There are brick houses, stick houses, tall houses, thin
houses, but the best houses of all are those where your friends
live. Young readers will enjoy the bouncing rhythm and catchy rhyme
in this delightful look at people’s homes throughout the world.This
title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series
developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of
rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and
off-the-wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage
even the most reluctant child to read.
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.