I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!
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''I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!'' is a children's book written by
Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' James Stevenson and was published by
Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
on October 12, 1987.


Plot

A boy decides to sleep in one day, extolling his deep pillow and warm bed. He boasts that nothing his
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
, his neighbors, the
police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
, the
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or the
U.S. Marines The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
can do will rouse him, especially with a variety of noisemakers. In the end, his family realizes that he is serious and give his breakfast egg (which he earlier suggested giving back to the hen) to the lone responding policeman, who gladly and immediately eats it on the bedroom floor.


References

American picture books Books by Dr. Seuss 1987 children's books Random House books {{Child-book-stub