Are You My Mother?

by P.D. Eastman

Published 12 June 1960
This must-have classic about a baby bird in search of his mother is the perfect gift for Mother's Day!

A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off...Read more

Big Dog, Little Dog

by P.D. Eastman

Published 1 August 1973
Meet best friends Fred (Big Dog) and Ted (Little Dog) in P. D. Eastman’s classic Beginner Book. Though one is big and one is little, and one loves green and one loves red, these pup pals—along with their helpful acquaintance, Bird—prove that opposites can be the very best of...Read more

What could make a better present than a classic Beginner Book? Six of them—for less than the price of two! We've taken the complete text and art of three beloved P.D. Eastman titles: Go, Dog. Go!, Are You My Mother?, and The Best Nest; Robert Lopshire's Put Me In...Read more

A Fish Out of Water

by Helen Palmer

Published 12 August 1961

A fresh new cover for a classic story from the Beginner Book range.

A little boy who overfeeds his goldfish begins an adventure that brings even the police and a fire engine to cope with a fish out of water. Beginning readers will delight in this fast-moving story.


Flap Your Wings

by P.D. Eastman

Published 1 October 1969
When Mr and Mrs Bird discover a strange egg in their nest they try to hatch it.

A perfect introduction to reading Spanish! Simple English words and sentences are introduced by pictures. Then the words and sentences are translated into Spanish with the translation of the featured word in capital letters. It's that easy. And for the child who wants to go further—a two-page, basic key...Read more

The Best Nest

by P.D. Eastman

Published 12 July 1968
Illus. in full color. Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.

Sam and the Firefly

by P.D. Eastman

Published 12 September 1958
Sam the Owl and Gus the Firefly literally light up the sky in this classic Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. In Sam and the Firefly, P. D. Eastman (author of Are You My Mother? and Go, Dog. Go!) introduces us to the dynamic duo of Sam and Gus,...Read more

Calling all P. D. Eastman fans! What could be a better than six Beginner Books written and/or illustrated by P. D.—or son Peter—Eastman? Six of them for less than the price of two! The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books is an incredible value and includes the full, unabridged...Read more

Fred and Ted's Road Trip

by Peter Eastman

Published 1 January 2011
Fred and Ted—beloved canine stars of P.D. Eastman's Big Dog . . . Little Dog and son Peter Eastman's Fred and Ted Go Camping and Fred and Ted Like to Fly—are on the move once again in Fred and Ted's Road Trip, the 100th Beginner Book published since Dr....Read more

Fred and Ted Go Camping

by Peter Eastman

Published 24 May 2005
Fred and Ted—beloved canine stars of P. D. Eastman’s Big Dog . . . Little Dog—are back in an all-new Beginner Book written and illustrated by P. D.’s son, Peter Eastman! In this story Fred and Ted go camping, and as usual, their uniquely different approaches to doing things...Read more

A silly book with a serious purpose—to help children recognize, remember, and really enjoy using a basic vocabulary of 1350 words. Written and illustrated by P. D. Eastman—with help from the Cat (Dr. Seuss)—this decades-old dictionary pairs words with pictures that carry their meaning, making it simple enough even...Read more