Looking at Children’s Lit

The late 50s and early 60s saw a revolution in the style of books produced for children, spearheaded by Theodor Geisel, a.k.a Dr. Seuss. While Seuss began publishing as early as 1937 And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, many of his most characteristic publications date from the late 1950s and the founding of Beginner’s Books.

Download and read

• Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat (1957)
• Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958)
• Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (1963)

Download, print and fill out Cat in the Hat notepad