First Edition Beginner Books
Beginner Books First Edition Identification
Dust Jacket Publishing Sequence
1966 Beginner Books Dust Jacket Back 'P'
Beginner Book Dust Jacket Back 'P', which can be found on the first editions of four Beginner Books B-41 to B-44 published in 1966:
- B-41 The Bears' Picnic (1966)
- B-42 Don And Donna Go To Bat (1966)
- B-43 You Will Live Under The Sea (1966)
- B-44 Come Over To My House (1966)
Click on the DJ image - and then click again - for the high-resolution enlargement.
1966 Beginner Books Dust Jacket Back 'P'
DJ for First Edition B-41 to B-44
Beginner Book Dust Jacket Back 'P' advertises The Cat In The Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (1964), along with the French and Spanish versions of the Dictionary, and does not list any Beginner Books.
While this DJ back is found on the first editions of the above books, it was also used by Random House during most of 1966 for the publication of the reprints of the earlier Beginner Books.
The first edition Beginner Book B-44 Come Over To My House (1966) is highly sought after since it was written by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) under the pseudonum Theo LeSieg, the latter being his real name spelled backwards.
1966 The Bears' Picnic - Third Berenstain Bears Book!
Beginner Book B-41 The Bears' Picnic (1966) is the third book in the tremendously successful Berenstain Bears franchise, following the 1962 publication of B-28 The Big Honey Hunt and the 1964 publication of B-36 The Bike Lesson. There are over 300 books in the franchise, with an estimated 300 million copies sold worldwide since 1962!
The first edition B-41 The Bears' Picnic is relatively underappreciated in the market relative to its impact and importance in American children's book history.
Third Book In Berenstain Bears Franchise
1966 Beginner Books B-41 The Bears' Picnic
See Beginner Books Dust Jacket Backs to see the publishing sequence of dust jackets from 1957-to-1967. This is the primary resource to identify the year of publication if you own a later edition Beginner Book.
See Beginner Book Covers for first edition identification of the first 50 Beginner Books.
This information is from the First Edition Identification Guide: Beginner Books (2024, Flying Moose Books), by Stan Zielinski.
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