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When The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957 as the first Beginner Book, it revolutionized reading. Today, 40 years later, Beginner Books are still revolutionary-and just as much fun! Now new generations can enjoy the wit and warmth of these stories in this collection of great videos from Random House.
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00:14Dr. Seuss, beginner book video.
00:56Green Eggs and Ham.
01:00By Dr. Seuss.
01:07I am Sam.
01:13Sam, I am.
01:19That's Sam, I am. That's Sam, I am. I do not like that Sam, I am.
01:27Do you like green eggs and ham?
01:31I do not like them, Sam, I am. I do not like green eggs and ham.
01:40Would you like them here or there?
01:45I would not like them here or there.
01:49I would not like them anywhere.
01:51I do not like green eggs and ham.
01:54I do not like them, Sam, I am.
02:00Would you like them in a house?
02:03Would you like them with a mouse?
02:06I do not like them in a house.
02:08I do not like them with a mouse.
02:11I do not like them here or there.
02:13I do not like them anywhere.
02:15I do not like green eggs and ham.
02:17I do not like them, Sam, I am.
02:32Would you, could you, in a car, eat them?
02:50Eat them. Here they are.
02:53I would not, could not, in a car.
02:57You may like them. You will see.
03:00You may like them in a tree.
03:05I would not, could not, in a tree.
03:08Not in a car. You let me be.
03:11I do not like them in a box.
03:13I do not like them with a fox.
03:15I do not like them in a house.
03:17I do not like them with a mouse.
03:20I do not like them here or there.
03:22I do not like them anywhere.
03:25I do not like green eggs and ham.
03:27I do not like them, Sam, I am.
03:32A train, a train, a train, a train.
03:37Could you, would you, on a train?
03:42Not on a train, not in a tree, not in a car.
03:47Sam, let me be.
03:48I would not, could not, in a box.
03:51I could not, would not, with a fox.
03:54I will not eat them with a mouse.
03:56I will not eat them in a house.
03:58I will not eat them here or there.
04:00I will not eat them anywhere.
04:03I do not eat green eggs and ham.
04:05Sam, I do not like them, Sam, I am.
04:08Say, in the dark?
04:11Here, in the dark.
04:12Would you, could you, in the dark?
04:16I would not, could not, in the dark.
04:21Would you, could you, in the rain?
04:24I would not, could not, in the rain.
04:27Not in the dark.
04:30Not on a train, not in a car, not in a tree.
04:35I do not like them, Sam, you see.
04:37Not in a house, not in a box, not with a mouse, not with a fox.
04:43I will not eat them here or there.
04:45I do not like them anywhere.
04:47You do not like green eggs and ham?
04:51I do not like them, Sam, I am.
04:56Could you, would you?
04:58With a goat?
05:00I would not, could not, with a goat.
05:04Would you, could you, on a boat?
05:09I could not, would not, on a boat.
05:12I will not, will not, with a goat.
05:15I will not eat them in the rain.
05:17I will not eat them on a train.
05:19Not in the dark, not in a tree.
05:22Not in a car, you let me be.
05:25I do not like them in a box.
05:27I do not like them with a fox.
05:29I will not eat them in a house.
05:31I do not like them with a mouse.
05:34I do not like them here or there.
05:36I do not like them anywhere.
05:38I do not like green eggs and ham.
05:43I do not like them.
05:45I do not like them, so you say.
05:53Try them, try them, and you may.
05:56Try them, and you may, I say.
06:01Sam, if you will let me be, I will try them.
06:04You will see.
06:18Hmm.
06:20Dang.
06:22I like green eggs and ham.
06:25I do.
06:26I like them, Sam I am.
06:28and I would eat them in a boat
06:31and I would eat them with a goat
06:34and I will eat them in the rain
06:37and in the dark
06:39and on a train
06:41and in a car
06:43and in a tree
06:45they are so good
06:46so good you see
06:48so I will eat them in a box
06:50and I will eat them with a fox
06:53and I will eat them in a house
06:55and I will eat them with a mouse
06:59and I will eat them here and there
07:01say
07:02I will eat them anywhere
07:06I do so like green eggs and ham
07:09thank you
07:10thank you
07:11Sam I am
07:17The Tooth Book
07:20by Dr. Seuss
07:24illustrated by Roy McKee
07:29Who has teeth?
