HOORAY FOR DIFFENDOOFER DAY! [Illus by Lane Smith.**]

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glazed,wrap-around paper-covered boards with colour pictorial artwork by Lane Smith,illustrations,with capitalised,orannge+dark blue lettered 'Dr. Seuss' of title,remainder of same in capitalised brick-red lettering and capitalised 'WITH SOME HELP FROM' black-lettering and other black-lettering for author+illustrator names; spine/backstrip with black-lettered authors' and illustrator's surnames, capitalised brick-red title and capitalised,black-lettered publisher's name to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial illustration and brick-red and black lettered text/prose synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present and virtually scoring/indent-free boards,and immaculate royal blue+white vertically striped illustrated endpapers with a green+white illustrated+lettered circular adhesive paper label of 'The Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award Tester.' to front pastedown's lower,fore-edge corner. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated 1st edn,56pp [unpaginated and excludes free endpapers] includes 38pp of Jack Prelutsky's verses and Lane Smith's colour illustrations,,a plain maroon black with a oplain white verso,a Dr. Seuss's colour pictorial multi-character illustrated 'How this book came to be made title/separator page followed by 13pp of his illustrations and explanatory text about the book's story,and a dedication and publishing details to revers of last page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 25 year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The story surrounds a school that is well liked by its students notably because of its many eccentric teachers. However, the students must make a good grade on a standardized test (which turns out in the end to be a revising test on multiple subjects they regularly learn) lest they be sent to an adjacent school, which requires uniforms to be worn and is incredibly dull. Jack Prelutsky (b. September 8,1940) is an American writer of children's poetry,who has published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2006–08 when the Poetry Foundation established the award. Lane Smith (born August 25,1959) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.He is the Kate Greenaway medallist (2017 - for 'There Is a Tribe of Kids) known for his eclectic visuals and subject matter,both humorous and earnest,such as the contemplative 'Grandpa Green',which received a Cldecott Honour in 2012, and the outlandish'Stinky Cheese Man', which received a Caldecott Honour in 1992.
He studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,California,graduated from Art Center in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration and moved to New York City.There he freelanced,illustrating for various publications,including TIME, The New York Times, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Sesame Street Magazine and others.He has illustrated Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach (US,Random House,1996 edn) - illustrations also appeared in 'The Roald Dahl Treasury',1997 Hardback book - see my book ID rja857619 and rja24767 (both UK,CAPE, 1997,HB+dw/dj,1st edns,and won an award in 1998 – No. 1 Publishers Weekly bestseller,Dr. Seuss' Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! with Jack Prelutsky (US,Random House, 1998). A children's book credited to Dr. Seuss "with some help from writer Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith". The book is based on verses and sketches created by Seuss before his death in 1991,and was expanded to book length and completed by writer Prelutsky and illustrator Smith for publication in 1998. Renowned children's poet Jack Prelutsky and award-winning illustrator Lane Smith were called to action by Schulman to pull these sketches into a complete story that would make Dr. Seuss fruffulous with glee. Prelutsky's delicious verse is uncannily Seussian, and it is inexplicably sensational when exploring the Diffendoofer School to discover good old Horton, a platter of green eggs and ham, and a few Whos from Who-ville scattered across the surreal and fascinating landscape of Smith's artwork. Lane and Prelutsky have gone above and beyond the call of duty, maintaining the characters and themes Geisel was just beginning to develop, but enhancing them with their own delightful stylistic stamps. Above all, this incredible book is an ode to unorthodox, unusually creative teachers, and the innovative thinking they encourage in young minds. (Miss Twining, for example, teaches "how to tell chrysanthemums from miniature poodles.") It is a noble theme, and one that Geisel surely had in mind when he concocted these preliminary sketches. Both new Dr. Seuss aficionados and those who remember The Cat in the Hat's 1957 debut will cherish this book for its message, artwork, and poetry, and most of all, as a tribute to the man who inspired thousands of readers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **