"Fox in Socks Fox in Socks is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1965. It features two main characters, Fox (an anthropomorphic fox) who speaks almost entirely in densely rhyming tongue-twisters and Knox (a yellow anthropomorphic character) who has a hard time following up Fox's tongue-twisters until the end. The book in some ways bears a resemblance to ""Green Eggs and Ham"", another book by Dr. Seuss. Both stories contain two main characters: one who is stubborn and wants to be left alone; the other, a persistent and sometimes annoying opposite. The book begins by introducing Fox"
"Cat in the Hat"" and subsequent books written for young children achieved significant international success and they remain very popular today. In 2009, ""Green Eggs and Ham"" sold 540,366 copies, ""The Cat in the Hat"" sold 452,258 copies, and ""One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"" (1960) sold 409,068 copies—outselling the majority of newly published children's books. Geisel went on to write many other children's books, both in his new simplified-vocabulary manner (sold as Beginner Books) and in his older, more elaborate style. In 1956, Dartmouth awarded Geisel with an honorary doctorate, finally justifying the ""Dr."" in his pen"
"for the series, including ""The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"" (1958), ""Green Eggs and Ham"" (1960), ""Hop on Pop"" (1963), and ""Fox in Socks"" (1965). He initially used word lists of limited vocabularies to create these books, as he had with ""The Cat in the Hat"", but moved away from the lists as he came to believe ""that a child could learn any amount of words if fed them slowly and if the books were amply illustrated"". Other authors also contributed notable books to the series, including ""A Fly Went By"" (1958), ""Sam and the Firefly"" (1958), ""Go, Dog."
"Adobe Flash animation of Nicholls's ""unparalleled fold-out pig"". Bacon and Hams Bacon and Hams is a 1917 book by George J. Nicholls, a member of the Institute of Certificated Grocers. The book details the then-modern bacon and ham industry beginning with the use of the pig breeds, meat processing and the distribution and pricing of cuts with a focus on the United Kingdom. The meat processing aspects focus on the popular Wiltshire cut of the time, but also includes American cuts as well. The book was described, with approbation, by the Saskatchewan Overseas Livestock Marketing Commission, as an ""admirable and"
"throughout North America. Kapilow's program has become a recurring event at New York's Lincoln Center (where Kapilow has the distinction of being the only artist to have his own series), in Boston, Los Angeles and Kansas City among other venues. As a G. Schirmer exclusive composer, Kapilow wrote the first musical setting of Dr. Seuss's ""Green Eggs and Ham"", which was premiered and recorded by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society in 1995. It has since achieved great popularity in the children's theater world, prompting Boston Globe music critic Richard Dyer to name it ""the most popular children's piece since"
"upon two randomly selected words—cat and hat. Up until the mid-1950s, there was a degree of separation between illustrated educational books and illustrated picture books. That changed with ""The Cat in the Hat"" in 1957. Because of the success of ""The Cat In The Hat"" an independent publishing company was formed, called Beginner Books. The second book in the series was nearly as popular, ""The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"", published in 1958. Other books in the series were ""Sam and the Firefly"" (1958), ""Green Eggs and Ham"" (1960), ""Are You My Mother?"" (1960), ""Go, Dog. Go!"" (1961), ""Hop"
"did not settle well in the town, despite the efforts of his RAF host Flight Sergeant Sam Beckinsale to draw the local amenities to his attention. When it was pointed out how green the area was, due in part to its proximity to Windsor Great Park he retorted ""I do not like green Egham"". Geisel later cited this as the inspiration for his 1960 best-selling book ""Green Eggs and Ham"" and the often-repeated line in the book ""I do not like them Sam I Am. I do not like green eggs and ham"". Parts of Egham have featured in national"
"James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been reillustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael Simeon for the first British edition, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996. The plot centres on a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with"
"Few Eggs and No Oranges Few Eggs and No Oranges, the diary of Vere Hodgson, recounts life on the home front during the Second World War. It was first published in 1976 by Dennis Dobson and again in 1999 by Persephone Books. Described by the author as ""a diary showing how unimportant people in London and Birmingham lived through the war years"", the published diaries begin on 25 June 1940, the morning after the first air raid on London. Vere Hodgson was born in Birmingham in 1901. She read History at Birmingham University and went on to be a teacher."
