Bartholomew and the Oobleck
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck
"Bartholomew and the Oobleck" is a 1949 book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). It follows the adventures of a young boy named Bartholomew, who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky substance called oobleck. The book is a sequel of sorts to "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins". Unlike most of Geisel's books, which are written in anapestic tetrameter, "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" is a prose work.
In the book, the King of Didd announces that he is bored with sunshine, rain, fog, and snow, and tells his magicians to add some variety to the weather. As a result, large piles of sticky oobleck fall throughout the kingdom, covering everything. The king soon regrets his wish, but since his magicians' cave has been buried in oobleck, he can do nothing to remove the substance until his page, Bartholomew, advises him to say "I'm sorry." The king complies, and the oobleck melts away.
Geisel said he drew inspiration for the book from a conversation he overheard while stationed in Belgium during World War II. During a rainstorm, one of his fellow soldiers remarked, "Rain, always rain. Why can't we have something different for a change?" [Thomas Fensch. " [http://books.google.com/books?id=BzqrX46iFwAC&pg=PA96&dq=%22bartholomew+and+the+oobleck%22+caldecott&lr=&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U2ISFI5ugNdcahIVu8LXjDNx2D3DQ#PPA95,M1 The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss] ". New Century Books, 2001. 95.]
The book was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1950. [" [http://books.google.com/books?id=tdraVusLf9AC&pg=PA130&dq=%22bartholomew+and+the+oobleck%22+caldecott&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U22ImO8YrkomGBVWL3_UR3BrgoKCA The Newberry and Caldecott Awards] ". Association for Library Service to Children, 2006. 130.]
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