Not only are we getting a new book based on the discovery of a long lost manuscript by Harper Lee. We are also getting a new book based on the discovery of a long lost manuscript by Dr. Seuss!
It’s called What Pet Should I Get, will be released on July 28, and features the same brother and sister from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. As of right now, it’s already #17 on the Amazon bestseller list. Two other manuscripts were found in the same cardboard box and will also be published.
From Rediscovered Dr. Seuss book to be published this summer | The Verge:
A never-before-seen Dr. Seuss story titled What Pet Should I Get? is being published on July 28th, more than 20 year’s after the author’s death. The manuscript and illustrations for the book were found in a box in Theodor Geisel / Dr. Seuss’ home in 2013 by his widow Audrey Geisel.
The book features the same brother and sister that appear in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and although plot details are thin on the ground, publishers Random House Children’s Books say that the new title will feature (spoiler alert!) a decision-marking process involving pets. “The tale captures a classic childhood moment — choosing a pet — and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!”
And there’s more good news for Dr. Seuss fans — enough material for two more books was reportedly found in the same box, and Random House say they are working on getting them ready for publication too.
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