Dr. Seuss book explores what came before ‘One Fish Two Fish’

“In a sense, the pet shop is giving the children access to the difference between the world of pets they can encounter in a pet shop, and the world of creatures they can only enter encounter by opening the book equivalent of a pet shop: the archive of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books”, he said.

Random House said one million copies of “What Pet Should I Get?” have been printed so far.

A plush “Cat in the Hat” toy is displayed next to “What Pet Should I Get?“, the latest book by Dr. Seuss, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at a bookstore in Concord, N.H.

Publishers said it is expected to be followed by least two other books based on material left by the prolific and award-winning author Theodor Geisel, who wrote under the pen-name Dr. Seuss and who died in 1991. A Seussian expert at Geisels alma mater, Dartmouth College, believes the new book inspired “One Fish Two Fish, ” which is full of fanciful animals.

Plus the fact that “What Pet Should I Get?” is more narrative than episodic like Dr. Seuss’ latter works means the story was done in earlier years. All the while, they face the constraints of what their parents would allow.

Harper Lee isn’t the only one with a long-lost book being published these days.

The material of the book was found in November 2013 by the author’s widow, Audrey Geisel.

Random House Children’s Books has published the book. The following is in the opinion of Seuss biographer Donald Pease.