Author | Dr. Seuss |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's literature |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date
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1960 |
OCLC | 184473 |
Preceded by | Happy Birthday to You! |
Followed by | Green Eggs and Ham |
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish |
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Entrance of the One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ride at Islands of Adventure.
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Islands of Adventure | |
Area | Seuss Landing |
Soft opening date | March 1999 |
Opening date | May 28, 1999 |
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Attraction type | Water Ride |
Theme | One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish |
Vehicle type | Fish |
Duration | 3 |
Universal Express available
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss. It is a simple rhyming book for beginning readers, with a freewheeling plot about a boy and a girl named Jay and Kay and the many amazing creatures they have for friends and pets. Interspersed are some rather surreal and unrelated skits, such as a man named Ned whose feet stick out from his bed, and a creature who has a bird in his ear. As of 2001, over 6 million copies of the book had been sold, placing it 13th on a list of "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books" from Publishers Weekly. Based on a 2007 online poll, the United States' National Education Association labor union named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
Rik Mayall narrated this story as part of a HarperCollins audiobook that also includes The Lorax, Dr. Seuss's ABC and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish was part of the Beginner Book Video series which included Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! and The Foot Book.
The book was the basis of a theme park attraction located at Universal's Islands of Adventure in the Seuss Landing area of the park, called "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".