and act it out for her little brother who thought she was just the best big sister. Now that is a powerful testimony as to how much they enjoyed it. She is now 27 and still remembers the whole book. I'm sure your children will enjoy it as much as mine did. Karen

If you have ADD, this is a fun way to look at it!

This is definitely one of my favorites! It is a book that is different than most and is very enjoyable. Allows kids (and multi-tasking parents) to see the importance of staying on task.

Taking Charge of Internal Debates

Children usually do not realize that the internal dialogue in the mind is a source of confusion and distraction for almost everyone. The great strength of this book is to make that psychological reality tangible and to address ways to deal with it. You also give the parent a chance to share her or his perspective on internal voices. The book's key point is that you should consider all the perspectives that occur to you, compare them, and choose a good one to pursue."Do you ever sit and fidgetwhen you don't know what to do . . . ?""My trouble was I had a mind.But I couldn't make it up.""Oh, you get so many hunches . . . ."In the story, the hunches include one to do homework, another to go play video games, yet another to fix the rusting bicycle, while another suggests a bathroom break. As the hunches build, the decision gets harder. Thinking about it just adds more hunches. The key point is:"Make your mind up! . . .Only you can make your mind up!"The suggested method is to split yourself into several people and to decide what to do by letting each one represent a hunch. To me, that's a variation on the Benjamin Franklin method of putting each choice down on a piece of paper with a list of the pros and cons for each. Then compare the lists. If everyone learned that method at a young age, it would be wonderful! A lot of adults still need to learn this lesson, so don't limit your gift giving of this book to youngsters!After you finish this book, I suggest that you encourage your child to verbalize his or her urges. Then talk to her or him about how he or she is sorting it all out. Take the best choice, rather than the most impulsive one!