Celebrity Review
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
 James
Earl Jones
Award-Winning Actor
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
Like many of Dr. Seuss’ delightful tales, I Had
Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew is an enjoyable story
with a valuable lesson to be learned. The book follows
the adventures of a curious creature who finds himself
the target of much abuse and leaves home for Solla Sollew
where, as he is told, “they never have troubles!
At least, very few.” However, his journey turns
out to be a perilous one, filled with rain, a camel
that comes down with the “gleeks” and an
attack by vicious “Poozers.” When our hero
reaches Solla Sollew, he discovers that even a town
where they “never have troubles! At least, very
few” still has its problems and decides to return
home to confront the dilemmas from which he once fled.
This tale shows readers that while running away from
one’s problems may appear an attractive solution,
it is no guarantee that trouble will not be encountered
elsewhere. We learn that confronting that which plagues
us, rather than trying to escape it, provides the real
solution. Delivered in the colorful, humorous style
that Dr. Seuss is know for, I Had Trouble in Getting
to Solla Sollew engages children in a fantasyland that
provides real life lessons. By teaching our children
to read we enable them to discover such kernels of wisdom
for themselves.
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