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New Dr. Seuss Book Hits Bookshelve
NBC San Diego ^ | Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015 | Laura McVicker and Chris Chan

Posted on 07/29/2015 8:14:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A new Dr. Seuss book was released on Tuesday to excited fans, more than 20 years after the La Jolla author died.

“What Pet Should I Get?” hit bookshelves nationwide, and at University of California San Diego’s Geisel Library, throngs of fans lined up to get their copy.

The author’s widow discovered the manuscript for the book in 2013 when she was donating some of his drawings to the library; it’s believed to have been written sometime between 1958 and 1962.

The book follows a brother and sister who visit a pet store to pick a pet, but aren’t able to decide on just one. It was colored by Dr. Seuss’ assistant, who collaborated with him on “Oh, the Places You Will Go.”

At Geisel Library, 100 books were available; the book is available for purchase at bookstores across the country and online.

Brian Schottlaender, the university’s librarian, said the excitement at Tuesday’s book launch party was evidence of the impact the books have had on multiple generations.

“Two or three generations of children have grown up on the classic Dr. Seuss books,” he said. “To have a new classic you can read to your kids or your grandkids is just a pretty awesome thing.”

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, died in 1991. He and his wife, Audrey Geisel, were longtime La Jolla residents and made a number of contributions to UC San Diego.


TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: seuss

1 posted on 07/29/2015 8:14:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 07/29/2015 8:16:45 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (The world map will be quite different come 20 January 2017.)
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On another thread, they noted that PETA was protesting this book, due to the fact that they go to a pet store to find a pet. PETA is on a crusade against the pet store industry and is appalled that there is a children’s book making a trip to a pet store seem ok.

Geez, some people can politicize anything, even a Dr. Seuss book.


3 posted on 07/29/2015 8:17:03 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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They must politicize everything. It’s what they do on the left.


4 posted on 07/29/2015 8:18:41 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: nickcarraway

Goldfish...Cheap, flushable, stays off the furniture


5 posted on 07/29/2015 8:32:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Anything on having two mommies and daddies yet? /sarc


6 posted on 07/29/2015 8:37:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: ctdonath2
When is Dr. Seuss going to come out with something like...


7 posted on 07/29/2015 8:39:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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