{"product_id":"theres-a-wocket-in-my-pocket-by-dr-seuss-bright-early-books-hardcover-c-1985-1989","title":"There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss, Bright \u0026 Early Books Hardcover, c. 1985–1989","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small hardcover in the squat, wide format Random House reserved for its youngest readers. The board is laminated and still carries a shine, with Seuss's hand lettering across the top and a boy in striped pyjamas standing in front of a wardrobe, one hand on the door, meeting something that should not be in there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trim is noticeably shorter and squarer than a standard Beginner Book, which is the physical tell of the Bright \u0026amp; Early line. The spine carries the title, the author and RANDOM HOUSE at the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the drawing is looser and the palette is flatter than the big Seuss picture books — mostly line with washes of one or two colours per spread, the type set large and widely leaded across the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere's a Wocket in My Pocket!\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in \u003cstrong\u003e1974\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it belongs to a different imprint than the Beginner Books most people picture. After \u003cem\u003eThe Cat in the Hat\u003c\/em\u003e made Beginner Books a success in 1957, Random House launched \u003cstrong\u003eBright \u0026amp; Early Books\u003c\/strong\u003e as the tier below it — books “for beginning beginners,” aimed at children not yet reading the Cat. Shorter, squarer, fewer words to a page. \u003cem\u003eThe Foot Book\u003c\/em\u003e opened the line in 1968; Wocket is one of its best-known entries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is a vocabulary exercise disguised as a house tour. A boy walks through his home naming the invented creatures living in it — a Zelf on the shelf, a Nureau in the bureau, a Zamp under the lamp — and every one of them is built by swapping the first sound of a real word. It is rhyming and phoneme substitution, which is precisely the skill a pre-reader needs, run as a joke rather than a drill. That is the whole Geisel method in one book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStated plainly: \u003cstrong\u003ethis is a later printing, not a first edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The copy dates to roughly 1985–1989. A true 1974 first is a collector's item and prices in a different market entirely. What is offered here is a clean reading copy of a book that has never gone out of print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left; vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eHardcover children's book\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eThere's a Wocket in My Pocket!\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eBright \u0026amp; Early Books, a division of Random House, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eIllustrated laminated hardcover in the short, wide Bright \u0026amp; Early trim. No dust jacket, as issued.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eFirst published\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003e1974\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003ec. 1985–1989. A later printing, not a first edition.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eVery good. Structurally sound with a tight square binding, no loose or missing pages, and clean unmarked text and illustrations throughout. The laminated board is bright and still glossy. Expect light rubbing and surface scuffing, with whitening at the corners and spine ends. No tears, no inscriptions, no odour. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"vertical-align:top;\"\u003e1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Seuss book people quote without remembering the title. Nearly everyone who learned to read in America after 1974 has a Zelf on a shelf somewhere in their memory, and the recognition is instant when the cover comes out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also the right size for a shop counter or a small display. The short, wide trim makes it sit face-out on a narrow shelf where a taller book will not, and the laminated cover is bright enough to carry a nursery vignette on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone buying for a child rather than a shelf, this is the book to hand a four-year-old who is not quite reading yet — short lines, invented words they cannot get wrong, and a joke on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on care: laminated boards are tougher than dust jackets but not invincible. Keep it out of direct sun, which fades the covers first and fastest. Wipe with a dry or barely damp cloth and never a cleaner, which will cloud or lift the lamination. 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