This book I had never heard of before. I was broozing the Dr. Suess section at the library and skimmed the titles and ran across this one. Supposedly it had been created in the 1950's as a cartoon story and then the book was created. It was about a boy who couldn't say words but rather only make sounds. Everyone was ashamed and embarrassed of him but than Gerald got discoved by a radio voice and became rich and famous. The illustrations definitely showed the age of the book. The characters were drawn like cartoons were back in the '50's. The characters had the unporportionally small bodies and the big heads and they all had exaggerated facial expressions and huge eyes. The pictures were very colorful and slightly abstract like chandelers were flotting from the ceiling and minor othere details. As Gerald gets more socially rejected from the characters in the book, the illustrations get darker and bolder, which showed the reader and observer, that bad things were happening. I really love Dr. Suess books. They are so poetic and rhyme so nicely but they also have an important lesson in each one. The writing is so abstract and silly but the reader really can understand and relate. I love how Dr. Suess always emphasizes the text and really exaggerates emotions. It's a great kids book. It definitely has a clear beginning, middle, and the happily ever after, which Dr. Suess can always pull off.
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