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A new Dr Seuss book, based on a manuscript and sketches by
the much-loved children's author, will be released this summer,
24 years after his death, Random House Children's Books said on
Wednesday.
"What Pet Should I Get?" will be published on July 28 and will
be followed by at least two other books based on materials left
by the prolific and award-winning author Theodor Geisel, who
wrote under the pen-name Dr. Seuss and who died in 1991.
"While undeniably special, it is not surprising to me that we
found this because Ted always worked on multiple projects and
started new things all the time - he was constantly writing and
drawing and coming up with ideas for new stories," his widow,
Audrey Geisel, said in a statement.
It was particularly pleasing, she added, because it is nearly 25
years since the publication of the last book of her husband's
career, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
She and his long-time secretary discovered the manuscript in
2013 while cleaning out his office in their California home. It
was among a box of papers and sketches that she had found and
put aside after his death.
Cathy Goldsmith, the author's former art director who will
oversee the publication, said "What Pet Should I Get?" was
probably written between 1958 and 1962. It features the brother
and sister characters introduced in the Dr. Seuss book "One Fish
Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish," which was published in 1960.
Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 45 books, including "The
Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "How the Grinch Stole
Christmas," before his death at the age of 87. More than 650
million copies of his works have been sold worldwide.
Random House Inc. is a unit of Germany-based media group
Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA.
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney; Editing by Eric Kelsey and
Frances Kerry)
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