"his well-known pseudonym Dr. Seuss, though he also authored more than a dozen books as Theo LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. His books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 600 million copies, and been translated into more than 20 languages. In 2000, ""Publishers Weekly"" compiled a list of the best-selling children's books of all time; of the top 100 hardcover books, 16 were written by Geisel, including ""Green Eggs and Ham"", at number 4, ""The Cat in the Hat"", at number 9, and ""One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"", at number 13. In the years after"
"including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes, Alice James, Charles Franklin Thwing, Horace Howard Furness, and Edward Everett Hale. She also contributed to charitable causes such as the Massachusetts Infant Asylum. Annie Haven Thwing Annie Haven Thwing (July 4, 1851 – June 5, 1940), also known as A.H. Thwing or Anne Haven Thwing, was an American historian and children's author. Her book for children, ""Chicken Little"", with illustrations by Nelly Littlehale Umbstaetter, appeared in 1899; as the title suggests, the book re-tells the old story of a chicken who believes the sky is falling. As an historian Thwing"
"Eleanor Cameron Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron (March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1996) was a children's author and critic. She published 20 books in her lifetime, including ""The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet"" (1954) and its sequels, a collection of critical essays called ""The Green and Burning Tree"" (1969), and ""The Court of the Stone Children"" (1973), which won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books Eleanor Cameron was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada on March 23, 1912. Her family moved to South Charleston, Ohio when she was three years old, and then to Berkeley, California"
"children (grades 2 to 6). It is funded largely by DucKon, a yearly science fiction convention in the Chicago region. Eleanor Cameron Eleanor Frances (Butler) Cameron (March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1996) was a children's author and critic. She published 20 books in her lifetime, including ""The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet"" (1954) and its sequels, a collection of critical essays called ""The Green and Burning Tree"" (1969), and ""The Court of the Stone Children"" (1973), which won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books Eleanor Cameron was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada on March"
"short in 1910. Both of these films are lost. John Dough and the Cherub John Dough and the Cherub is a children's fantasy novel written by American author L. Frank Baum, about a living gingerbread man and his adventures. It was illustrated by John R. Neill, and published in 1906 by the Reilly & Britton Company. The story was serialized in the Washington Sunday Star and other newspapers from October to December 1906. Like the Oz books but unlike many of the author's other works, ""John Dough"" was issued under Baum's name rather than one of his pseudonyms. The book"
"hardcover books were written by Geisel, including ""Green Eggs and Ham"", at number 4, ""The Cat in the Hat"", at number 9, and ""One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"", at number 13, and ""Dr. Seuss's ABC"". In the years following his death in 1991, several additional books based on his sketches and notes were published, including ""Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!"" and ""Daisy-Head Mayzie"". Although they were all published under the name Dr. Seuss, only ""My Many Colored Days"", originally written in 1973, was entirely by Geisel. The bulk of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published under the name"
"Dr. Seuss on the Loose Dr. Seuss on the Loose (titled Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories for the sing-a-long videocasette release and the deluxe edition releases) is an animated musical television special, first airing on CBS on October 15, 1973, and hosted by The Cat in the Hat who appears in bridging sequences where he introduced animated adaptations of Dr. Seuss children's stories ""The Sneetches"", ""The Zax"" and ""Green Eggs and Ham"". Allan Sherman reprised his role as the voice of The Cat in the Hat from the 1971 television special. This was the final project Sherman worked"
"where he wrote, produced or animated many productions – both live-action and animated – including ""Design for Death"", which later won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After the war, Geisel returned to writing children's books, writing classics like ""If I Ran the Zoo"" (1950), ""Horton Hears a Who!"" (1955), ""If I Ran the Circus"" (1956), ""The Cat in the Hat"" (1957), ""How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"" (1957), and ""Green Eggs and Ham"" (1960). He published over 60 books during his career, which have spawned numerous adaptations, including 11 television specials, five feature films, a Broadway musical, and"