07:31Well, look around
07:33and you'll find out who
07:36You'll find that red-headed uncles do
07:43Policemen do
07:45and zebras too
07:49and unicycle riders do
07:55and camels and their drivers do
08:01even little girls named Ruthie all have teeth
08:05all Ruth's are Toothy
08:09teeth
08:10you find them everywhere
08:12on mountaintops
08:15and in the air
08:20and if you care to poke around
08:24you'll even find them underground
08:31you'll find them east
08:33west
08:35north
08:37and south
08:39you'll find them
08:41in a lion's mouth
08:47teeth
08:48they are very much in style
08:51they must be very much worthwhile
08:56they come in handy when you chew
08:59says Mr. Donald Driscoll Drew
09:02that's why my family grew a few
09:07they come in handy
09:10when you smile
09:11says smiling Sam the crocodile
09:17they come in handy in my job
09:20says high trapezer Mike McCobb
09:23if I should ever lose a tooth
09:27I'd lose my wife
09:28and that's a truth
09:32teeth come in handy
09:34when you speak
09:35says news broadcaster Quincy Queek
09:38without my teeth
09:40I talk like this
09:42and only broadcast quacks and quacks
09:48you're lucky that you have your teeth
09:51says a sad sad snail named Simon Sneed
09:56I don't have one
09:58I can never smile
10:00like smiling Sam the crocodile
10:05clams have no teeth
10:07says Pam the clam
10:09I cannot eat hot dogs or ham
10:12no teeth at all
10:15says Pam the clam
10:16I cannot eat roast leg of lamb
10:19or peanuts
10:21pizzas
10:22popcorn
10:23spam
10:24not even huckleberry jam
10:28without teeth we can't play trombones
10:31says a jellyfish named Jimbo Jones
10:39I have no teeth
10:41says Hilda Hen
10:42but women do
10:44and so do men
10:46so I have happy news for you
10:48you'll grow two sets
10:51set one
10:52set two
10:53you will lose set number one
10:55and when you do
10:57it's not much fun
10:59but then you'll grow set number two
11:02thirty two teeth
11:04and all brand new
11:06sixteen downstairs
11:08and sixteen more
11:10upstairs on the upper floor
11:12and when you get your second set
11:16that's all the teeth
11:18you'll ever get
11:20so
11:21don't chew down trees
11:23like beavers do
11:24if you try
11:26you'll lose set number two
11:30and don't be dumb
11:32like Mr. Glotz
11:33don't break your teeth
11:35untying knots
11:39and don't be dumb
11:40like Katie Klops
11:41don't try to chew off
11:43bottle tops
11:49don't gobble junk
11:50like Billy Billings
11:52they say his teeth
11:54have fifty fillings
11:59they sure are handy
12:01when you smile
12:03so keep your teeth
12:05around a while
12:09and never bite your dentist
12:11when he works inside your head
12:13your dentist
12:15is your teeth's best friend
12:18bite someone else instead
12:33ten apples up on top
12:37by Dr. Seuss
12:42illustrated by Roy McKee
12:52one apple
12:53up on top
12:59two apples
13:00up on top
13:08look you
13:09I can do it too
13:13look see
13:14I can do three
13:17three
13:17three
13:18I see
13:20I see
13:21you can do three
13:23but I can do more
13:25you have three
13:26but I have
13:29four
13:29four
13:32look
13:33see now
13:34I can hop
13:35with four apples
13:37up on top
13:40and I can hop
13:42up on a tree
13:42with four apples
13:44up on me
13:47look here
13:48you two
13:49see here
13:50you two
13:51I can get
13:52five on top
13:53can you
13:57I am so good
13:59I will not
14:00stop
14:01five
14:03now
14:04six
14:06now
14:07seven
14:07on top
14:08seven
14:10apples
14:10up on top
14:12I am so good
14:14they will not
14:15drop
14:17five
14:18six
14:18seven
14:19fun
14:19fun
14:20fun
14:20seven
14:21six
14:22five
14:22four
14:23three
14:23two
14:23one
14:24but see
14:25we are as good
14:27as you
14:28look
14:29now we
14:30have seven
14:30too
14:32and now
14:34see here
14:35eight
14:35eight on top
