One great success is the daisy itself, which conveys much human emotion through its stalk, leaves and petals. The economy of line of his best work gives way here to clutter, and the colors combine heavily and sometimes even harshly. Much of the text lacks the snap and panache of standard Seuss verse, and the artwork-extrapolated from Seuss sketches-seems off-kilter too. While the premise and concluding moral are all Seuss, the posthumous execution falls flat. The attendant media buzz makes a celebrity of Mayzie and her daisy, and she learns the hard way about the high cost of fame. The phenomenon is followed by a lengthy and predictable scramble of adults rushing in to solve the problem. The Cat in the Hat, jaunty-looking as ever, introduces and narrates the tale of young Mayzie McGrew, who one day mysteriously sprouts a daisy from her head. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. While fans are sure to be tickled by the prospect of Seussian entertainment, they are likely to be disappointed in the ``also-ran'' flavor of this picture book, adapted from an animated TV special. Seuss The book is about a 12-year-old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head.
How poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortune makes an endearing morality tale for our time-and for all ages. More than three years after his death comes a new work from bestselling and beloved Seuss (Theodor Geisel). When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrews head, she is faced with her classmates taunts, her parents dismay, and a publicity agents greed.
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