I was such a big Dr. Seuss fan growing up. In fact, I learned to read very early (before age 3) and I remember reading the few Seuss books in my home over and over and over. I was quite the egg-head (still am), and I credit Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham, or course, but I also had a few favorites that haven't been around in a few years.
One of those books was The Cat's Quizzer, which I think I read a hundred times. It was full of silly riddles, games, and puzzles that weren't exactly always solvable. In typical "cat" fashion, it was clever, witty, and more tongue-in-cheek than actual Q&A. I was so lucky to be able to get a new copy of this book last week to relive my favorite childhood memories:
The big news of the day, however, isn't about old things. It's about the new! In fact, today is the day we see the launch of a newer-than-new book from Dr. Seuss. What Pet Should I Get is out, based on a an original manuscript with accompanying sketches by Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, that was discovered in his home in 2013! That complete manuscript was turned into the book, released today by Random House Children’s Books. It is the first original new Dr. Seuss book since the publication of the last book of Dr. Seuss’s career, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! in 1990. This book is all about the hard decisions behind getting a pet, and features the brother and sister characters that Dr. Seuss drew in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
I don't believe there is an American student today that doesn't know who Dr. Seuss is, but just in case, here is a quick bio:
Theodor “Seuss” Geisel is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. His long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot’s Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys and a Peabody. Geisel wrote and illustrated 45 books during his lifetime, and his books have sold more than 650 million copies worldwide. Though Theodor Geisel died on September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of children of all ages to explore the joys of reading. For more information about Dr. Seuss and his works, visit Seussville.com.
Will you be going out and buying the new book? While you're waiting to hit the book store (or Amazon), be sure to check out the other 43 stops on the Vintage book tour. You'll find dozens of old school Seuss reads being remembered and reviewed, just like The Cat's Quizzer! Stop at each book stop below:
- And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, 1937 – The Young Folks.com
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, 1938 – Bookish Antics
- The Seven Lady Godivas, 1939 – The Eater of Books
- The King’s Stilts, 1939 – On Starships and Dragonwings
- Horton Hatches the Egg, 1940 – The Book Cellar
- McElligot’s Pool, 1947 – Media Mikes
- Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, 1948 –Mommie of 2
- Bartholomew and the Oobleck, 1949 – Nonperfect Parenting
- If I Ran the Zoo, 1950 – Live to Read
- Scrambled Eggs Super! 1953 – Word Spelunking
- Horton Hears a Who! 1954 - Bookiemoji
- On Beyond Zebra! 1955 - Jessabella Reads
- If I Ran the Circus, 1956 – Book Hounds
- The Cat in the Hat, 1957 – The Bookbag
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1957 – Nightly Reading
- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, 1958 – Winter Haven Books
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, 1958 – Alice Marvels
- Happy Birthday to You! 1959 – Chapter by Chapter
- Green Eggs and Ham, 1960 – Poland Bananas
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, 1960 – Once Upon a Twilight
- The Sneetches and Other Stories, 1961 - The Mod Podge Bookshelf
- Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book, 1962 – Good Books and Good Wine
- Dr. Seuss’s ABC, 1963 – The Irish Banana
- Hop on Pop, 1963 – Mundie Moms
- Fox in Socks, 1965 – Page Turners
- I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, 1965 – Book Rock Betty
- The Cat in the Hat Songbook, 1967 – Giveaway Train
- The Foot Book, 1968 – I Am A Reader
- I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories, 1969 – Cuddlebuggery
- I Can Draw It Myself, 1970 – The Children’s Book Review
- Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 1970 – Curling Up with a Good Book
- The Lorax, 1971 - Elizziebooks
- Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! 1972 – Reading with ABC
- Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973 – Me, Myshelf, and I
- The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, 1973 – Paperback Princess
- There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! 1974 – Presenting Lenore
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 1975 – YA Books Central
- The Cat’s Quizzer, 1976 – Lille Punkin’
- I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! 1978 – Confessions Of A Vi3tbabe
- Oh Say Can You Say? 1979 – Ex Libris
- Hunches in Bunches, 1982 – No BS Book Reviews
- The Butter Battle Book, 1984 – Novel Novice
- You’re Only Old Once! 1986 – Dad of Divas
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go! 1990 - Jesse the Reader
Wanna Win? We are giving way ONE copy of the new What Pet Should I Get book to a lucky reader (US only). To be entered to win, just use the form below. You have until August 6th at 11:59 pm EST to get your entries in. One per person, please.
Hi I tried to enter on the movie blog but the link did not take me to the correct post so I was unable to leave my comment and then I was unable to find it anywhere....
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Could not find the post so commenting here. I would like to win this book to read to my grandson, he loves animals.
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Big fan of Dr. Seuss books, something went wrong clicking on to wherever I suppose to click on so I left a review here I would like to introduce Dr. Seuss to my grandchildren and see their faces light up.
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Fiona N
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The link doesn't work for the trailer.
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