| One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish | |
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| File:One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (cover art).jpg | |
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1960 |
| OCLC Number | 184473 |
| Preceded by | Happy Birthday to You! |
| Followed by | Green Eggs and Ham |
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss. It is a simple rhyming book for beginning readers, with a freewheeling plot about a boy and a girl and the many amazing creatures they have for friends and pets. As of 2001, over 6 million copies of the book had been sold, placing it 13th on a list of "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books" from Publishers Weekly.[1] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[2]
Selected translations[]
- Visje een visje twee visje visje in de zee (1960s, Dutch, ISBN 9024002958)
- Devarim muzarim korim ba-sefarim (1980, Hebrew)[3]
- Yi tiao yu, liang tiao yu, hong de yu, lan de yu (1992, Chinese, ISBN 9573211246)
- Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul (2006, Spanish, ISBN 1930332831)
- Eyn fish, tsvey fish, royter fish, bloyer fish (2007, Yiddish, ISBN 9780972693936)
- Poisson un, poisson deux, poisson rouge, poisson bleu (2011, French, ISBN 9781612430294)
Audio and video versions[]
Rik Mayall narrated this story as part of a HarperCollins audiobook that also includes The Lorax, Dr. Seuss's ABC and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish was part of the Beginner Book Video series which included Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! and The Foot Book.
References[]
- ↑ Roback, Diane, Jason Britton, and Debbie Hochman Turvey (December 17, 2001). "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly 248 (51). http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20011217/28595-all-time-bestselling-children-s-books.html. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ National Education Association (2007). Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. Retrieved on August 22, 2012.
- ↑ The literal English translation of the Hebrew title is Strange Things Happen in Books.