Imagine That! by Judy Sierra - ESSENTIAL

Sierra, Judy Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat inthe Hat Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes PICTURE BOOK Random House, 2017. $18. Content: G.  

In the mid-50’s young readers were having a hard time transitioning from reading a few words to being able to read a whole book.  Dr. Seuss, known by his friends as Ted, was called on to solve the problem.  Ted was issued a challenge to include a list of non-nonsense words that new readers needed to know.  Ted brainstormed and came up with the idea of one his most popular books, The Cat in the Hat.  It was met with great success and Ted went on to write other beginning books for young readers.  

Who doesn’t love Dr. Seuss?  This is a fun look at one of the ways that children’s books took a turn for the better.  The illustrations are fantastic because there is a mix of realistic drawings with cartoon-ish illustrations that replicate Dr. Seuss’s own work.  My two sons love this book and like to re-read it.  

EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.