Illus. in full color. Encourages children to find out about themselves, while having fun writing and drawing their own biographies.
"One of the titles for the younger crowd in the Beginners Books series, My Book About Me has an unusual interactive twist–you make it up as you go along. On each page there's something new to complete… It's a simple idea, but with a surprising amount of educational value–getting children to name their home country, to recognize and draw in the color of their own eyes, learn their telephone number and address, to name favorite clothes, foods, and colors, and more.
Finally, there's a two-page spread where each owner of the book can write his or her own story. Illustrator Roy McKie's style is halfway between the P.D. Eastman of Are You My Mother and the mainstream Seuss of Cat in the Hat and Thidwick: The Big-Hearted Moose. (Ages 4 to 9)" –Richard Farr
Author Biography
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2,
1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a
career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the
Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first
children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market
in 1937, and the world of children's liÂterature was changed forever! In 1957,
Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random
House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined
engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic
reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss
charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and
parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984Â and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the
author and illustrator of 44 children's boÂoks, some of which have been made
into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of
all ages. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the
best-selling author of children's books in the world.