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A Classic Case of Dr. Seuss
A Classic Case of Dr. Seuss 20 Books Box Gift Set A Collection of 20 of Dr Seuss presented in a nice gift box set. Full size books and convenient paperbacks. Titles in this set The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Oh The Places you'll Go!, One Fish two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox in Socks, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss' , Ten Apples Up On Top, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut, I Wish I Had Duck Feet, Wacky Wednesday, Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?, There's A Wocket In My Pocket, The Sneetches and Other Stories, The Lorax, Dr Seuss's Sleep Book, Horton Hears A Who!, Yertle The Turtle and Other Stories, Scrambled Eggs Super
- GenresChildrens
1212 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2009
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Dr. Seuss
908 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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March 18, 2022
This set is the perfect gift for a child who just started reading. The books are color coded to match the difficulty level. The illustrations are great. The stories contain good messages and... Dr Seuss is always fun to read.
April 17, 2017
Dr Seuss fa sognare e riflettere in rima.. E riesce pure a far ridere come pochi ♥
Tanto amore ♥
Tanto amore ♥
June 6, 2019
It's not complete, but it's a great way to get your kid into Seuss.
June 14, 2020
When my son was 3-4 these books were his absolute favourite bedtime reads - although I do admit that, more often than not, we ended up reading ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ as this was his favourite book in the set.
Each of the books in the set have their own particular charm & any child will find at least 2-3 which they will love.
We put our sons love of reading down to this set & can’t recommend it enough.
Each of the books in the set have their own particular charm & any child will find at least 2-3 which they will love.
We put our sons love of reading down to this set & can’t recommend it enough.
January 20, 2020
Great Collection! Contains most of the best loved Dr. Seuss classics.
February 5, 2023
Loved all theses book very funny and lots of rhythming words in this book collection
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