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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Children's Books

ISBN-100553510975

ISBN-139780553510973

eBay Product ID (ePID)234632342

Product Key Features

Book TitleImagine That! : How Dr. Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Literary, Art / Drawing, Literary Criticism & Collections, Biography & Autobiography / General, Art / General

IllustratorYes, Hawkes, Kevin

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorJudy Sierra

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight15.4 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2015-044011

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Buoyantly told, rich in insights into the creative process as well as the crafts of writing, illustrating, and storytelling."-- Kirkus Reviews starred review

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal813/.52 B

Grade ToSecond Grade

SynopsisThis 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. Includes writing tips from Dr. Seuss and exclusive letters from Sierra and Hawkes detailing how they created this book. Full color., 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, 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!

LC Classification NumberPS3513.E2Z856 2017