14:37eight apples
14:38up
14:39not one
14:40will drop
14:42eight
14:43eight
14:44and we can
14:45skate
14:46eight
14:47look now
14:47we can skate
14:49with eight
14:59but I can do nine
15:01and hop
15:02and drink
15:04you cannot do this
15:06I think
15:09we can
15:10we can
15:11we can do it
15:13too
15:13see here
15:15we are as good
15:16as you
15:18we all are very good
15:19I think
15:20with nine
15:21we all can hop
15:22and drink
15:25nine is very good
15:27but then
15:28come on
15:29and we will make it
15:30ten
15:34look
15:35ten apples
15:36up on top
15:37we are not going to let them drop
15:41look out
15:42look out
15:43I see a mop
15:45I will make the apples fall
15:48get out
15:49get out
15:49one and all
15:51come on
15:52come on
15:53come down this hole
15:55we must not let our apples fall
15:59out of our way
16:00we cannot stop
16:01we cannot let our apples drop
16:06this is not good
16:07what will we do
16:09they want to get our apples too
16:13they will get them if we let them
16:15come
16:16we cannot let them get them
16:20look out
16:21the mop
16:21the mop
16:23the mop
16:27you cannot stop our apple fun
16:30our apples will not drop
16:32not one
16:33come on
16:35come on
16:36come one
16:36come all
16:37we have to make the apples fall
16:40they must not get our apples down
16:43come on
16:44come on
16:45get out of town
16:48apples
16:49apples up on top
16:51all of this must stop
16:52not stop
16:55now all our fun is going to stop
16:57our apples all are going to drop
17:04look
17:05ten apples on us all
17:07what fun
17:09we will not let them fall
17:16the cat in the hat
17:20by dr seuss
17:27the sun did not shine
17:29it was too wet to play
17:31so we sat in the house
17:34all that cold cold wet day
17:39i sat there with sally
17:41we sat there we two
17:43and i said
17:44how i wish we had something to do
17:47too wet to go out
17:49and too cold to play ball
17:51so we sat in the house
17:54we did nothing at all
17:57so all we could do
17:59was to sit
18:00sit
18:01sit
18:02sit
18:02and we did not like it
18:04not one little bit
18:08and then something went bump
18:11how that bump made us jump
18:14we looked
18:15then we saw him step in on the mat
18:19we looked
18:20and we saw him
18:21the cat in the hat
18:23and he said to us
18:25why do you sit there like that
18:28i know it is wet
18:30and the sun is not sunny
18:31but we can have lots of good fun
18:34that is funny
18:37i know some good games we could play
18:40said the cat
18:41i know some new tricks
18:44said the cat in the hat
18:45a lot of good tricks
18:47i will show them to you
18:49your mother will not mind it
18:51all if i do
18:54then sally and i did not know what to say
18:56our mother was out of the house for the day
19:00but our fish said
19:02no no
19:03make that cat go away
19:05tell that cat in the hat
19:08you do not want to play
19:09he should not be here
19:11he should not be about
19:13he should not be here
19:15when your mother is out
19:18now now
19:19have no fear
19:21have no fear
19:22said the cat
19:23my tricks are not bad
19:26said the cat in the hat
19:27why we can have lots of good fun
19:30if you wish
19:31with a game that i call
19:33up up up
19:34with a fish
19:37put me down
19:38said the fish
19:40this is no fun at all
19:42put me down
19:43said the fish
19:45i do not wish to fall
19:48have no fear
19:50said the cat
19:51i will not let you fall
19:53i will hold you up high
19:56as i stand on a ball
19:59with a book on one hand
20:01and a cup on my hat
20:03but that is not all i can do
20:07said the cat
20:11look at me
20:12look at me now
20:13said the cat
20:15with a cup
20:17and a cake
20:18on the top of my hat
20:20i can hold up
20:21two books
20:23i can hold up
20:24the fish
20:25and a little toy ship
20:28and some milk
