{"product_id":"i-can-read-it-all-by-myself-the-beginner-books-story-hardback-9781496834041","title":"I Can Read It All by Myself; The Beginner Books Story (Hardback) 9781496834041","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Can Read It All by Myself\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Beginner Books Story\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul V. Allen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496834041\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 May 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages, 47 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.333 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the late 1950s, Ted Geisel took on the challenge of creating a book using only 250 unique first-grade words, something that aspiring readers would have both the \u003ci\u003eability\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003edesire\u003c\/i\u003e to read. The result was an unlikely children's classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e. But Geisel didn't stop there. Using \u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e as a template, he teamed with Helen Geisel and Phyllis Cerf to create Beginner Books, a whole new category of readers that combined research-based literacy practices with the logical insanity of Dr. Seuss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The books were an enormous success, giving the world such authors and illustrators as P. D. Eastman, Roy McKie, and Stan and Jan Berenstain, and beloved bestsellers such as \u003ci\u003eAre You My Mother?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGo, Dog\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e Go!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePut Me in the Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGreen Eggs and Ham\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The story of Beginner Books-and Ted Geisel's role as \"\"president, policymaker, and editor\"\" of the line for thirty years-has been told briefly in various biographies of Dr. Seuss, but \u003ci\u003eI Can Read It All by Myself: The Beginner Books Story \u003c\/i\u003epresents it in full detail for the first time. Drawn from archival research and dozens of brand-new interviews,\u003ci\u003e I Can Read It All by Myself\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins, philosophies, and operations of Beginner Books from \u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e in 1957 to 2019's \u003ci\u003eA Skunk in My Bunk\u003c\/i\u003e, and reveals the often-fascinating lives of the writers and illustrators who created them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600509169944,"sku":"9781496834041","price":73.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-can-read-it-all-by-myself-the-beginner-books-story-hardback-9781496834041","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}