It''s the literary equivalent of buried treasure--seven rarely
seen stories by Dr. Seuss! Originally published in magazines
between 1948 and 1959, they include The Rabbit, the Bear, and the
Zinniga-Zanniga, about a rabbit who is saved from a bear via a
single eyelash; Gustav the Goldfish, an early, rhyming version of
the Beginner Book A Fish out of Water; Tadd and Todd, a tale passed
down on a photocopy to generations of twins; Steak for Supper,
about fantastic creatures who follow a boy home in anticipation of
a steak dinner; The Bippolo Seed, in which a scheming feline leads
an innocent duck to make a bad decision; The Strange Shirt Spot,
the inspiration for the bathtub-ring scene in The Cat in the Hat
Comes Back; and The Great Henry McBride, about a boy whose
far-flung career fantasies were bested only by those of Dr. Seuss
himself.
For each story, Seuss scholarcollector Charles D. Cohen offers a
brief introduction that explores recurrent themes and images, such
as fish and twins. With a color palette that has been enhanced
beyond the limitations of the original magazines, this is a
collection of stories that no Seuss fan will want to miss!
關於作者:
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions of his fans as
Dr. Seuss is quite simply the most beloved children’s book author
in the world.
Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss
charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of
youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped millions of kids
learn to read.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts,
on March 2, 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925,
he went to Oxford University, intending to acquire a doctorate in
literature.
Geisel published his first children''s book, And to Think That I
Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937, after 27 publishers rejected
it.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy Award, three
Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors,
Geisel wrote and illustrated 44 books. While Theodor Geisel died on
September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of
children of all ages to explore the joys of reading.