COME OVER TO MY HOUSE B44 [Hardcover]

Theodore Le Sieg (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (August 12, 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394800443
• ISBN-13: 978-0394800448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"A person's a person, no matter how small," Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted."

Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped millions of kids learn to read.

Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925, he went to Oxford University, intending to acquire a doctorate in literature. At Oxford, Geisel met Helen Palmer, whom he wed in 1927. Upon his return to America later that year, Geisel published cartoons and humorous articles for Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at that time. His cartoons also appeared in major magazines such as Life, Vanity Fair, and Liberty. Geisel gained national exposure when he won an advertising contract for an insecticide called Flit. He coined the phrase, "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" which became a popular expression.

Geisel published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937, after 27 publishers rejected it.

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. While Theodor Geisel died on September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of children of all ages to explore the joys of reading.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I literally bawled when I located this book at Amazon.com!, September 2, 1999

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[e-mail] (Joy Frost) (Hawkins, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come over to My House (Hardcover)

I've been searching for this book since the birth of my first child. It was my all time favorite book. My mother read it to me night and day. Upon my learning to read, I remember taking this book to bed with me during nap time and reading it over and over again. I never grew tired of seeing how children in other countries lived. This book went every where I went. I'm estatic this book has been reprinted and I can share it with my children.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One children will remember for a lifetime!, December 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Come over to My House (Hardcover)

Come Over to My House, by Theo Lesieg, (otherwise known as Dr Seuss), written in his typical style was a fun interesting and rhyming read. A small boy visits friends around the world. "Come over to my house" they say and share foods, homes and customs from their own lands. Eat spaggetti in Venice, slide down a pineneedle slope in Canada and sleep on the floor with a wooden pillow in Japan.

This book was a favorite of mine as a child and I wanted to share it with my own daughter. I was excited to discover that it's being republished in 1988 (old copies are hard to find). I look forward to adding it to our own library!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Find!!, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Come over to My House (Hardcover)

I have been "hunting" for this book for years! I loved it as a child, going all those different places, and now am anxious to share it with my nieces! Thank you for allowing us to do some "traveling" together!! Ronda