Seuss was a known perfectionist, with every word in every story carefully considered and drafted (like many things that seem effortless and fun, writing a successful children’s book is much harder than it looks). True, it is impossible to say whether the version of What Pet Should I Get? that hit bookstore shelves this week would be the same version that Seuss himself would have published-the manuscript was found with several different versions of possible text, and Audrey Giesel worked with Cathy Goldsmith, Seuss’s former art director at Random House, to pick the options that made the most sense. This is not Go Set a Who Down in Whoville. Unlike other recently published books by iconic American authors that revisit old characters (a certain Harper Lee title comes to mind), What Pet Should I Get? is an addition to Seuss’s legacy, not a modification. There is a world of possibilities within this pet store, and the best options exist within the minds of the children. New animals are introduced but not identified: a fast kind of thing who flies on a string, a pet who is tall, but fits into spaces small. When trying to decide between the two, they spy a bird, a rabbit, and several fish neither red nor blue.Īs more animals get introduced to the plot, the story accelerates into the familiar chaotic frenzy of a classic Seuss story. The young brother and sister (here dubbed “Kay”-the boy, like the one in The Cat in The Hat remains unnamed) visit a pet store, with the promise from their parents that they can pick one (just one!) animal to bring home with them. What Pet Should I Get? is a much more conventional story, by Seussian standards. Seuss’s 1960 Beginner Book, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, a wacky absurd story with no real plot but a wormhole entrance to a world of fantastical creatures and giddy wordplay. What Pet Should I Get? features a brother/sister duo previously seen in Dr. Those who worked close with Seuss during his lifetime have guessed that the author wrote the story at some point between 19. And so the countdown for the greatly anticipated What Pet Should I Get? began. Seuss book based on a manuscript Audrey found amidst her late husband’s possessions. In February of this year, Random House Children’s Books announced that they would be publishing a new Dr. Seuss died in 1990, at the age of 87, leaving behind a lengthy bibliography, several generations of devoted fans, and a widow Audrey Giesel. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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