"John Dough and the Cherub John Dough and the Cherub is a children's fantasy novel written by American author L. Frank Baum, about a living gingerbread man and his adventures. It was illustrated by John R. Neill, and published in 1906 by the Reilly & Britton Company. The story was serialized in the Washington Sunday Star and other newspapers from October to December 1906. Like the Oz books but unlike many of the author's other works, ""John Dough"" was issued under Baum's name rather than one of his pseudonyms. The book was popular; as late as 1919 it was selling"
"Lauren Child Lauren Child MBE (born Helen Child, 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is known for her book series, such as the Charlie and Lola picture books, the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfort novel series. Influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans. Lauren Child introduced Charlie and Lola in 2000 with ""I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato"" and won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for the year's most ""distinguished illustration in a book for children"". For the 50th anniversary of the"
"Gerald Rose Gerald Hembdon Seymour Rose (born 1935) is a British illustrator of children's books. He won the 1960 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The book was ""Old Winkle and the Seagulls"", written by his wife Elizabeth Rose and published by Faber and Faber. Rose was born in Hong Kong. During the Second World War his father became a prisoner of war and his sister and mother were interned at Stanley civilian detention camp. He studied at Lowestoft School of Art and the Royal Academy. Elizabeth (née"
"in key roles. For his role as Sam, Penn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The film launched the career of child actress Dakota Fanning, who was then seven years old and had only acted in two small roles. She became the youngest actress to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. The movie's title is derived from the opening lines ""I am Sam / Sam I am"" of the book ""Green Eggs and Ham"", which is read in the movie. Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with an"
"Scrambled Eggs Super! Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 book by American children's author Dr. Seuss. It tells of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs of various exotic birds. At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to a girl, Liz, in his mother's kitchen about how good of a cook he is. He tells the story of how, when he became fed up with the taste of regular scrambled eggs using hen's eggs, he decided to scramble eggs from other birds. He tells of how he travelled great distances and"
"""Peter Pan"", retold by Eleanor Graham, and ""A Ring of Bells"" (1962), John Betjeman's abridged version for children of his autobiographical poem ""Summoned by Bells"" (1960). For illustrating ""Titus in Trouble"", written by James Reeves, Ardizzone was a commended runner-up for the 1959 Greenaway Medal. Ardizzone is particularly noted for having not just illustrated the covers and contents of books, but inked in the title text and author's name in his own hand, giving the books a distinctive look on shelves. An example is Clive King's ""Stig of the Dump"" from 1963. The ""Nurse Matilda"" series of children's books (1964–74)"
"The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger is a 1937 book for children by Noel Langley. (Later editions shortened the title to The Land of Green Ginger.) The book is illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. It tells the story of Abu Ali, the son of Aladdin (who is now emperor of China). Abu Ali's first words are ""Button-nosed tortoise"", which immediately mark him out as fated to perform an important task when he grows up. On reaching maturity, Abu Ali duly sets out on his quest (the hero's journey), has various adventures,"
"Eggs, Beans and Crumpets Eggs, Beans and Crumpets is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on April 26, 1940 by Herbert Jenkins, London, then with a slightly different content in the United States on May 10, 1940 by Doubleday, Doran, New York. Most of the stories feature regular characters: Drones Club member Bingo Little, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge and, in the US edition, Freddie Widgeon and the Oldest Member. The US edition of the book also included: Missing from the US edition were ""Romance at Droitgate Spa"" and ""All's Well with Bingo"","
