It''s the literary equivalent of buried treasure! Seuss
scholarcollector Charles D. Cohen has hunted down seven rarely
seen stories by Dr. Seuss. Originally published in magazines
between 1948 and 1959, they include "The Bear, the Rabbit, and the
Zinniga-Zanniga " about a rabbit who is saved from a bear with a
single eyelash!; "Gustav the Goldfish" an early, rhymed version
of the Beginner Book A Fish Out of Water; "Tadd and Todd" a tale
passed down via 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 are only
bested by those of the real Dr. Seuss himself.
In an introduction to the collection, Cohen traces the history of
these stories, which demonstrate an intentional and significant
change that led to the writing style we associate with Dr. Seuss
today. Cohen also explores these stories'' themes that recur in
better-known Seuss stories like the importance of the imagination,
or the perils of greed. With a color palette that has been
enhanced beyond the limitations of the original magazines in which
they appeared, this is a collection of stories that no Seuss fan
whether scholar or second-grader 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.
苏斯博士,二十世纪最卓越的儿童文学家、教育学家。一生创作的48种精彩教育绘本成为西方家喻户晓的著名早期教育作品,全球销量2.5亿册,曾获美国图画书最高荣誉凯迪克大奖和普利策特殊贡献奖,两次获奥斯卡金像奖和艾美奖,美国教育部指定的儿童重要阅读辅导读物。另有苏斯婴童生活中心。