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| I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! (Beginner Books(R)) | 
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| Author: Dr. Seuss
Creator: James Stevenson
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 21200
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.3
ISBN: 0394892178
UPC: 038332193619
EAN: 9780394892177
ASIN: 0394892178
Publication Date: October 12, 1987
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!
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Amazon.com Review
Although I'm Not Going to Get Up Today! is aimed at young readers, it just gets better as you get older. Only after you've weathered more than few world-weary years can you fully appreciate this book's profound and universal message: "The alarm can ring. The birds can peep. My bed is warm. My pillow's deep. Today's the day I'm going to sleep!" But the rhyming words of Dr. Seuss and goofy illustrations from James Stevenson will surely get more than a few giggles from the old and the young, as everyone in town--from brothers and sisters to the police and the Marines--conspires to get our little hero out of bed. But, as the sleepy boy says, "nobody's going to get me up, no matter what he does." (Not with tickling nor shaking nor cold water on the head.) "Nothing's going to get me up. Why can't you understand! You'll only waste your money if you hire a big brass band." (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes
Product Description
Illus. in full color. "A rhyming story that is full of laughs. 'The alarm can ring. The birds can peep....Today's the day I'm going to sleep,' says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed--and he does! The repetition of concepts and words will keep children turning the pages, as will the energetic drawings. A sure draw for early readers."--Booklist.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 My son loved it! May 27, 2008
My son is four years old and he loves this book, requesting I read it to him repeatedly.
fine children's book that helps them learn so much... March 15, 2008
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today (Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss is a whimsical fantasy tale that should appeal to very young children. As another reviewer notes, young kids are full of energy; they don't truly want to stay in bed and this book won't encourage them to do that, either. However, the story makes a great fantasy and the book is also a solid educational tool for children learning to read.
The story is relatively simple; a young boy is tired and he wants to take the day off and lounge in bed. He is rather obstinate; even his mother and a cop can't get him out of bed! Along the way, the young child learns a lot about the English language and reading--and that's great.
Children are introduced to names of places including Paris, Massachusetts, Berlin, Alaska, China, Spain and more! This can easily generate a conversation with your child about what foreign (or distant) places are like; and the child can get a good basic understanding that the world is really a very large place with many different cultures.
This book also teaches children the sounds that some things make. For example, the book, usually through the use of text that rhymes, mentions how birds "peep;" how an alarm clock "rings;" how a bed can be "warm" and how a pillow can be "deep." Great!
I suppose that for some very active children the idea of a child taking a rest in bed could show them an example of the importance of learning to rest.
Overall, I Am Not Going To Get Up Today is another fine children's book by the great Dr. Seuss; and I recommend this book heartily for parents to read with their very young children. The book is an excellent educational tool that helps children learn to read and understand words, places and other concepts like "warm" and "deep."
Great job, Dr. Seuss!
I AM NOT GOING TO GET UP TODAY!!! March 9, 2008
Great book, but all Suess books are. I bought this timeless book for my 21 year old daughter. I know it fits!!!!!! Can't wait till she can share it with her children.
 I am not going to get up today August 23, 2007
We're big Dr Suess fans, so we loved this book. A bit different from his others, and a twist at the end. It's a fun, light hearted story that we really enjoy reading. Be warned though, the boy in the story doesn't get up today!
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! March 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We LOVE this book! It is a funny twist on a daily battle in our house of getting up for school each day. We had a lot of fun reading it together and my 7 year old had a great time reading it himself. He even moved this to his new favorite Dr. Seuss book!
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