20:29on a dish
20:31and look
20:32i can hop up
20:33and down
20:34on the ball
20:35but that is not all
20:36oh no
20:37that is not all
20:41look at me
20:42look at me
20:44look at me now
20:45it is fun to have fun
20:48but you have to know how
20:50i can hold up the cup
20:52and the milk
20:53and the cake
20:55i can hold up these books
20:57and the fish
20:58on a rake
20:59i can hold the toy ship
21:02and a little toy man
21:04and look
21:05with my tail
21:06i can hold a red fan
21:08i can fan with the fan
21:11as i hop on the ball
21:12but that is not all
21:15oh no
21:16that is not all
21:20that is what the cat said
21:23then he fell on his head
21:25he came down with a bump
21:27from up there on the ball
21:29and sally and i
21:30we saw all the things fall
21:35and our fish came down too
21:37he fell into a pot
21:39he said
21:40do i like this
21:42oh no i do not
21:44this is not a good game
21:46said our fish as he lit
21:48no i do not like it
21:50not one little bit
21:52now look what you did
21:54said the fish to the cat
21:56now look at this house
21:57look at this
21:58look at that
21:59you sank our toy ship
22:02sank it deep in the cake
22:03you shook up our house
22:06and you bent our new rake
22:08you should not be here
22:10when our mother is not
22:11you get out of this house
22:14said the fish in the pot
22:16but i like to be here
22:18oh i like it a lot
22:21said the cat in the hat
22:23to the fish in the pot
22:24i will not go away
22:26i do not wish to go
22:28and so
22:29said the cat in the hat
22:31so so so
22:33i will show you
22:34another good game
22:37that i know
22:38and then he ran out
22:40and then fast as a fox
22:42the cat in the hat
22:44came back in with a box
22:46a big red wood box
22:49it was shut with a hook
22:50now look at this trick
22:52said the cat
22:53take a look
22:56then he got up on top
22:58with the tip of his hat
22:59i call this game fun in a box
23:02said the cat
23:04in this box are two things
23:06i will show to you now
23:08you will like these two things
23:10said the cat with a bow
23:15i will pick up the hook
23:17you will see something new
23:19two things
23:20and i call them
23:21thing one
23:22and thing two
23:23these things will not bite you
23:26they want to have fun
23:28then out of the box
23:30came thing two
23:31and thing one
23:33and they ran to us fast
23:35they said
23:36how do you do
23:37would you like to shake hands
23:39with thing one and thing two
23:41and sally and i did not know what to do
23:44so we had to shake hands
23:46with thing one and thing two
23:50we shook their two hands
23:51but our fish said
23:53no no
23:54those things should not be in this house
23:57make them go
23:59they should not be here
24:00when your mother is not
24:01put them out
24:03put them out
24:04said the fish in the pot
24:06have no fear little fish
24:09said the cat in the hat
24:11these things are good things
24:13and he gave them a pat
24:15they are tame
24:17oh so tame
24:19they have come here to play
24:21they will give you some fun
24:23on this wet wet wet day
24:27now here is a game that they like
24:30said the cat
24:31they like to fly kites
24:33said the cat in the hat
24:40no not in the house
24:42said the fish in the pot
24:44they should not fly kites in a house
24:47they should not
24:48oh the things they will bump
24:50oh the things they will hit
24:53oh i do not like it
24:55not one little bit
24:57then sally and i saw them run down the hall
25:00we saw those two things bump their kites on the wall
25:03bump thump
25:04thump thump
25:05thump thump down the wall in the hall
25:10thing two and thing one
25:13they ran up
25:16they ran down
25:19on the string of one kite
25:21we saw mother's new gown
25:23her gown with the dots
25:25that are pink white and red
