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Bright and Early Books - Hooper Humperdink…? Not Him! (Bright and Early Books)

By Dr. Seuss, Illustrated by Charles E. Martin

From Alice and Abe to Zeb and Zipper, an alphabetical array of guests turns out for the biggest birthday party ever. But Hooper Humperdink isn’t on the guest list! Young readers will enjoy finding out why in this extravaganza of names from A to Z.

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, Hooper Humperdink… ? Not Him! is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author – Dr. Seuss himself!

Author: Dr. Seuss
Format: Paperback
Ageband: 3 to 7
Release Date: 04 Jun 2001
Pages: 64
ISBN: 978-0-00-171273-7
Price: £4.99 (Export Price) , £4.99
Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to his millions of fans as Dr. Seuss – was born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, which included the creation of the one and only ‘The Cat in the Hat’, published in 1957, which went on to become the first of a successful range of early learning books known as Beginner Books.

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”'[Dr. Seuss] has…instilled a lifelong love of books, learning and reading [in children]” - The Telegraph

”'Dr. Seuss ignites a child’s imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses” - The Express

”'The magic of Dr. Seuss, with his hilarious rhymes, belongs on the family bookshelf” - Sunday Times Magazine

”'The author… has filled many a childhood with unforgettable characters, stunning illustrations, and of course, glorious rhyme” - The Guardian