Meet best friends Fred (Big Dog) and Ted (Little Dog) in P. D. Eastman’s classic Beginner Book. Though one is big and one is little, and one loves green and one loves red, these pup pals—along with their helpful acquaintance, Bird—prove that opposites can be the very best of friends.
Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of
The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3–7.
P. D. Eastman was an author and illustrator who created many children’s books, including
Are You My Mother?;
Go, Dog. Go!;
and
The Best Nest. Trained at the National Academy of Design, he published his first Beginner Book,
Sam and the Firefly, in 1958. Since then, his books have sold more than 50 million copies, and he has become one of the most beloved children’s book authors in the world.
