Scrambled Eggs Super!
Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 book by American children's author Dr. Seuss. The story is told from the point of view of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs belonging to various exotic birds.
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| Author | Dr. Seuss |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-80085-1 |
| Preceded by | If I Ran the Zoo |
| Followed by | Horton Hears a Who! |
Plot
At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to his sister, Liz, in his mother's kitchen about what a good cook he is. He tells the story of how, when he became fed up with the taste of regular scrambled eggs using hen's eggs, he decided to scramble eggs from other birds. He tells of how he travelled great distances and discovered a variety of exotic birds and their eggs.
He explains his criteria for choosing some eggs, because of their sweetness, and avoiding others. He takes the eggs home but decides that he still needs more, and he calls on the help of some of his friends from around the world, including a "fellow named Ali". After each bird Peter finds he states the phrase..."Scrambled Eggs Super Dee Dooper Dee Booper Special Deluxe a la Peter T. Hooper".
Critical reception
Ruth C. Barlow of the Christian Science Monitor called it a "gay extravaganza".[1]
It also received positive reviews from Chicago Sunday Tribune and The New York Herald Tribune for Seuss's illustrations of the birds.[2]
Phillip Nel, in the book Dr. Seuss: American Icon, wrote that Scrambled Eggs Super! was one of Seuss's less politically oriented books.[3]
References
- Barlow, Ruth C. (30 July 1953). "Keeping Up With the Juniors". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- Fensch, Thomas (September 2001). The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss: The Life and Work of Theodor Geisel. New Century Books. pp. 196–197. ISBN 0-930751-11-6.
- Nel, Phillip (January 2005). Dr. Seuss: American icon. Continuum International. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-8264-1708-6.
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