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The Best Nest

P. D. Eastman

Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only two hundred twenty-three words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: "The Cat in the Hat." The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wife to found Beginner Books, and Geisel wrote many popular books in this series, including "Hop on Pop, " "Fox in Socks, " and "Green Eggs and Ham." Other favorite titles in this series are "Go, Dog, Go!" and "Are You My Mother?" by P. D. Eastman, "A Fly Went By, " by Mike McClintock, and "Put Me in the Zoo, " by Robert Lopshire. These affordable hardcover books combine large print, easy vocabulary, and large, bright illustrations in stories kids will want to read again and again. Grades 1 - Grades 2.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publish Date: Jul 12nd, 1968
  • Pages: 64
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.30in - 6.78in - 0.39in - 0.53lb
  • EAN: 9780394800516
  • Recommended age: 03-07
  • Categories: Humorous StoriesAnimals - BirdsReaders - Beginner

About the Author

P. D. Eastman was an author and illustrator who created many children's books, including Are You My Mother?; Go, Dog. Go!; and The Best Nest. Trained at the National Academy of Design, he published his first Beginner Book, Sam and the Firefly, in 1958. Since then, his books have sold more than 50 million copies, and he has become one of the most beloved children's book authors in the world.

Praise for this book

"Funny."--School Library Journal.