OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! by Dr. Seuss; Random House; $12.95
The poetics are tight,
and the drawings are loose
in the forty-three books
that are signed Dr. Seuss.
In the days of the past
he would merrily tell
of the Grinch who took joy
in purloining noel.
Of the Cat in the Hat
and recalcitrant Sam,
who refused any meal
made of Green Eggs and Ham.
And of Horton and Sneetch
and of Yertle and Who
and of Thidwick the Moose
and If I Ran the Zoo.
Every Seusspenseful tale,
every verse that he did,
seemed to land on the...