Bartholomew Cubbins, a page

Page (servant)

A page or page boy is a traditionally young male servant, a messenger at the service of a nobleman or royal.-The medieval page:In medieval times, a page was an attendant to a knight; an apprentice squire...

, is the hero of two children's story books by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....

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• The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
  The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
  The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is a children's book, written by Dr. Seuss and published by Vanguard in 1938. Unlike the majority of Dr. Seuss's books, it is written in prose rather than rhyming and metered verse...
  
  (1938)
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck
  Bartholomew and the Oobleck
  Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a 1949 book by Dr. Seuss . It follows the adventures of a young boy named Bartholomew, who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky substance called "oobleck". The book is a sequel of sorts to The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins...
  
  (1949)

Besides his two books (and stage adaptations of them), Bartholomew Cubbins also appears as a character in the TV show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Productions. It aired for two seasons on the Nick Jr. Block on Nickelodeon...

. He is mentioned in a song by songwriter Bill Pere

Bill Pere

Bill Pere, a multiple-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, musician, author, and playwright, was named one of the "Top 50 Innovators, Groundbreakers, Iconoclasts, and Guiding Lights of the Music Industry" by in December 2008...

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The main character of Seuss's only film, The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, is named Bartholomew Collins. Like Cubbins, Collins is a young boy who is wiser than the adults around him.

Religious significance

Robert L. Short

Robert L. Short

Robert L. Short was a Presbyterian minister, known as the author of the bestselling 1965 book The Gospel According to Peanuts, and the 1977 book Something to Believe in: Is Kurt Vonnegut the Exorcist of Jesus Christ Superstar?. He is also the author of The Parables of Dr...

, in his book The Parables of Dr. Seuss, points out that Bartholomew

Bartholomew

Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in...

 shares a name with one of the Apostles of Jesus, In Illuminati and Judaism writings he is one of several Archangels left on earth to battle in the apocalypse. Bartholomew Cubbins is the one who exhorts the silly King into humility and repentance.

In popular culture

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
  
   front man Jared Leto
  Jared Leto
  Jared Joseph Leto is an American actor, director, producer, occasional model and musician. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life...
  
   has directed several music videos under the alias Bartholomew Cubbins, including the song "From Yesterday
  From Yesterday
  "From Yesterday" is a song by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, and the third single released from their second album A Beautiful Lie. The music video for the song is believed to be the first ever American music video shot in the People's Republic of China in its entirety...
  
  ," and the newest "Hurricane
  Hurricane (30 Seconds to Mars song)
  "Hurricane" is a song written by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars which is featured on their third studio album, This Is War. The song was written by lead vocalist and songwriter Jared Leto and was released in January 2011 as the fourth single from the album...
  
  " in which a Dr. Seuss book also appears.
• In 1999, Tom Smith
  Tom Smith (filker)
  Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in...
  
   released a Dr. Seuss-themed parody of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
  I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
  "I'm Gonna Be " is a song written and performed by The Proclaimers. It was released on their 1988 Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching No. 11 in the UK charts and No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1989, plus, five years...
  
  " called "500 Hats".

See also

• Horton the Elephant
  Horton the Elephant
  Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from the books Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton Hears a Who!, both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people...
  
  - another Dr. Seuss character who appears in two different books.