BEGINNER BOOKS

'Beginner Books' is the Random House imprint for young children, co-founded by Phyllis Cerf with Ted Geisel, more often known as Dr. Seuss and his wife Helen Palmer Geisel.
Beginner Books are known to use only the 379 words, considered the basic vocabulary for young readers, which Cerf compiled with only twenty new words allowed per book.
Their first book was Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat in the Hat'' of 1957.[1] With only four titles in their catalog in 1958, they were earning a million dollars a year two years later, making Random House the largest publisher of children's books in America.

Contents

List of Beginner Books

List of Bright & Early Books

External links

List of Beginner Books

Main Numbered Series

★ B-1 The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, 1957

★ B-2 The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss, 1958

★ B-3 A Fly Went By, Mike McClintock, 1958

★ B-4 The Big Jump and other stories, Benjamin Elkin, 1958

★ B-5 A Big Ball of String, Marion Holland, 1958

★ B-6 Sam and the Firefly, P.D. Eastman, 1958

★ B-7 You Will Go to the Moon, Mae and Ira Freeman, 1959

★ B-8 Cowboy Andy, Edna Walker Chandler, 1959

★ B-9 The Whales Go By, Fred Phleger, 1959

★ B-10a Stop That Ball, Mike McClintock, 1959

★ B-10b The Nutshall Library, Maurice Sendak, 1959

★ B-11 Book of Laughs, Bennett Cerf, 1959

★ B-12 Ann Can Fly, Fred Phleger, 1959

★ B-13 One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss, 1960

★ B-14 The King's Wish, Benjamin Elkin, 1960

★ B-15 Book of Riddles, Bennett Cerf, 1960

★ B-16 Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss, 1960

★ B-17 Put Me in the Zoo, Robert Lopshire, 1960

★ B-18 Are You My Mother?, P.D. Eastman, 1960

★ B-19 Ten Apples Up On Top, Dr. Suess, 2004

★ B-20 Go, Dog. Go!, P.D. Eastman, 1961

★ B-21 Little Black, A Pony, Walter Farley, 1961

★ B-22 Look Out For Pirates!, Iris Vinton, 1961

★ B-23 A Fish Out of Water, P.D. Eastman, 1994

★ B-24 More Riddles, Bennett Cerf, 1961

★ B-25 Robert the Rose Horse, P.D. Eastman, 1995

★ B-26 I was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo, Helen Palmer, 1962

★ B-27 Snow, P.D. Eastman, 1996

★ B-28 The Big Honey Hunt, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1962

★ B-29 Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss, 1963

★ B-30 Dr. Seuss's ABC, Dr. Seuss, 1963

★ B-31 Do you know what I'm going to do Next Saturday, Helen Palmer, 1963

★ B-32 Summer, Alice Low, 1963

★ B-33 Little Black Goes to the Circus

★ B-34 Animal Riddles, Bennett Cerf, 1964

★ B-35 Why I Built the Boogle House, Helen Palmer, 1964

★ B-36 The Bike Lesson, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1964

★ B-37 How to Make Flibbers, etc., Robert Lopshire, 1964

★ B-38 Fox in Socks, Dr. Seuss, 1965

★ B-39 The King, the Mice, and the Cheese, Nancey and Eric Gurney, 1965

★ B-40 I Wish that I had Duck Feet, Dr. Seuss, 2007

★ B-41 The Bears' Picnic, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1966

★ B-42 Don and Donna Go To Bat, Al Perkins, 1966

★ B-43 ''You Will Live Under the Sea'', F. and M. Phleger, 1966

★ B-44 ''Come over to My House'', Dr. Seuss

★ B-45 ''Babar Loses His Crown'', Laurent de Brunhoff, 1966

★ B-46 The Bear Scouts, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1967

★ B-47a The Digging-est Dog, Al Perkins, 1967

★ B-47b Owen, Kevin Henkes, 1993

★ B-48 Travels of Doctor Dolittle, Al Perkins, 1967

★ B-49 Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates, Al Perkins, 1968

★ B-50 Off to the Races, F. and M. Phleger, 1968

★ B-51 The Best Nest, P.D. Eastman, 1968

★ B-52 The Bears' Vacation, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1968

★ B-53 Chitty Chitty Ban Bang!, Al Perkins, 1968

★ B-54 King Midas and the Golden Touch, Al Perkins, 1969

★ B-55 The Bears' Christmas, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1970

