The Big Red Book of Beginner Books -- P. D. Eastman

What's a better present than a classic Beginner Book? Six of them--for less than the price of two Following on the success of <i>The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books </i>and <i>The Big Green Book of Beginner Books, </i> we've taken the complete text and art of P. D. Eastman's <i>Sam and the Firefly, </i>Robert Lopshire's <i>I Want to Be Somebody New , </i> Marilyn Sadler's <i>The Very Bad Bunny, </i> Mike McClintock's <i>Stop That Ball , </i>Al Perkins's <i>The Digging-est Dog, </i> and Joan Heilbroner's <i>Robert the Rose Horse</i> and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. This is a perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.<br><br><b>Author:</b> P. D. Eastman, Al Perkins, Robert Lopshire<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 08/10/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 344<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.60lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.10d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375865312<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>P. D. Eastman </b>was an author-illustrator who created many children's books, including <i>Are You My Mother?</i>, <i>Go, Dog. Go!</i>, and <i>The Best Nest</i>. Trained at the National Academy of Design, he enlisted in the army in 1943 and was assigned to the Signal Corps Film Unit--which was headed by Theodor Geisel, who would eventually become known to the world as Dr. Seuss. After Geisel later