Series: Beginner

Count your way through this silly stacking adventure with Dr. Seuss!

Don't let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting, illustrated by Roy Mckie. The sturdy board book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten--and want to start all over again!

Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read. These unjacketed hardcover early readers encourage children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!

“Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.” – President Barack Obama

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet

by Theo. LeSieg

Published 12 August 1965

A young boy weighs the pros and cons of possessing various animal appendages—such as a duck's feet, a deer's antlers, a whale's spout, an elephant's trunk, and a long, long tail—only to decide that he's better off just being himself. A zany, insightful story that beginning readers will wish to hear again and again!

Wacky Wednesday

by Theo. LeSieg

Published 12 September 1974

Just how wacky can a Wednesday get? With shoes on the wall, tortoises in trees, pigs without legs and teachers on roller skates, children will have lots of fun counting all the wacky things they can find on each spread of this entertaining book. This title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and off-the-wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage even the most reluctant child to learn to read. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo. LeSieg, Wacky Wednesday is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author -- Dr. Seuss himself!

Please Try to Remember the First of Octember

by Theo. LeSieg and Theodore Lesieg

Published 12 October 1977

Dr. Seuss imagines a day when all your wishes come true in this classic Beginner Book. Octember the First is the day on which all your most outlandish wishes come true. If March is too dusty and April too gusty, if May is too early and June is too soon, just try to remember the first of Octember, when whatever you are hoping to get will be yours! From a balloon pool in the sky to a pickle tree in your backyard, Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! is a wildly silly story that will have readers laughing—and wishing—out loud.

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.

In a People House

by Roy McKie and Theo. LeSieg

Published 30 April 1973

Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should be a Vet!

by Theo. LeSieg

Published 27 April 1981

The Eye Book

by Theo. LeSieg

Published 12 September 1968

You'll be amazed at the things you can see with Dr. Seuss in this hardcover picture book all about your eyes--now in a board book format perfect for the littlest of readers!

Take a look around--what do your eyes see? A bird? A bed? Flies and ants? Maybe even some pink underpants! Dr. Seuss's rhymes and Joe Mathieu's illustrations will delight young readers and help them discover the world around them, starting with their own bodies!

Bright and Early Board Books are super sturdy, simplified board book editions of classic Beginner Books. First launched in 1996, they have introduced millions of toddlers to beloved books from Dr. Seuss, P. D. Eastman, and other author-illustrators, in a format just right for young readers!

“Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.” –President Barack Obama

Come Over to My House

by Theo. LeSieg

Published August 1967