25:27then we saw one kite bump on the head of her bed
25:33then those things ran about with big bumps jumps and kicks
25:38and with hops and big thumps and all kinds of bad tricks
25:45and i said
25:46i do not like the way that they play
25:49if mother could see this
25:51oh what would she say
25:54then our fish said
25:55look look
25:57and our fish shook with fear
25:59your mother is on her way home
26:01do you hear
26:02oh what will she do to us
26:05what will she say
26:07oh she will not like it
26:09to find us this way
26:13so do something fast
26:15said the fish
26:16do you hear
26:17i saw her
26:18your mother
26:19your mother is near
26:21so as fast as you can
26:23think of something to do
26:24you will have to get rid of thing one
26:26and thing two
26:27so as fast as i could
26:30i went after my net
26:32and i said
26:33with my net
26:34i can get them i bet
26:36i bet
26:37with my net
26:38i can get those things yet
26:48then i let down my net
26:50it came down with a plop
26:53and i had them
26:54at last
26:55those two things had to stop
26:59then i said to the cat
27:00now you do as i say
27:02you pack up those things
27:04and you take them away
27:07oh dear
27:09said the cat
27:10you did not like our game
27:12oh dear
27:13what a shame
27:14what a shame
27:15what a shame
27:17then he shut up the things
27:19in the box with the hook
27:21and the cat went away
27:23with a sad kind of look
27:26that is good
27:27said the fish
27:28he has gone away
27:31yes
27:31but your mother will come
27:34she will find this big mess
27:36and this mess is so big
27:38and so deep
27:40and so tall
27:41we cannot pick it up
27:43there is no way at all
27:46and then
27:47who was back in the house
27:50why the cat
27:51have no fear of this mess
27:54said the cat in the hat
27:56i always pick up all my play things
27:59and so
28:00i will show you
28:02another good trick
28:03that i know
28:04then we saw him pick up
28:06all the things that were down
28:09he picked up the cake
28:11and the rake
28:12and the gown
28:14and the milk
28:15and the strings
28:17and the books
28:18and the dish
28:20and the fan
28:22and the cup
28:23and the ship
28:25and the fish
28:27and he put them away
28:29then he said
28:30that
28:31is
28:32that
28:34and then
28:35he was gone
28:36with a tip of his hat
28:42then our mother came in
28:43and she said to us two
28:45did you have any fun
28:47tell me
28:48what did you do
28:49and
28:50sally and i
28:51did not know what to say
28:52should we tell her
28:54the things that went on there
28:55that day
28:56should we tell her about it
28:58now what should we do
29:00well
29:01what would you do
29:02if your mother
29:04asked you
29:17maybe you should fly a jet
29:22maybe you should be a vet
29:25by dr seuss
29:27illustrated by michael j smolan
29:32want to be a ticket taker
29:37want to be a pizza maker
29:44lobster man
29:47jockey
29:52tv fixer
29:56ballet dancer
30:02soda mixer
30:06do you want to be an astronaut
30:12or keeper of the zoo
30:16you've got to do something
30:18what do you want to do
30:22tailor
30:26sailor
30:30nailer
30:34jailer
30:38you've got to be someone
30:40sooner or later
30:43how about a wrestler
30:45how about a wrestler
30:48a writer
30:52or a waiter
30:56how about a dentist
31:02how about a florist
31:08how about a florist
31:09how about a forrester
31:10working in a forest
31:14do you wish to be an oil refiner
31:19diamond miner
31:20diamond miner
31:23dress designer
31:27how about a paper hanger
31:31how about a bass drum banger
31:38do you want to do your work outdoors
31:45do you want to work inside
31:50would you like to be a plumber
31:54a policeman
31:55a policeman
31:58or a guide
32:01would you rather work in a mountain town
32:06or in the desert lower down
32:12pet shop owner
32:14pet shop owner