★ B-56 Tubby and the Lantern, Al Perkins, 1971

★ B-57 Tubby and the Poo-Bah, Al Perkins, 1972

★ B-Extra-1 And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, Dr. Seuss, 1937

★ B-58 Garfield and Friends: The Cat Show, Jim Davis, 1996

★ B-59 Wacky Wednesday, Dr. Seuss. 2007

★ B-60 The Bear Detectives, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1975

★ B-61 ''Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo'', by Dr. Seuss, 1996

★ B-62 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think, Dr. Seuss, 1975

★ B-63 The Cat's Quizzer, Dr. Seuss, 1977

★ B-Secret 1 Garfield on the Farm, Jim Davis, 1991

★ B-64 I can read with my eyes shut!, Dr. Suess, 1978

★ B-65 Oh Say Can You Say?, Dr. Seuss, 1979

★ B-66 The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone, Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1980

★ B-Extra-8 Maybe you should fly a jet!, Dr. Seuss, 2007

★ B-67 The Joke Book, Jim Davis, Roy McKie, 1996

★ B-68 It's Not Easy Being a Bunny, Marilyn Sadler, 1983

★ B-69 Spooky Riddles, Marc Brown, 1984

★ B-70a The Smurfs: What Do Smurfs Do All Day?, Peyo, 1985

★ B-70b Pee-Wee's Playhouse: Just Another Day, Paul Reubens, 1986

★ B-71 The Very Bad Bunny, Marilyn Sadler, 1986

★ B-Secret 2 Wade Dived Water, Jim Davis, 1992

★ B-72 I Want to Be Somebody New!, Robert Lopshire, 1986

★ B-73a The Black Stallion, Walter Farley, 1986

★ B-73b In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak, 1987

★ B-74 ''I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today!'', Dr. Seuss, 1987

★ B-75a Please try to Remember the First of Octember, Theo. LeSieg, 1975

★ B-75b Tiny Toons Adventures: Hurray for Hamton!, Linda Aber, John Costanza and Diana Wakeman, 1990

★ B-76 Stop, Train, Stop!, Rev. W. Awdry, 1995

★ B-77 New Tricks I Can Do, Robert Lopshire, 1996

★ B-78 Anthony the Perfect Monster, Angelo De Cesare, 1996

★ B-79 4 PUPS and a WORM, Eric Seltzer, 1996

★ B-80 Honey Bunny Funnybunny, Marilyn Sadler, 1997

★ B-Secret 3 Mama Luigi, Nintendo, 1993

★ B-81 Come Down Now, Flying Cow!, Timothy Roland, 1997

★ B-82 Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?, Eleanor Hudson, 1997

★ B-83 Chrysanthemum, Kevin Henkes, 1991

★ B-84 Monster Munchies, Laura Numeroff, 1998

★ B-85a A Weekend of Wendell, Kevin Henkes, 1986

★ B-85b A Little Pig Goes a Long Way, Mallory Loehr, 1999

★ B-86 The Land Before Time, Molly Goode, 1989

★ B-87 Riddles and More Riddles, Bennett Cerf, 1999

★ B-88 Flap Your Wings, P.D. Eastman, 2000

★ B-89a That Stump Must Go, Stan & Jan Berenstain, 2000

★ B-89b Super Mario World, Nintendo, 2001

★ B-Secret 4a I Spy: A Little Lost Lamb, Jean Morzillo, Walter Wich from Scholastic, 2002

★ B-Secret 4b Pac-Man Chomps Dots and Ghosts, Nacmo, 2003

★ B-90 Paws and Claws, Erica Farber, 2001

★ B-91 A Crack in the Track, Rev. W. Awdry, 2001

★ B-92a Big Dog ... Little Dog, P.D. Eastman, 2001

★ B-92b Mario and Luigi and the Vice City Advenutre!, Nintendo, 2005

★ B-95a Go, Train, Go!, Rev. W. Awdry, 2005

★ B-95b Garfield and Friends: Behind the Scenes Starring Garfield Plush, Jim Davis, 2006

★ B-95c The Pee-Wee Crime Files, Paul Reubens, 2007

★ B-93a Fred and Ted Go Camping, Peter Eastman, 2005

★ B-93b Jim Davis's Garfield and Friends: An Ode to Odie Starring Odie Plush, Jim Davis, 2007

★ B-96a Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow, Martha Freeman, 2007

★ B-96b Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Nintendo, Artoons, 2007

★ B-96c WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!?!?, Maurice Sendak, 2007

