Imagine That!
How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A lively new picture-book biography of the most beloved children’s book author of all time: Dr. Seuss!
Have you ever wondered how the great Dr. Seuss wrote his most famous book? Did you know that for The Cat in the Hat, he wasn’t allowed to make up the fun words he was known for—like OOBLECK and IT-KUTCH and HIPPO-NO-HUNGUS? He was only allowed to use words from a very strict list!
This bouncy account of the early career of Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. Ted Geisel) proves that sometimes limitations can be the best inspiration of all.
Kid-friendly prose (with Seussian rhyme for Ted’s dialogue) and whimsical illustrations by award winner Kevin Hawkes recall the work of Dr. Seuss himself. Writing tips from Dr. Seuss and exclusive letters from the author and illustrator, detailing how they created this book, are included!
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"1954 was a great year to be a kid, unless you were trying to learn how to read," quips Sierra in this look at how Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, endeavored to create a beginning reader "so exciting that couldn't stop turning the pages." It took Geisel more than a year to get The Cat in the Hat just right; although Sierra writes mostly in prose, she occasionally slips into Seussian rhyme, as if to channel the pieces coming together in Geisel's mind. Amid representational portraits of Geisel, Hawkes dives headlong into the wooly world of the books he created, blending imagination and reality in one scene, Geisel walks up a swoopy staircase to his studio, trailed by furry and feathery nonsense creatures. It's an engrossing and amusing glimpse of creativity in action and the making of a children's book classic. Ages 3 7.
