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Pops Up!: A Celebration of Seven Seuss Classics
This super deluxe pop-up book celebrates seven of Dr. Seuss’s bestloved classics– The Cat in the Hat; Green Eggs and Ham; The Sneetches; I Can Read with My Eyes Shut; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; Fox in Socks; and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
An extravaganza of paper-engineering captures the Seuss essence of each book using selections from the original text and art. Bold, sturdy pop-ups, gargantuan gatefolds, and spritely slide tabs bring these classics to
Seuss ational life–from the Cat in the Hat balancing a cake, an umbrella, and the fish to the Sneetches getting stars on their bellies, the tweetle beetles battling with their paddles in a puddle, Mr. Gump riding his seven humped Wump, and more! The magic of Dr. Seuss pops right off the page to thrill children of all ages!
An extravaganza of paper-engineering captures the Seuss essence of each book using selections from the original text and art. Bold, sturdy pop-ups, gargantuan gatefolds, and spritely slide tabs bring these classics to
Seuss ational life–from the Cat in the Hat balancing a cake, an umbrella, and the fish to the Sneetches getting stars on their bellies, the tweetle beetles battling with their paddles in a puddle, Mr. Gump riding his seven humped Wump, and more! The magic of Dr. Seuss pops right off the page to thrill children of all ages!
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
14 pages, Hardcover
First published August 23, 2005
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976 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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May 20, 2020
For: readers looking for a novelty pop-up book; Seuss fans.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the content too disjointed as the stories are very abridged.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the content too disjointed as the stories are very abridged.
November 17, 2025
Read at grandparent’s house 🏠
March 18, 2013
Two page interactive spreads celebrate 7 Seuss favorites: The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, The Sneetches, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Fox in Socks, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Each spreads features a different part of the story; some spreads feature the beginning of a story while others focus on the end. The pop up features are unique and fun and make for a good read aloud. The interactive nature of this book really brings the magic of Seuss to life!
Each spreads features a different part of the story; some spreads feature the beginning of a story while others focus on the end. The pop up features are unique and fun and make for a good read aloud. The interactive nature of this book really brings the magic of Seuss to life!
June 25, 2025
Pops Up!: A Celebration of Seven Seuss Classics (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss
a short story version of all your favorite dr. Seuss books, great to share the books with the kids. The brief retelling of the beloved stories with the moving parts really gains interest for children.
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January 16, 2010 remember the story being a lot longer and much more entertaining. but all in all a good trip down memory lane.
January 28, 2010
An excellent pop-up/discovery book for children.
March 14, 2012
I am one of Dr. Seuss's biggest fans ~ however this pop up book had a sampler of seven of his books. I was irritated that only a page or 2 of the previous books were told and found it distracting.
January 7, 2014
It's Dr. Seuss! What more can you say? Inspirational, appropriate and fun for any age.
June 8, 2014
Wonderful and classic. The true simplicity is striking and fresh and dynamic.
February 24, 2020
Love the shortened pop up versions of Dr. Seuss classics! I read this to 1st graders today for outreach and they loved it.
April 14, 2017
A lively sampler of the Dr. Seuss greatest hits. The clever pop-ups, pull tabs, and foldouts work well with the seven abridged classics. A wonderful title to use for any Dr. Seuss celebration.
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