What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter (Classic Seuss) [Hardcover]

Dr. Seuss (Author)

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Release date: August 11, 2009 | Age Range: 5 - 9 years | Series: Classic Seuss | Lexile Measure: 530L (What's this?)

Dr. Seuss in a glowing new format!

What were we waiting for? We’ve taken the classic Dr. Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of? (from The Sneetches and Other Stories), added glow-in-the-dark ink, and created the ultimate just-slightly-spooky read for slumber parties and perusal by flashlight! Perfect for Halloween, this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants (which happens to be equally terrified of the narrator) works perfectly well the rest of the year, too, delivering a timeless message about fear and tolerance to boot. Scaredy-pants of all ages will quiver with delight!

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About the Author

Dr. Seuss is, quite simply, the most beloved children’s book author of all time.

He was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!,  appeared in several leading American magazines.

Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever!

In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best-selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills.

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 kids learn to read.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world.  

Product Details

• Age Range: 5 - 9 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (August 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375853421
• ISBN-13: 978-0375853425
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.3 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,606 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.

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#41 Overall (See top 100 authors)

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#98 in Books > Teens

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Seuss's Best! September 10, 2009

By E. Wilmer

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I LOVE this book! What could be better than a "pair of pale green pants with no one inside them" wandering around? This pair of pants scare our main character since the pants seem to lurk wherever he goes. In typical Seuss fashion, we discover at the end that the pants were just looking for a friend.

As a preschool teacher, my children LOVE this book. They beg for "the pants book." We even did a dramatic reading of this book during our summer camp--kids aged 3-12--and it easily held their attention.

It is not one of his best known stories, but it becomes an easy favorite. Definitely check this one out!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Gift for 2 year old November 14, 2009

By B. M. Cunningham

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This is another good Dr. Seuss book. I gave it to my great-grand-son to help prepare him for Halloween.
It was a good purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings July 3, 2012

By A. Kellogg

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The story is good (I wouldn't call it one of Seuss' best, but it's a cute story that is well written), as our the illustrations. My only problem with it is the glow in the dark. Parts of the illustrations are glow in the dark, but most of the illustrations are in black and, more importantly, the text is black. The background is a dark green (the same as the cover picture), making the book impossible to read in even low light- I bought this to read to my daughter at bed time and was hoping that I would be able to read it in the dark, or at least with just a little light, but, because of the black on green, I actually need more light to read this that a regular book.