Without this book there would be no Dr. Seuss! It was his very first children’s book, and it almost didn’t get published. Now this book was discontinued and will never be published again, thus becoming very collectable.

Collectible Description:
This is a full-size version with glossy boards published by Random House after 1978 and before 1989, ISBN 0-394-844494-7 and is in very good condition with a name written on the inside cover and one very small dot on one page that can be seen in the photos. Ships in a BCW Archival Bag and secure packaging for safe delivery.

In March 2021, the Seuss Estate removed the book from publication due to imagery in the book that wasn’t considered appropriate by today’s standards.

Geisel conceived the core of the book aboard a ship in 1936, returning from a European vacation, but 10 publishers rejected it and it only got it published when he ran into an old Dartmouth College classmate.

Product Information