Buried treasure a pleasure?


‘What pet should I get?’ is a rollicking rhyme posed in the title of a “new” book by writer Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Recently published, the illustrated book was found in a box in 2013, along with numerous orphaned sketches. With his whimsical classics like The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss has been enchanting young readers for half a century. It was assumed we had heard the last from him—but no! 

Yoshitomo Nara’s sculpture Your Dog reminds us how big the world can seem through a child’s eyes. What Pet Should I Get? is about making choices: fish or fowl, dog or cat. Which pet would you choose? 

—Hallie Ojala-Barrett, Intern, July 27

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Photo credit: Random House

News source: Alexandra Alter, “Dr. Seuss Book: Yes, They Found It in a Box,” The New York Times, July 21, 2015