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We Are Thing One and Thing Two: Based on Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
A board book narrated by the characters Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat— perfect for introducing Dr. Seuss's most beloved characters to babies and toddlers!
Join Thing One and Thing Two in this simple, sturdy board book as they explore the different ways they like to have fun, playing indoors and out, alone and together. Written in rhymed verse , it's an ideal introduction to the beloved characters for children too young for the classic Beginner Book The Cat in the Hat. Now everyone in the family—even pre-readers—can get to know (and love) the Things!
Look out for these other beloved characters in these
Join Thing One and Thing Two in this simple, sturdy board book as they explore the different ways they like to have fun, playing indoors and out, alone and together. Written in rhymed verse , it's an ideal introduction to the beloved characters for children too young for the classic Beginner Book The Cat in the Hat. Now everyone in the family—even pre-readers—can get to know (and love) the Things!
Look out for these other beloved characters in these
- GenresChildrens
26 pages, Board Book
Published May 2, 2023
26 people want to read
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Dr. Seuss
1,084 books18.4k 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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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
March 15, 2026
A great board book for fans of Dr. Seuss who don’t quite have the attention span for a full Dr. Seuss book. We of course loved the rhyming!
June 16, 2023
Read aloud to my 11 month old. It was ok. It didn’t always rhyme or depict the best ways to deal with emotion and sharing.
Facts about this book:
• Board book
• Reds and Blues
• Play various ways (indoors, outside, games, etc)
• Silly characters
Facts about this book:
• Board book
• Reds and Blues
• Play various ways (indoors, outside, games, etc)
• Silly characters
July 17, 2023
Glad they are numbered, kinda tough to tell them apart!
November 9, 2023
I like to keep up with stuff based on Dr. Seuss. This is written by Random House, so not even one person wrote it. It looks like Dr Seuss, but bland. They didn't bother to imitate his prose either. It's sort of half baked rhymes.
The fun and zaniness of Dr. Seuss is not here. This is a poor imitation of a genius. This could have been better. It's just about how kids should get along.
Utterly boring. The only good thing about it is, hey, that's Thing One and Thing two, I love those characters.
The fun and zaniness of Dr. Seuss is not here. This is a poor imitation of a genius. This could have been better. It's just about how kids should get along.
Utterly boring. The only good thing about it is, hey, that's Thing One and Thing two, I love those characters.
March 15, 2024
About Thing 1 and Thing 2 and how they like to play. Had some nice phrases about getting along and that games can be played alone or together. The language was sometimes awkward when reading aloud. I was also missing the Dr. Seuss-isms.
January 7, 2026
Fun rhyming book and a good book to read out loud.
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