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Daisy-Head Mayzie

Daisy-Head Mayzie is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and illustrated in his style. It was published in 1995, as Seuss's first posthumous book. It was republished on July 5, 2016, with Seuss's original text and drawings.

Author

By:
Dr. Seuss

Joe Mathieu (uncredited) (original print)
with illustrations based on the sketches by:
the author (reprint)

United States

English

Children's literature

Random House

February 5, 1995 (original)
July 5, 2016 (republished)

Print (hardcover and paperback)

0-679-86712-0

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Plot[edit]

The book is about a 10-year old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie McGrew who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. Mayzie becomes overwhelmed and distraught over the situation and runs away. The Cat in the Hat, who serves as the narrator to this story, helps Mayzie to understand her problem. He persuades her to go back home, and the daisy eventually goes away, popping up back again on occasion. The book has a mini-song titled "Daisy-Head Mayzie" which her classmates chant.

as Mayzie McGrew

Francesca Smith

as The Cat in the Hat

Henry Gibson

as Finagle

Tim Curry

as Mayor

George Hearn

as Principal Gregory Grumm

Lewis Arquette

as Dr. Eisenbart

Jonathan Winters

as Miss Sneetcher

Susan Silo

as Mrs. McGrew

B. J. Ward

as Mr. McGrew

Paul Eiding

as Finch

Robert Ridgely

Benjamin Smith as Butch

John Graas as Einstein

The Cat in the Hat does not appear as the narrator.

The characters are all designed differently and are given normal hairstyles, as opposed to the wild hairstyles in the 1995 edition.

Instead of catching all of the bees in his hat, the police officer puts a fishbowl over Mayzie's head to protect her from the bees.

Mrs. McGrew is a housewife instead of a welder.

The plot in which the agent gives Mayzie a contract to be rich and famous is completely absent.

Because of the absence of the Cat in the Hat, the daisy instead assures Mayzie that everyone loves her, and her flight with the Cat on the flying umbrella is not present.

Mayzie is depicted as a and wears a purple dress, as opposed to a blonde and wearing a pink dress in the 1995 edition.

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In 2016, after the popularity of What Pet Should I Get?, the book was republished with Seuss' original text and illustrations. As such, there are several differences between the editions.

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Daisy-Head Mayzie