"Kirkus Reviews found ""The illustrations are typical dePaola. The kids will lap it up, as they do TV cartoons of the same undemanding quality."" while Publishers Weekly stated ""This lively twist on the familiar tale of a boy and his pet is sure to provoke giggles."" Little Grunt and the Big Egg ""Little Grunt and the Big Egg (A Prehistoric Fairy Tale)"" is a 1990 picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It is frequently studied in elementary schools in the United States. It was adapted into a play by William Morton. The Grunt Tribe live in a big"
"Pâté de Foie Gras (short story) Pâté de Foie Gras is a 1956 science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, originally published by ""Astounding Science Fiction"". Like Asimov's ""The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline"", ""Pâté de Foie Gras"" is a scientific spoof article. A Department of Agriculture employee tells of the discovery on a farm in Texas of a goose that lays golden eggs, and how US government and academic researchers try to solve the mystery of the goose. While its eggs are valuable as pure gold, learning how the bird produces the metal is more important. After"
"Peter Mandel Peter Mandel (born 1957) is an American author of children’s books including ""Jackhammer Sam"" (Macmillan/Roaring Brook, 2011), ""Bun, Onion, Burger"" (Simon & Schuster, 2010), and ""Say Hey! A Song of Willie Mays"" (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 2000), one of the early picture books about African-American baseball stars from the 1960s, which was included in the Baseball As America exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian. Mandel is a journalist, and essayist. One of his ""Boston Globe"" articles won a gold Lowell Thomas award from The Society of American Travel Writers in 2005 for adventure"
"1954; Thomas Hardy's ""Under the Greenwood Tree"", 1936 and ""Tess"", 1969; Daniel Defoe's ""Robinson Crusoe"", 1952; Charles and Mary Lamb's ""Tales from Shakespeare"", 1954; Jack London's ""Call of the Wild"", 1955; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ""Silver Blaze"", 1958; Mark Twain's ""Adventures of Tom Sawyer"", c. 1959; Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"", 1961; Jane Austen's ""Emma"", 1965 and ""Persuasion"", 1968; Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' ""The Yearling"", 1965; Eleanor Farjeon's ""The Silver Curlew"", 1968; Walter de la Mare's ""Stories from the Bible"", 1970. ""Fuyu no Yado"" (Polish ""Zimowa kwatera"") trans. Ewelina Tchórzewska-Adamowska, Książka i Wiedza. 1973 ""Nichi-Doku Taiko Kyogi"" (""The Japan-Germany Athletic Games"")"
"Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year – Early Childhood Award. She has since started writing her own children's books, the first being ""The Story of GROWL"" (2007), followed by ""These are My Hands"" (2008), ""These are My Feet"" (2009) and ""Yellow is my favourite colour"" Judy Horacek Judy Horacek (born 12 November 1961) is an Australian cartoonist, artist, writer and children's book creator. She is best known for her award winning children's picture book ""Where is the Green Sheep?"" with Mem Fox, and her weekly cartoons in The Age newspaper. Horacek's latest book is ""Random Life"" (2017),"
"four children, Phoebe, Brom, Esmé and Julia, and their friends. <poem> Frances did not eat her egg. She sang a little song to it. She sang the song very softly: ""I do not like the way you slide, I do not like your soft inside, I do not like you lots of ways, And I could do for many days Without eggs."" </poem> Garth Williams depicted Frances as a badger in the first book, ""Bedtime for Frances"" (Harper, 1960), and Lillian Hoban retained that image as the illustrator of five sequels and a poetry collection, published from 1964 to 1972."
"she came to New Zealand and has worked as a teacher for more than 30 years. She is married with two children and six grandchildren. Margaret Beames Margaret Beames (born 18 October 1935) is a multi-award-winning author of children's books who lives in Feilding, New Zealand. Her first book was ""The Greenstone Summer"", published in 1977. Since then, she has had at least 35 books published. Beames' 2000 book ""Oliver in the Garden"" won the Picture Book category and the Children's Choice Award at the 2001 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, and was included in"
"the book. However, the book was less well received in England, where it was rejected by seven publishers before Hamish Hamilton finally published it, to modest success, in 1947. This mirrored a general trend, as Dr. Seuss books were slow to catch on in England. ""Horton Hatches the Egg"" has remained popular in the United States. In 2001, ""Publishers Weekly"" reported that the book had sold 987,996 to that point, placing it at 138 in the magazine's list of the best-selling children's books of all time. It was included in ""Six by Seuss: A Treasury of Dr. Seuss Classics"", which"