Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

Hardcover cover
Author	Dr. Seuss
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	September 12, 1973 (renewed in 2001)
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	64
ISBN	978-0394827193
Preceded by	Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
Followed by	The Shape of Me and Other Stuff

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published by Random House on September 12, 1973.

An unrelated poem by Seuss titled "Did I Ever Tell You..?" was published in Redbook magazine in February 1956. ^{[lower-alpha 1] [1]}

Plot

The text consists of a series of descriptive poems, fictively told to an unnamed listener by a wise old man. The man describes a variety of whimsically wretched characters and unfortunate situations, in comparison with which the listener might be considered exceptionally fortunate.

Adaptations

An audio version by John Cleese was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 1994. ^{[2] [3]}

Notes

1. This poem is sometimes referred to by the alternate title "The Zode in the Road".

References

1. Dr. Seuss. "Did I Ever Tell You..?", Redbook . February, 1956. 14.
2. "Hundreds Nominated For Grammys". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. January 10, 1994. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
3. "John Cleese". Grammy. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

Further reading

Rosenburg, Alyssa (2021). "The Great Dr. Seuss Hysteria of 2021 shows how silly and unimaginative adults can be". The Washington Post.

"Current Issue: Representations of Education in Youth Literature". Research on Diversity in Youth Literature | St. Catherine University, Feb. 2019, https://sophia.stkate.edu/rdyl/.

Elizabeth "Scout" Blum, Dr. Seuss's The Lorax: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective, Environmental History, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2021, Pages 789–792, https://doi.org/10.1093/envhis/emab057

Mgr. Jana Hegerová, Mgr. Jana. "Dr. Seuss's Books in Schools". Popularity of Dr. Seuss and the Use of His Books in Language Classes, edited by Alena Dobrovolná.