I HAD TROUBLE GETTING TO SOLLA SOLLEW
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, NY, 1965
Series: Book 20 of 34 - Classic Seuss
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/NF w/light shelfwear & trace laminate to lower back spine corner. DJ/None as Issue. A tale of managing life's mishaps from Dr. Seuss, pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991) who first began his light-hearted children's stories in rhymes 1936 sailing from Europe to New York. This tale was drawn & written in 1965. Our young hero stubbs his big toe so badly that he is sent flying in to the air lands by spraining the main bone to his tail. To escape such calamities in the future, he decides to seek refugee in the "City of Solla Sollew/On the banks of the beautiful River Wah-oo/Where they never have troubles! At least but a very few". Travel daunting, and once there? Can quitting locales where unplesantries have ocurred a solution in adverting future mishaps.
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- Title
- I HAD TROUBLE GETTING TO SOLLA SOLLEW
- Author
- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
- Publisher
- Random House, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 1965
- Condition
- COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE
- Dust jacket
- None as Issued
- Binding
- Hard Cover/Stitched
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394800923
- ISBN 13
- 9780394800929
- Illustrator
- Dr. Seuss (Author-Illustrator)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Series
- Book 20 of 34: Classic Seuss
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Novel, Short Story, Young Readers, Juvenile, Children
Dr. Seuss tackles the struggles of everyday life’s—difficult people, bullies, bad weather, political unrest, even crowds—in the rhyming picture book I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. When our hero stubs his toe, he decides to find a less troublesome place to live. Soon he's off on a journey "to the City of Solla Sollew, on the banks of the beautiful River Wah-Hoo, where they never have troubles! At least, very few." But between his encounters with the Midwinter Jicker and the Perilous Poozer of Pompelmoose Pass, he soon finds out that confronting his problems might actually be easier than running away from them. A funny story that can be read purely for entertainment, I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew is ideal for sparking discussions. It’s message—that the best way to deal with an obstacle is by tackling it head-on—makes this an perfect gift for all ages and occasions—especially graduations!
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