★ B-94a Fred and Ted Like to Fly, Peter Eastman, 2007

★ B-94b 6 Stories (6 Pack books), 2007

★ B-Extra 9 Richard Scarry's Best Mistake Ever! and Other Stories, Richard Scarry, (2007)

★ B-Secret 5a Kirby Comes to Cappy Town, Nintendo, 2002

★ B-Secret 5b Koopa Force in C.G.I., Nintendo, 2004

★ B-Secret 5c Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff 2 Stories, Jim Davis, 1990

★ B-97a Paper Mario, Nintendo, 2001

★ B-97b I Spy (2003 TV series): A Rocketship, Jean Morzillo, Walter Wick from Scolastic, (2002)

★ B-97c , Jim Davis, 2007

★ B-Secret 6 , Jim Davis, 1987

★ B-98a Yoshi's Story, Nintendo, 1998

★ B-98b I Spy: A Runaway Robot, Jean Morzillo, Walter Wick from Scolastic, (2002)

★ B-99a Little Miss Sunshine, Roger Hargreaves, 2007

★ B-99b I Spy: A Circus, Jean Morzillo, Walter Wick from Scolastic, (2002)

★ B-99c The Firefighter Dog Book, Roy McKie, Jim Davis, 2007

★ B-Secret 7 A Little Rythme about Wade (riddles), Jim Davis, 1989

★ B-100a I Spy: Pirate Treasure, Jean Morzillo, Walter Wick from Scolastic, (2002)

★ B-100b Little Miss Bossy, Roger Hargreaves, 2007

★ B-100c , Jim Davis, 2004

★ B-Secret 8 How do Booker and Sheldon Know?, Jim Davis, 1992
Additional Beginner Books not in the main series

★ B-Secret 9 Really Wild Animals, Narrated by Me, Spin, 1997

★ B-Extra 3 The Cat in the Hat Song Book, Dr. Seuss, 1967

★ B-Extra 4 My Book about Me, Dr. Seuss and Roy McKie, 1970

★ B-Extra 6 Hunches in Bunches, Dr. Seuss, 1982

★ B-Extra 5 I can Draw it Myself, Dr. Seuss

★ B-Extra 7 Daisy Head Maizy, Dr. Seuss

★ B-Secret 10 Something about Wade, Jim Davis, 2002

List of Bright & Early Books

;1 ''The Foot Book'': Dr. Seuss (1968)
;2 ''The Eye Book'': Dr. Seuss (1999)
;8 ''The Nose Book'': Joe Mathuew (1999)
;17 ''I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words'': P.D. Eastman (1997)
;24 ''The Hair Book'': Roy McKie (2007)
;25 ''The Tooth Book'': Dr. Seuss (2000)
;33b ''Nermal's Tales of Scary Stuff! and Other Stories'': Jim Davis (1993)
;34 ''Blue Train, Green Train'': Rev W. Audry (2005)
;35 ''Egg Over Easy'': Jim Davis (1994)
;37 ''Fred and Ted in Ed and Ned'': P.D. Eastman (2007)
;38 ''Chuck E. Cheese's Summer of Fun'': CEC (2007)
;Extra 3a ''The Pigs' Wedding'': Helme Heine (2007)
;Extra 3b ''Mario and Luigi's April Fools Day'': Nintendo (2007)
;Extra 4 ''Mario and Luigi: Mistakes will Happen'': Nintendo (2007)
;Extra 5a '': Nintendo (2007)
;Extra 5b '': Jim Davis (2006)
;Extra 6 ''Luigi's Mansion'': Nintendo (2007)
;Extra 7 ''Garfield and the SPACE CAT'': Jim Davis (2007)
;Extra 8a ''Pizza Pie'': Dog and Fire Fighters (2007)
;Extra 8b ''Mr. Tickle'': Roger Hargreaves (2007)
;Extra 9 ''Furby's Big Adventure'': Hasbro (2007)
;Extra 10a ''Mr. Happy'': Roger Hargreaves (2007)
;Extra 10b '': Doreen Cronin with "Besty Lewin" and "Nintendo" Pictures (2007)
;Extra 10c ''The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash'': Trinka Hakes Noble, illustrated by Steven Kellog (2007)
Bright and Early Board Books:

★ Dr. Seuss's ABC

★ The Foot Book

★ There's a Wocket in my Pocket

★ Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

★ The Shape of ME! and Other Stuff

★ Go, Dog. Go!

★ Are You My Mother?

★ Big Dog... Little Dog

★ I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words by P.D. Eastman (1998)

External links

★ List of the first 50 Beginner Books at Children's Picture Book Price Guide