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bandwagon
Back Room Working area of the Boys constituting
the weapons-planning groups of
the Yooks and the Zooks—in The Butter Battle
Book
bad 1: Among the various kinds and
descriptions of fish cited—in One Fish Two
Fish Red Fish Blue Fish 2: Among the words
featured for use as part of a phrase or sentence—in
Hop on Pop
Bad-Animal-Catching-Machine Device
Gerald McGrew fantasizes about building, to
be used in capturing for McGrew Zoo creatures
“too dangerous to catch with bare
hands”—in If I Ran the Zoo
baggy bears Among the kinds of bears
with which Uncle Terwilliger is said to
dance—in “My Uncle Terwilliger Waltzes
with Bears,” as part of The Cat in the Hat Song
Book
bagpipes Musical instrument that it is said
Mrs. Fox “Makes . . . out of / straws and
socks”—in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
bah, hoo-to foo-to boo-to Subject involved
in the theft treated of—in “Somebody Stole
My Hoo-to Foo-to Boo-to Bah,” as part of The
Cat in the Hat Song Book
BAHH Seussian rendering of “Bah”—in
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Balancing Act, Great Description and/or
definition of the nature of Life—in Oh, the
Places You’ll Go!
Balber Element of the magicians’ incantation
“Malber, Balber, Tidder, Tudd”—in The
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
ball and balls 1: Among the objects
involved in the Cat’s Up-up-up game—in The
Cat in the Hat 2: Among the objects that
were, it is suggested, left to be supplied—in I
Can Draw It Myself 3: Among the words
featured for use as part of a phrase or sentence—in
Hop on Pop 4: Object (“a race /
on a horse / on a ball / with a fish”) it is
suggested one might think about—in Oh,
the Thinks You Can Think! See also: baseballs;
Biggel-Ball; ping-pong ball; snow
balls; soccer balls
Ballew, Dr. One of the Golden Years Clinic
physicians about whom it is predicted “all
. . . will prescribe a prescription for you”—in
You’re Only Old Once!
balloon and balloons 1: Among the means
of conveyance (“go / by balloon”) suggested
for departure—in Marvin K. Mooney Will You
Please Go Now! 2: Among the things about
which questions are asked—in The Cat’s
Quizzer 3: Among the things the boy narrator
cites by name—in The Shape of Me and
Other Stuff 4: Among the objects (“red,
blue and orange balloons”) that were, it is
suggested, left to be supplied—in I Can Draw
It Myself 5: Among the things cited as associated
with a state of being “up”—in Great
Day for Up See also: Marvin O’Gravel
Balloon Face
bananas 1: Among the things about which
questions are asked—in The Cat’s Quizzer 2:
Among the things cited as pertaining to an
arithmetic calculation—in “I Can Figure Figures,”
as part of The Cat in the Hat Song Book
band and bands Among the words featured
as part of tongue-twisting texts—in Fox
in Socks See also: Boom Bands; brass
band; Butter-Up Band; Snore-a-Snort Band
bandwagon Vehicle Marco fantasizes
about causing to be pulled by an elephant
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