Dr Seuss, Author , pop-ups by David A. Carter. Random/Corey $28.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-375-85227-5
A trio of new pop-up books for spring.
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Pop-Up!
Dr. Seuss
, pop-ups by David A. Carter. Random/Corey
, $28.99 (22p) ISBN 978-0-375-85227-5
For its 20th anniversary, this ubiquitous classic gets the pop-up treatment,...
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Dr. Seuss. Random, $15 (56p) ISBN 978-0-385-38298-4
Charles D. Cohen, the avid Seussian behind The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, presents another four little-known manuscripts by Theodor Seuss Geisel. In his introduction, Cohen contextualizes the tales, which were published in Redbook and...
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Dr. Seuss. Random, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-553-52426-0
This early Dr. Seuss work, which was found after his death in 1991 and re-discovered in 2013, stars the brother and sister from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. An extensive, informative afterword from the publisher says that Seuss often...
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Dr. Seuss. Random, $15 (72p) ISBN 978-0-375-86435-3
This volume collects seven joyous Seuss stories that were published in Redbook in 1950 and 1951 but had never appeared in book form. In an insightful introduction, Seussian scholar Charles D. Cohen notes that Seuss wrote these tales at a...
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Dr Seuss, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $15 (56p) ISBN 978-0-679-86712-8
More than three years after his death comes a new work from bestselling and beloved Seuss (Theodor Geisel). While fans are sure to be tickled by the prospect of Seussian entertainment, they are likely to be disappointed in the ``also-ran'' flavor of
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Dr Seuss, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $6.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-375-82311-4
The Birthday Honk-Honker ("" Wake Up! For today is your Day of all Days"") and the Great Birthday Bird (""Come on! Brush your teeth and get dressed! It's your Day of all Days! It's the Best of the Best!"") get the party started in Dr. Seuss's...
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Dr Seuss, Author Random House Books for Young Readers $7.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-375-82443-2
Based on a 1950 Academy Award-winning motion picture by Dr. Seuss, the board book Gerald McBoing Boing Sound Book tells the story of a toddler with an unusual way of communicating: ""When he started talking,/ you know what he said?/ He didn't...
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Dr Seuss, Author Random House (NY) $9.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-394-56269-8
With the commercial success of You're Only Old Once, Random House offers a commemorative edition of another adult work of humor by the venerable children's book author. Originally published in 1939, this revisionist farce attempts to rectify the ""sh
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Dr Seuss, Author, Cathy Goldsmith, Author, Maria Leach, Designed by Random House Books for Young Readers $34.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-375-81061-9
Thirteen is a lucky number when it comes to the treasured tales compiled in Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss, ed. by Janet Schulman and Cathy Goldsmith. The 13 classic tales-including And to Think That I Saw It on...
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Dr. Seuss, pop-ups by David A. Carter. Random/Corey, $29.99 (18p) ISBN 978-0-375-86035-5
Carter takes this classic story of environmental awareness to new heights, seamlessly integrating Dr. Seuss’s verses into his expertly engineered spreads. Turning a wheel makes Humming-Fish splash in a “rippulous” pond, “back in the days when the...
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Dr. Seuss, read by Rainn Wilson and David Hyde Pierce. Listening Library, , unabridged, 1 CD, 30 mins., $9.99 ISBN 978-0-14-752212-2
Dr. Seuss’s fantastic and bemusing tales are perfect for spoken recitation, with their rhyming schemes and rhythmic cadences. In this collection, actor Pierce, best known for his role on the television show Frasier, charmingly narrates the classic...
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Dr Seuss, Author, James Stevenson, Illustrator Random House Children's Books $8.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-394-89217-7
Part of the Beginner Books series, this light piece of whimsy is narrated by a boy in striped pajamas who, with closed eyes, proclaims that under no circumstances will he be getting out of bed and going anywhere. ""I don't choose to be up walking. I
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Dr Seuss, Author, Steve Johnson, Illustrator, Lou Fancher, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-679-87597-0
The archives of many a late author, from Margaret Wise Brown (Four Fur Feet) to Sylvia Plath (The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit), often yield unpublished manuscripts. Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, is no exception: he wrote but did not illustrate this...
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Dr Seuss, Author, Jack Prelutsky, Joint Author, Lane Smith, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf $17 (56p) ISBN 978-0-679-89008-9
Dr. Seuss's name towers over the title on the jacket here, setting up readers to measure the book within--extrapolated from scanty manuscript and sketches--against the late artist's classic works. While such a comparison is almost certain to...
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Dr Seuss, Author, Mel Crawford, Illustrator Random House Children's Books $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-679-89140-6
This nostalgic adaptation of a 1950 Academy Award-winning animated cartoon features Dr. Seuss's inimitable rhymes, plus images from Crawford's original animation stills, which he based on Seuss's drawings. Gerald McCloy, a saucer-eyed boy with a...
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Dr Seuss, Author, Theo LeSieg, Author, Roy McKie, Illustrator Random House Books for Young Readers $16 (22p) ISBN 978-0-679-80132-0
The stars of Dr. Seuss's familiar title, first published in 1989, now appear in 3-D, in The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice, illus. by Roy McKie. Wheels, flaps and other accoutrements, bring the mice to life in all shapes and sizes and boasting a...
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Dr. Seuss, illus. by Andrew Joyner. Random House, $18.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-399-55912-9
Constructed from a manuscript and sketches found by the author’s widow, this lively excursion into the world of art explores the artist’s vision by focusing on works that take the horse as their subject. An affable talking horse leads a diverse...
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