One Book, Two Book: New Dr Seuss Books to be Released

Who's excited at the prospect of a new Dr Seuss book? Sam, I sure as hell am!

Nearly 24 years after the death of Theodor Seuss Geisel, new material by the beloved children's author has surfaced and will be published posthumously by Random House. It's said that the box of nearly complete sketches and text was discovered when Geisel's widow was remodelling her home in 2013.

“Ted always worked on multiple projects and started new things all the time—he was constantly drawing and coming up with ideas for new stories,” said Audrey Geisel, who wasn't all that surprised by the find.

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The original manuscripts and sketches will make up a new book, "What Pet Should I Get?," available in late July, with a further two books slated for future release.

“What Pet” apparently depicts the brother and sister characters from the 1960 “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” deliberating over which pet to get. It's thought that "What Pet" was written around the same time frame.

Already fans of all ages are giddy with anticipation.

No wonder. In his time, Seuss sold more than 650 million books, several of which were made into feature-length animated films, including “Horton Hears a Who!”, “The Lorax” and “The Cat in the Hat.”

Arguably his most famous contribution is the Christmas classic, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” At 86, he published his last book, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”, and died in 1991.

“I know he is looking down, watching over the process, and I feel a tremendous responsibility to do everything just as he would have done himself,” said Cathy Goldsmith, Random House children's division associate publishing director.

So what can we expect from "What Pet?" I think it's fair to assume Seuss won't be talking about your run-of-the-mill cats, dogs and gerbils. Hopefully the same nonsensical creatures and whimsical rhymes that made Seuss a household staple over several generations.