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The parables of Dr. Seuss / Robert L. Short.
- Title
- The parables of Dr. Seuss / Robert L. Short.
- Author
- Short, Robert L.
- Publication
- Louisville : Westminster John Knox Press, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3513.E2 Z85 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 95 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "International best-selling author of The Gospel According to Peanuts and The Parables of Peanuts Robert Short here takes his readers on an engaging adventure into the spirituality of the stories of beloved children's book author Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel - and, in doing so, reveals Seuss to be "a first-class Christian thinker."" "Exploring Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and many other Seuss favorites, this breezy and engaging book will delight the Dr. Seuss fan in all of us!"--book jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: The use and abuse of Dr. Seuss -- Difficult to stomach: "my body and blood" and Green eggs and ham -- Oh, the places Christians will go! -- A cat in the hat catechism of Christian faith: with verses from the New Testament and Dr. Seuss's hat-haloed cat -- The Christian parable of The lorax -- Marvin K. Mooney and Christ's command to moonkind -- For all those who have had trouble getting to Solla Sollew -- "My word!": God and Horton faithfully hatching the brand new -- How Christmas stole the Grinch's heart -- The good news for you through Horton hears a Who! -- The job of all Christians is to always tell people, near and far, just how lucky we are! -- Bartholomew and the oobleck or Dr. Seuss and the church.
- ISBN
- 9780664230470 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2007031685
- OCLC
- 163593720
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library