Bartholomew and the Oobleck

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Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a 1949 children's book by Theodor Geisel, writing under his pseudonym of Dr. Seuss. It follows the adventures of a young boy named Bartholomew Cubbins, a page boy who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky green substance called Oobleck. The book is a sequel of sorts to The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. Unlike most of Seuss's books, which are written in anapestic tetrameter, (but like 500 Hats) Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a prose work. Geisel said he drew inspiration for the book when he was stationed in Belgium during World War II. At one point, during a rainstorm, he overheard a conversation between some of the other soldiers in his regiment, during which one of them lamented, "Rain, always rain. Why can't we have something different for a change?" The book was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1950.

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