RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO PUBLISH DR. SEUSS’S CLASSICS AS EBOOKS FOR THE FIRST TIME
41 Dr. Seuss Ebooks to be released in September, October, November 2013, beginning September 24
New York, NY, September 4, 2013—Random House Children’s Books, the longtime publishing home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss
books in their print editions (www.seussville.com), will now also publish these stories as ebooks beginning on September 24 and continuing throughout
November, marking the first time they have been available in this format. This landmark publishing event was announced today
by Barbara Marcus, President & Publisher, Random House Children’s
Books, and Susan Brandt, President, Licensing & Marketing, Dr. Seuss
Enterprises, L.P.
Dr. Seuss’s books have sold more than 600 million print book copies worldwide. On Tuesday, September 24, fifteen of his classics will make their debut as ebooks, among them many
enduring and widely read favorites: The Cat in the Hat; Green Eggs
and Ham; Oh, the Places You’ll Go!; Horton Hears a Who!; One Fish Two
Fish Red Fish Blue Fish; Dr. Seuss’s ABC; Fox in Socks; Hop on Pop; Mr.
Brown Can Moo! Can You?; Oh, the Thinks You
Can Think!; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back; The Foot Book; There’s a
Wocket in My Pocket!; The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins;
and The Lorax.
Each
of the forthcoming Random House Children’s Books ebooks will preserve
Dr. Seuss’s original layouts and the beloved illustrations from their
print editions. They also will be
published simultaneously as Read & Listen editions that feature
brand-new audio recordings of the full text.
“Random
House Children’s Books and Dr. Seuss Enterprises have been publishing
partners for decades. I am so pleased to announce the start of an
exciting new chapter in our long and
thriving relationship, as we embark on expanding the Dr. Seuss reading
experience together with ebooks,” says Marcus. “We are delighted that today’s parents, their children, and educators can now add Dr. Seuss’s classics to their digital bookshelves, joining
the cherished hardcovers that we have all grown up with.”
“The
introduction of ebook editions to the Dr. Seuss canon is an exciting
milestone that we know will enhance Dr. Seuss’s legacy,” says Brandt.
“When Dr. Seuss wrote
The Cat in the Hat more than fifty years ago, he revolutionized the way children learn to read. Today, we celebrate that his impact on reading will thrive for generations to come with these new ebooks.”
The titles to be released as Random House Children’s Books ebooks on Tuesday, October 22,
are I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!; Marvin K. Mooney Will You
Please Go Now!; The Cat’s Quizzer; The Shape of Me and Other Stuff; Dr.
Seuss’s Sleep Book; Happy Birthday to You!; Horton Hatches the Egg; How
the Grinch Stole Christmas!;
The Bippolo Seed
and Other Lost Stories; The Sneetches and Other Stories; Yertle the
Turtle and Other Stories; And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street;
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories; If I Ran the Circus; If I Ran the Zoo; On Beyond Zebra!; The King’s
Stilts; and Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose.
The ebooks to be released on Tuesday, November 5, are
Oh Say Can You Say?; Bartholomew and the Oobleck; Did I Ever Tell You
How Lucky You Are?; Hunches in Bunches; I Had Trouble in Getting to
Solla Sollew; McElligot’s Pool; The Butter Battle Book;
and You’re Only Old Once!
The remarkable library of books that Dr. Seuss created has a lasting appeal, and classics such as
The Cat in the Hat; Oh, the Places You’ll Go!; and The Lorax
continue to top the bestseller lists decades after their original
publication. Millions of people across the country celebrate Dr. Seuss
annually on his birthday, March 2. This year
marked the 75th anniversary of The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Seuss’s second published children’s book, as well as the 50th anniversary of
Dr. Seuss’s ABC.
About Dr. Seuss
Theodor
“Seuss” Geisel is quite simply one of the most beloved children’s book
authors of all time. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy
Award, three Emmy Awards, three
Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors, Geisel wrote and illustrated
44
books for children. Though Theodor Geisel died on September 24, 1991,
Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of children of all ages to
explore the joys of reading. For more information about Dr. Seuss and
his works, visit
Seussville.com (www.Seussville.com).
Random House Children’s Books
is the world’s largest
English-language children’s trade book publisher. Creating books for
toddlers through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to
activity books to picture books, novels, ebooks, and
apps, the imprints of Random House Children’s Books bring together
award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise
characters, and multimillion-copy series. Random House is the longtime
home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss books, which
continue to make learning to read fun for millions of children
everywhere. The company’s Web site, kids@random (www.randomhousekids.com)
offers an array of activities, games, and educational resources for
children, teens, parents, and educators. Random House Children’s Books
is a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.
About Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P.
The
primary focus of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., is to protect the
integrity of the Dr. Seuss books while expanding beyond books into
ancillary areas. This effort is a strategic
part of the overall mission to nurture and safeguard the relationship
consumers have with Dr. Seuss characters. Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr.
Seuss) said he never wanted to license his characters to anyone who
would “round out the edges.” That is one of the guiding
philosophies of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Audrey S. Geisel, the widow of
Dr. Seuss, heads Dr. Seuss Enterprises as CEO.I still prefer print but these are a cool option for travel or for those who prefer ebooks. Just read!
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