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author spotlight
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines.
Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever!
In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful... Read More
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Amazing Peace
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.99
“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated children’s book, celebrating the promise... Read more >
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $17.99
“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated children’s book, celebrating the promise... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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My Many Colored Days
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: September 8, 1998
Price: $6.99
Dr. Seuss's youngest concept book is now available in a sturdy board book designed especially for his youngest fans. All of the original stunning illustrations and imaginative type designs of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are here, as are the intriguing die-cut squares in the cover. A brighter, more playful cover... Read more >
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: September 8, 1998
Price: $6.99
Dr. Seuss's youngest concept book is now available in a sturdy board book designed especially for his youngest fans. All of the original stunning illustrations and imaginative type designs of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are here, as are the intriguing die-cut squares in the cover. A brighter, more playful cover... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Boy on Fairfield Street
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $16.95
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $16.95
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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What a Good Big Brother!
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $16.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $16.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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New York's Bravest
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $6.99
In the 1840s, there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics took on larger-than-life proportions, much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary Pope Osborne... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: August 22, 2006
Price: $6.99
In the 1840s, there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics took on larger-than-life proportions, much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary Pope Osborne... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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New York's Bravest
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $15.95
In the 1840s, there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics took on larger-than-life proportions, much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary Pope Osborne... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $15.95
In the 1840s, there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics took on larger-than-life proportions, much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary Pope Osborne... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Boy on Fairfield Street
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $18.99
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2004
Price: $18.99
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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What a Good Big Brother!
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Amazing Peace
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $20.99
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $20.99
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the... Read more >
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Sunday Is for God
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $17.99
“Weekdays are for school and Saturday’s for having fun. But Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Sunday is for God.”
A boy longs to play in the river on this hot summer day, but instead he has to sit quietly in a pew. His collar itches and his tie’s too tight—why does the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $17.99
“Weekdays are for school and Saturday’s for having fun. But Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Sunday is for God.”
A boy longs to play in the river on this hot summer day, but instead he has to sit quietly in a pew. His collar itches and his tie’s too tight—why does the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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The Boy on Fairfield Street
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $7.99
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $7.99
Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Sunday Is for God
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $20.99
“Weekdays are for school and Saturday’s for having fun. But Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Sunday is for God.”
A boy longs to play in the river on this hot summer day, but instead he has to sit quietly in a pew. His collar itches and his tie’s too tight—why does the... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $20.99
“Weekdays are for school and Saturday’s for having fun. But Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Sunday is for God.”
A boy longs to play in the river on this hot summer day, but instead he has to sit quietly in a pew. His collar itches and his tie’s too tight—why does the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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