What Pet Should I Get? and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Dr. Seuss

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9780147522122: What Pet Should I Get? and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

ISBN 10: 0147522129 ISBN 13: 9780147522122

Publisher: Listening Library, 2015

What Pet Should I Get?

This new book by Dr. Seuss about making up one’s mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can’t choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment—choosing a pet—and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!

Told in Dr. Seuss’s signature rhyming style, this is a must-have for Seuss fans and book collectors, and a perfect choice for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere” . . . So begins this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Beginning with just five fish and continuing into flights of fancy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish celebrates how much fun imagination can be. From the can-opening Zans to the boxing Gox to the winking Yink who drinks pink ink, the silly rhymes and colorful cast of characters create an entertaining approach to reading that will have every child giggling from morning to night: “Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”

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About the Author:

THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL—aka Dr. Seuss—is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss’s 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.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 3—In this new Dr. Seuss book, two children are caught in a conundrum. What pet should they get? How can they choose? What Pet Should I Get? is classic Seuss. It is narrated by Rainn Wilson, who somehow fails to fully capture that flowing Seuss rhythm but reads with good heart and clarity. Perhaps the most interesting part of this CD, however, is the afterword, which explains the correct way to select pets nowadays, a history of Dr. Seuss's pets, and a lengthy overview of how the manuscript was discovered, edited, and eventually published. One Fish Two Fish, narrated by David Hyde Pierce, is a sheer delight. There are a few added sound effects, but the power is in the narrator, who manages to create a verbal smile in his voice as he reads the classic story. VERDICT Both stories absolutely must be heard with the books in hand, since Seuss's illustrations are integral to the experience, but the audio version is well worth purchasing.—Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary, Federal Way, WA

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