The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books

by P.D. Eastman, Helen Marion Palmer, Michael Frith

Calling all P. D. Eastman fans! What could be a better than six Beginner Books written and/or illustrated by P. D.—or son Peter—Eastman? Six of them for less than the price of two! At only $15.99, The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books is an incredible value and includes the full, unabridged text and illustrations for A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer, I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith, Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman, Snow by P. D. Eastman and Roy McKie, and Flap Your Wings and Big Dog . . . Little Dog by P. D. Eastman, all bound together in one sturdy, hardcover omnibus. Perfect for birthdays and holidays, this is a classic, affordable gift the whole family can enjoy together.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published August 7, 2012

About the author

Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. A protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.

From 1936 to 1941, Eastman worked at the story department of Walt Disney Productions. From 1941 to 1943 he worked at the story department of Warner Bros. Cartoons. From 1945 to 1952 he worked in the story department of United Productions of America. He contributed to the "Private Snafu" World War II training films, wrote for the animation Mr. Magoo, and the Gerald McBoing-Boing series for UPA.

Reviews

[Aoi]

My niece demands that I read her this book, in full, as she sits on the potty. I'm counting it towards my reading goal because I've probably read it *at least* a dozen times.

[Meg]

I read this book of stories at least fifty times this year so I think I can count it towards my books read. I have Fred and Ted Go Camping memorized forwards, backwards, and upside down.

[Hiba]

One of the best books for children learning how to read.

[Martin]

No complaints about any of these stories. The artwork in all of them is terrific, especially the beautiful "Snow". "Fish Out of Water" wraps itself up a bit too easily, but is still fun to read out loud. "Flap Your Wings" had me laughing out loud the first time I read it. For me, "I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words" was the least of them all, but still good enough to read several times, if forced to. The little boy (almost 4) I babysit loves the two Fred & Ted stories the most, and even likes to reenact them. My one problem with the book is that they are exactly at a 3-4 year-old's level, so when I read them to him prior to his nap, he doesn't settle down and fall asleep because he is so attuned to the stories' pleasures.

[Kelly Wickham]

All the kids love these snappy, rhyming Dr. Suess-like books. They have a great vocabulary that rhymes in fun ways and colorful bright, exciting pictures. From trying to save the "Fish Out of Water", to teaching your dog 100 words, to going on a camping trip with Fred and Ted, this compilation of stories has an adventure in each one.

[Roger]

I wanted to read A Fish Out of Water because I loved it as a child and I love P.D. Eastman’s artwork. This collection was a good surprise because I discovered more of his stories that I don’t think I’d read before. And as a new adopter of two dogs, I really liked I’ll Teach My Did 100 Words.

[Cherish Brown]

(4☆ Would recommend)
Dr. Seuss books are great for learning, since they have such colorful pages, engaging pictures, and rhyme. Kids love them. Having so many Dr. Seuss books in 1 book makes it such a good bedtime book.

[Amy J]

This has the cutest collection of stories! Filled with humor and delight, and vintage illustrations from the 1960s-70s, this is a perfect book to read together with your little one! A Fish out of Water and Flap Your Wings are our two favorites out of this fun collection of six beginner books!

[Melissa]

4/5 stories by P.D. Eastman.

[Victor]

in the middle

[Roberta]

The little one enjoyed it…especially the ones about Fred and Ted.

[Lynnette]

My 20 month old loves this book. It is simple, not very many words on a page, and the pictures are easy to follow. A nice beginner reader book that doubles as a good read aloud for littles.

[Marcos Cortes]

I like Snow.

[Susan]

Various stories all in one book.

[Margaret Chind]

[Bree]

Notes:
six in one book
not too heavy or too thick for little hands

[Ryan]

Read all the stories by myself

[Allie]

My 3 year old loves these stories. The fish one drives me crazy :)

2017- still loves it at age 5, picks the dog books more, but oh that Otto!

[Heidi]

Lots of memories brought back reading this with my nephew.

[Michael]

A great value of terrific kids stories.