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Great Day for Up!

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Great Day for Up!
AuthorDr. Seuss
IllustratorQuentin Blake
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
August 28, 1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
ISBN9780394829135 [1]
Preceded byThere's a Wocket in My Pocket! 
Followed byOh, the Thinks You Can Think! 

Great Day for Up! is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was published by Random House on August 28, 1974.[2] It is the first Seuss book not illustrated by the author himself.

Plot[edit]

The narrator says that today is a good day for things to go up. As more things are described as getting up, at the very end, the narrator is revealed to be a boy who does not want to get up and wants to sleep in. This ending would later be expanded into I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Great Day for Up!, Book Details. "Great Day for Up! information". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ^ Great Day for Up!, Book Details. "Great Day for Up! information". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ^ Dr. Seuss (1974). Great Day for Up!. Beginner Books. OCLC 902800.

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