Scrambled Eggs Super! facts for kids
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| Author | Dr. Seuss |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
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Publication date
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1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-80085-1 |
| Preceded by | If I Ran the Zoo |
| Followed by | Horton Hears a Who! |
Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 book by American children's author Dr. Seuss. The story is told from the point of view of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs belonging to various exotic birds.
Plot
At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to his sister, Liz, in his mother's kitchen about what a good cook he is. He tells the story of how, when he became fed up with the taste of regular scrambled eggs using hen's eggs, he decided to scramble eggs from other birds. He tells of how he travelled great distances and discovered a variety of exotic birds and their eggs.
He explains his criteria for choosing some eggs, because of their sweetness, and avoiding others. He takes the eggs home but decides that he still needs more, and he calls on the help of some of his friends from around the world, including a "fellow named Ali". After each bird Peter finds he states the phrase..."Scrambled Eggs Super Dee Dooper Dee Booper Special Deluxe a la Peter T. Hooper".
Withdrawal
On March 2, 2021, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the owner of the rights to Seuss's works, announced that Scrambled Eggs Super! and five other books would no longer be published because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong." The possible scene perceived as "hurtful" is a two page illustration of five persons in a boat from a fictional location (named "Fa-Zoal") near the North Pole, wearing hooded fur parkas, as these persons endeavored to collect eggs from fantastical birds called "Grice" which "lay eggs on the ice". After the books were removed, nine of the top ten, including the top four, books on Amazon's charts in the United States were Dr. Seuss books, though none were the books removed. eBay also delisted the title for "offensive content".
See also
In Spanish: ¡Súper huevos revueltos! para niños