32:15money loaner
32:17how about a slide tromboner
32:23how about a perfume smeller
32:31how about a fortune teller
32:35I see a tall dog
32:37you could be a turkey farmer
32:45you could be a teacher
32:50you could be a lot of things
32:55how about a preacher
33:01you could be a clown
33:05or a coffee perker
33:10how about an iron worker
33:18fireman
33:23tireman
33:27telephone wireman
33:31some girls make good picture framers
33:34some girls make good lion tamers
33:41some guys make good tightrope walkers
33:47other guys are better talkers
33:53maybe you should fly a jet
33:58maybe you should be a vet
34:03how about a deep sea diver
34:10how about a beehive hiver
34:17would you like to be an actor
34:24would you like to run a tractor
34:30like to drive a taxi cab
34:37or run a big computer lab
34:39or run a big computer lab
34:42tennis pro
34:43tennis pro
34:45hockey pro
34:47hockey pro
34:50optometrist
34:52podiatrist
34:54podiatrist
34:55chemist
35:01lepidopterist
35:04glass blower
35:10mushroom grower
35:12mushroom grower
35:14how about a fishbone boner
35:20or a roller coaster owner
35:26would you sooner be a ballooner
35:31or a grand piano tuner
35:34or a grand piano tuner
35:38Olympic champion
35:40Olympic champion
35:44seller of shoes
35:47it is very hard to choose
35:53you've got to be someone
35:55you can't just be a doodler
35:58you could be a sculptor
36:03or perhaps a noodle noodler
36:08you might be a mystery guy
36:14would you like to be a spy
36:22maybe you should be a vester
36:26a jester
36:29or a hammock tester
36:37maybe you should be a voice
36:41someday you must make a choice
36:45maybe you should be a voice
36:50when you find out what a voice is
36:53you can tell us what your choice is
37:24you can tell us
39:28And I said to the cat, what a bad thing to do.
39:32But I like to eat cake in a tub.
39:34Left the cat.
39:35You should try it sometime.
39:37Left the cat as he sat.
39:40The cat in the hat comes back, but that's not all.
39:45You'll meet lots more friends in There's a Walket in My Pocket and Fox in Socks.
39:52Visit an out-of-the-ordinary world in One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
39:59Say, look at his fingers.
40:02One, two, three.
40:05How many fingers do I see?
40:09One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
40:17Seven, he has eleven.
40:20Eleven?
40:22This is something new.
40:24I wish I had eleven, too.
40:29Funny things are everywhere in One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
40:35And there are more surprises in Oh, the Thinks You Can Think and The Foot Book.
40:43Next, it's Dr. Seuss' ABC.
40:47Big D.
40:49Little D.
40:51What begins with D?
40:54David Donald Do.
40:58Dreamed a dozen donuts.
41:01And a duck dog, too.
41:06There's lots of fun from A to Z in Dr. Seuss' ABC.
41:13And I can read with my eyes shut.
41:17And Mr. Brown can moo, can you?
41:20Then it's time to rhyme with Hop on Pop.
41:26Hop.
41:29Pop.
41:32We like to hop.
41:34We like to hop on top of Pop.
41:39Stop.
41:41You must not hop on Pop.
41:45There are giggles galore in Hop on Pop.
41:50And more fun in store with Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now?
41:55And, Oh Say Can You Say, Sleepyheads Everywhere Will Love, I Am Not Going To Get Up Today.
42:04You can shoot at me with peas and beans.
42:09You can bring in the United States Marines.
42:13You can put the whole thing on TV.
42:17But I won't get up today.
42:19Not me.
42:22Get ready to enjoy, I Am Not Going To Get Up Today.
42:26And three more Dr. Seuss favorites.
42:30The Shape of Me and Other Stuff.
42:32Great Day for Up.
42:35And In a People House.
42:37Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Videos, The Whole Family Will Love.
42:42Available only from Random House Home Video.
43:00You