A wonderful booklet. Covers basic info on seed beads & essential equipment for the daisy chain patterns shown, including earrings. Also contains info on finishing off and adapting designs.

Mayzie is having a normal day at school until a daisy suddenly springs from her head! She gets laughed at by her fellow students and no one can figure out how to help the poor girl. It is only when she realizes that people still love her for who she is does the flower finally fade.

I could see right away this was a different style from his earlier books. There was more color in this one, but there was a lack of diversity. Everyone was white an most of the characters were men in power. The style was the same as his others, with motion lines and expressive characters. Apparently this book was based off sketches he'd done before his death, so I can understand if some of the coloring was doing a certain way. Whoever colored the images added, in my opinion, too much color. Seuss has a black and white, sketchy style while the illustrations in this book are full color. They still help tell the silly story, but the illustrations were not as charming as his earlier works. ( )

Mayzie is just having another day at school when all of a sudden a daisy springs out the top of her head! No one -- not her teacher, principal, parents, etc. -- can figure out what to do. Will poor Mayzie ever be right again?

Although it's notable that Seuss chose a female protagonist for this title, there's still a lot that's problematic about this book. For starters, there is a total lack of diversity in this book, with every child and adult pictured being white. All of the professionals, aside from the teacher, are male. Mayzie's mother appears to be a homemaker, not a problem in and of itself, but troublesome when the only other woman in the book has a traditionally female occupation as well. Usually I give Seuss a pass given that his books were written many decades ago, but this book is a 2016 publication based on sketches left behind at Seuss's death. Conscious decisions were made to bring this completed book to fruition, and apparently none of those included adding people of color or, say, a female doctor.

That all being said, there are some good things about this book. Like nearly all of Seuss's works, it is funny and quirky. The text abounds with rhymes and exclamation points, making it a good read-aloud. As everyone tries to come up with a different way to fix Mayzie's issue, this could be a jumping off point for talking to kids about problem solving. A teacher or parent might ask children to think up their own way of curing Mayzie's daisy head. The illustrations do have a Seussian flair, although the emphasis here is on people and not outlandish animals or machines.

I have some reservations about wholeheartedly recommending this book, but I think it could be a fun read. But a responsible adult should probably point out some of the issues in a child-friendly way. ( )

The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars, is because compare to Dr. Seuss's other books, this one is not quite as good. Saying that though, it is still an absolutely fantastic book that will stick with children for the rest of their lives. This is the story of a girl who randomly sprouts a daisy out the the top of her head. Everyone questions it and makes fun of her, and she eventually has to be locked up. But the she is told she can become famous because of it, so she (and her daisy) sign a contract. She soon realizes how lonely that lifestyle is and simultaneously realizes that everyone loves her for who she is back how, so she returns and her daisy disappears. It's a good message about being who you are and being okay with that. ( )

It is not often that people think of Dr. Seuss when discussing insightful poetry. However, that is not the case in, “Daisy-Head Mayzie.” This book by Dr. Seuss is one that is very different compared to his classics such as, “The Cat in The Hat” and “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” Unlike those books, “Daisy- Head Mayzie” is more of a narrative in rhyming form with a meaningful message, opposed to verses of nonsensical rhyming words. That is one reason I enjoyed, “Daisy-Head Mayzie” so much. I really enjoyed the way in which the story was written because although it was poetry, I still felt like I was reading a story. Also, I don’t care how old I am the rhyming of Dr. Seuss always captivates my attention and creates vivid images in my head. It is the type of book that “shows” you through description the ideas the author is trying to convey instead of telling you through straightforward text. This is exemplified through the lines, “Now the principal, good Mr. Gregory Grumm, was a very wise man, just as smart as they come. He knew more than anyone else in this nation, about long division and multiplication. He knew all the answers. Why oceans are deep. Why skies are so high, and why mountains are steep. He should have the answer to this thing on Mayzie.” Instead of just saying that Mr. Grumm was smart and leaving it at that, Seuss creates a whirlwind of images in reader’s heads that say that Mr. Grumm isn’t just smart, he knows everything. Also, the overall flow and rhythmical patterns of Seuss’ rhymes are truly excellent, making them fun to read out loud. I also really enjoyed, “Daisy-Head Mayzie” because of the message. The story is about a little girl named Mayzie, who sprouts a Daisy on her head that she can’t get rid of. No one can figure out how to help her until a sleazy talent agent named Finagle the Agent offers Mayzie and her daisy a contract. Against her mother’s wishes Daisy accepts Finagle’s offer and becomes rich and famous. However, in the meantime she loses touch with all her friends and family and worries no one loves her anymore. The book goes on to say, “Well, you know about daisies. When love is in doubt, the job of a daisy is, Try and Find Out!” At this point Mayzie’s daisy begins to lose its petals as Mayzie recites “they love me, they love me not.” The last petal is reached when Mayzie says, “they love me” and she returns home to a town of people happy and excited to see her. I loved the story line because it started off as a silly story that seemed like it would have no meaning, and ended up having a very rich and insightful message. This brings me to discussing the big idea of the story. The big idea of, “Daisy-Head Mayzie” is that when you have friends and family that love you, whatever road you take or bad decisions you make, you can always go back to them and they won’t love you any less. I think that this is a very important message because people often think that when they mess up in life they cannot go back to their families and friends out of shame and fear. However, this is not the case at all because true friends will always forgive and understand that everyone makes mistakes. “Daisy-Head Mayzie” is an adorable book filled with vivid rhymes, a fantastic story line, and a very important message. ( )