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Books in Beginner Fun Books series

  • I Am Not Going to Read Any Words Today!: Learn About Rhyming Words

    Dr. Seuss

    Workbook (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 18, 1995)
    That's something parents won't be hearing from preschoolers once they set eyes on this book! Instead, they'll be acquiring word recognition skills as they can't resist reading, writing, and rhyming their way through the pages. Art and text inspired by Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks, and I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today!EACH DR. SEUSS BEGINNER FUN BOOK FEATURES:* illustrations and text that have been adapted from the original Dr. Seuss books children and parents know and love.* simple directions on how to do all of the activities.* an inspirational word from the Cat himself.* a space for the child to personalize each book.* four pages bursting with colorful stickers of Dr. Seuss characters for use along with the activities.
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  • King, the Mice and the Cheese

    Nancy Gurney, Eric Gurney

    Paperback (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, Feb. 28, 1986)
    THE KING, THE MICE AND THE CHEESE follows a folk tale pattern: the King brings in cats to get rid of too many mice. Packs of dogs are then brought in to get rid of the cats, and so the story goes, coming full circle to the mice again. A delightful story for beginners. 'I can read it all by myself' is the Beginner Books motto, and behind it is an understanding of how important it is for children to take pride and pleasure in their early reading. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading.
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  • A Pet Named Sneaker

    Joan Heilbroner, Pascal Lemaître

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 8, 2013)
    Fifty years after the publication of Robert the Rose Horse comes Joan Heilbroner's second Beginner Book—A Pet Named Sneaker, with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A madcap tale reminiscent of The Cat in the Hat, Go, Dog. Go!, and A Fish Out of Water, Sneaker is the story of a pet-store snake who longs for a real home. When he is finally adopted by Pete—a young boy charmed by Sneaker's uncanny ability to twist himself into different shapes—Sneaker not only proves himself a good pet, but proves to be a good student (sneaking into school with Pete and learning to read and write); a good citizen (saving a drowing toddler at a community pool); and a goodwill ambassador for the entire animal kingdom (inspiring the community to open the pool to all animals)! With delightfully understated, wickedly funny illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre, this is a fantastic, funny book that will sneakily get beginning readers reading on their own! Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
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  • Stop, Train, Stop! a Thomas the Tank Engine Story

    Rev. W. Awdry, Jane E. Gerver

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 18, 1995)
    Illustrated in full color. When Thomas the Tank Engine decides to bypass his usual stops and speed directly to the end of the line, havoc ensues. Passengers bounce up and down in their seats and in their beds, no one can get on or off the train, and everything in the baggage car gets mixed up!
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  • A Big Ball of String

    Marion Holland

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1958)
    After winding a large ball of string, a young boy has fun finding ways of using it.
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  • A Big Ball of String

    Marion Holland

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1958)
    After winding a large ball of string, a young boy has fun finding ways of using it
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  • Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow

    Martha Freeman, Steven Salerno

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 27, 2006)
    When a cow unexpectedly shows up on Mrs. Wow’s lawn, her lazy dog and cat think they should teach her their chores, so they can rest. They find out that the cow is no good at catching mice or being a watchdog. But Mrs. Wow knows something the cow can do, and it makes the chores worth it! The funniest rhyming bovine Beginner Book since Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
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  • The Tooth Book

    Theo Le Sieg, Dr. Seuss, Roy McKie

    Paperback (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, May 31, 1984)
    In this rollicking rhyming tale, Dr. Seuss takes a hilarious look at teeth, where to find them, what to do with them and how to look after them! Some of what he says is sensible, some of it silly, but all of it is guaranteed to raise a laugh! This title belongs to the Bright and Early Beginner Book series, developed by Dr. Seuss especially for "Beginning Beginners" -- preschool children on the threshhold of learning to read. Using an exuberant combination of bright, bold pictures and rhythmic rhyme, Dr. Seuss introduces simple stories and concepts, adding a large helping of zany humour to help the youngest child make the all important connection between word and picture. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo. LeSieg, The Eye Book is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author -- Dr. Seuss himself!
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  • Dictionary in French

    Dr. Seuss, Odette Filloux

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, Dec. 31, 1969)
    The Cat in the Hat asks, "Does your cat speak French?", inviting the reader to enter this bilingual dictionary which introduces young leaners to basic French phrases.
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  • Boom Boom Boom!

    Linda Hayward, Cathy Goldsmith

    Workbook (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 18, 1995)
    By making wonderful sounds with Mr. Brown, kids will earn beginning sounds and letter recognition. Art and text inspired by Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and The Cat in the Hat Songbook.EACH DR. SEUSS BEGINNER FUN BOOK FEATURES:* illustrations and text that have been adapted from the original Dr. Seuss books children and parents know and love.* simple directions on how to do all of the activities.* an inspirational word from the Cat himself.* a space for the child to personalize each book.* four pages bursting with colorful stickers of Dr. Seuss characters for use along with the activities.
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  • Four Pups and a Worm

    Eric Seltzer

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 9, 1996)
    Illustrated in full color. Who are you going to call when you cannot tie your tie, when your chopper will not fly, when your car begins to steam, when your mower spurts and screams? Why, you call Four Pups and a Worm, of course--the most industrious enterprise going. No "quibbles ´n' bits" for this quirky quintet. They tie. They fly. They tow. They even mow. They can handle everything from baby-sitting to back-scratching. In fact, there's almost nothing those Four Pups and a Worm can't do, as beginning readers will delight in discovering for themselves in this catchy, silly advertising jingle-in-a-book.
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  • Monster Munchies

    Laura Numeroff, Nate Evans

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 4, 1998)
    "Eleven blue monsters .... in a band .... eat the music .... on their stand." A funny, irreverent counting book featuring twenty different kinds of monsters (giant, tall, happy, slimy and more) with truly monstrous dietary habits! A brand-new Beginner Book from author of the mega-best-selling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie--Laura Numeroff!
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