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Dr. Seuss's Book of Animals
An easy reader about animals—real and imaginary—with illustrations by Dr. Seuss!
Featuring a mix of real animals and Seussian creatures, this super-simple rhymed riff about animals is both a concept book AND a funny introduction to the world of Dr. Seuss. Illustrated with art from beloved Dr. Seuss books—including One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?, and Dr. Seuss's ABC —it teaches beginning readers to identify animals in the world around them and ones only found in classic books by Dr. Seuss! Nurture a love of reading—and of Seussian creatures—with this great new concept book for beginning readers!
Dr. Seuss and his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, have been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.
Featuring a mix of real animals and Seussian creatures, this super-simple rhymed riff about animals is both a concept book AND a funny introduction to the world of Dr. Seuss. Illustrated with art from beloved Dr. Seuss books—including One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?, and Dr. Seuss's ABC —it teaches beginning readers to identify animals in the world around them and ones only found in classic books by Dr. Seuss! Nurture a love of reading—and of Seussian creatures—with this great new concept book for beginning readers!
Dr. Seuss and his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, have been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.
36 pages, Hardcover
Published January 2, 2018
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985 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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August 8, 2018
It appears the Dr. Seuss company took animals from his previous book and strung them together in a rhyme. It is not a great rhyme and not something Dr. Seuss would do. This was published in 2018. I feel like this is a money grab. I didn't even know they published something new this year.
I feel it's pretty boring. The nephew thought it was pretty good. He liked the Dr. Seuss beasts at the back of the book. He thought they were great and like the Grox in a Box, I had to trace them for him so he could color them.
I don't think this is really a worthy edition to the Seuss collection and yet it is always exciting to see another book with the name Dr. Seuss on it.
I feel it's pretty boring. The nephew thought it was pretty good. He liked the Dr. Seuss beasts at the back of the book. He thought they were great and like the Grox in a Box, I had to trace them for him so he could color them.
I don't think this is really a worthy edition to the Seuss collection and yet it is always exciting to see another book with the name Dr. Seuss on it.
November 2, 2019
Neo enjoyed reading this one, from the collection of the rhyming king himself. There are many animals in the world, from skinny ones to those of a larger proportion. Some are fuzzy and others are as bald as can be. Some are straight and others are knotty, but they are all animals and worthy of Dr. Seuss’ mention. Neo got a great deal of practice with rhymes and was dazzled with all the illustrations in this one. He has a great love for Dr. Seuss and I surely cannot blame him one bit!
January 28, 2025
Tbh I expected more.
February 8, 2018
Nice, rhyming text to introduce different kinds of animals...including ones that don't exist at all. (Also, the illustration of the horse is.....off.) It's a really cute book, and kids who are old enough to recognize the Seussian creations will have a good giggle as they read.
February 17, 2018
allusions to other Seuss books, but not as whimsical as most Seuss books
March 27, 2018
Plenty of recycled images from other Seuss titles but so long as the kids like it!
January 24, 2020
This delightfully illustrated and rhymed book by the master of children's literature himself, Dr. Seuss, introduces its readers to both real and fantastical beasties as only Dr. Seuss can! It was a great treat to read the Seussian rhymes and see how they are paired with amazing artwork!
I love to revisit the world of Dr. Seuss now that I'm a grownup -- and I still like to rhyme with rhythm (extemporaneously, of course).
I love to revisit the world of Dr. Seuss now that I'm a grownup -- and I still like to rhyme with rhythm (extemporaneously, of course).
June 1, 2021
The book was very simple, not much in regards to words. Not much in regards to a variety of animals. Imaginary animals and odd looking Suess’s imagery of real animals. Turtles in trees and crows in jackets, eight legged animals and cow with more legs. Some had feathers and some were just fuzzy. Over all the book was quite charming.
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September 21, 2022I like this Dr. Secuss book because its easy to read and not too much of a tongue twister. It keeps you interested with all the animals they name off. The pictures are also fun to look at. Some animals are obvious and others are like you've never seen before.
December 22, 2018
Even as an adult I find these books funny!
December 30, 2018
This was one I had never read. Seems like it just takes a bunch of pictures from other books and uses them for this one as well. Didn't grab me. Not high on the list.
February 17, 2019
Great book of many of Doctor Seuss’s classic animals. We revisit turtles from Yertle the Turtle, Mayzie, Horton, and many more. Love Dr. Seuss. His imagination is boundless.
March 6, 2020
I like this Suess book so much for storytimes because it's still got all the fun rhyming and wordplay that Suess was known for, but this one is also SHORT.
October 25, 2020
Fun for beginning readers
March 15, 2021
Adorable book of animals Sr. Seuss style ❤️
April 27, 2021
4/27/21 Read with Julia
June 1, 2021
Aarvik finds this book as of now.
December 11, 2021
Dr. Seuss's Book of Animals by Dr. Seuss – Another zany world that is sure to delight your favorite kiddo! Happy Reading!
March 6, 2022
Explore the wacky world of Dr. Seuss and see animals real and maybe not so real. Either way it's an enjoyable rhyming good time.
November 11, 2022
The book was funny.
- Elena (4 yrs old)
- Elena (4 yrs old)
April 8, 2023
Dr.Seuss’ characters always look like they got a fresh blowout at the dry bar, and I’m jealous.
January 16, 2024
I understand that this animal kingdom is of Dr Seuss and so we have all those different animals that exist in Dr Seuss world but to mix it with real animals will only confuse little children.
July 26, 2024
A very disturbing centipede cow… strange illustrations in this book.
August 3, 2025
This book is just a bunch of silly and giggly fun when I read it with my child. Dr. Seuss's books have some secret special sauce.
November 28, 2024
Pro: Great for early readers.
Con: mix of illustrations from many other Dr. Seuss books placed into a clunky story with forced rhymes.
Con: mix of illustrations from many other Dr. Seuss books placed into a clunky story with forced rhymes.
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