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Tag: Dr. Seuss

August 24, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

"Why do you keep giving me books with such delectable behinds?" Oh yes. We're clearly having a very serious conversation on the podcast today about the nuclear arms race. You have been warned.

August 4, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: In a People House by Dr. Seuss, ill. Roy McKie

Outdated? Still pertinent? We debate the book that disturbed Jon Klassen as a child.

October 20, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss

In our latest consideration for Halloween, Kate and I discuss the difficulty of saying the term "anapestic tetrameter" aloud, why the true star of this book should be named "Torselus Todd", and (I won't lie) we may use the term "badonkadonk" more than once.

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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew

April 15, 2024 by Betsy Bird

My husband Matt Bird joins us for the very first time for one of the most obscure Dr. Seuss titles ever conceived. Like Candide? Then this is for you.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Gerald McBoing Boing by Dr. Seuss

March 27, 2023 by Betsy Bird

It's considered a classic by animation fans, but does the book hold up? We explain why this translation from film to page missed quite a few steps along the way.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate #200!: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss

October 4, 2021 by Betsy Bird

For our 200th episode we consider the controversy surrounding Dr. Seuss and his most famous cat.

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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

March 8, 2021 by Betsy Bird

When we heard that the Dr. Seuss estate was pulling six relatively obscure Seuss titles from publication due to offensive content, we thought we might try one on for size. So here's the first book Seuss ever made for kids.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Dr. Seuss

December 7, 2020 by Betsy Bird

An orange fellow is told to leave over and over and over again. So it clearly has nothing to do with the state of the world today. If you've never listened to one of our podcasts before, I might recommend this as a place to start.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

April 13, 2020 by Betsy Bird

While many people remember all too well the title of today's book, its plot (such as it is) remains, for many, a mystery. My sister certainly didn't know what to expect and, to be fair, how could she have? Can anyone truly predict Clark or the Ying or Ned? Sweet sweet Ned?

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

November 25, 2019 by Betsy Bird

When Kate challenged me to find a classic Thanksgiving book, she made the mistake of saying off-handedly, "Oh, it could just be about food too." Ah HAH! Food, eh? Well, we'd already done Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, so that could leave only one other famous food-related piece of children's literary history. That's right. Time to down some Green Eggs and Ham.

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