“I got the idea for Robert the Rose Horse because Fidel Castro was in town,” she recalls, “and there were police horses all over the city. Like all of her books, Heilbroner says that the inspiration for A Pet Named Sneaker came from real-life. Eastman, the book has sold nearly 400,000 copies, it was the first of five children’s books written by Heilbroner the others are Meet George Washington (which is part of the ever-popular Landmark series that dates back to the ’50s and early ’60s), Tom the TV Cat, This Is the House Where Jack Lives, and The Happy Birthday Present. Seuss himself at Random House, back when he was the editor of Beginner Books.

Now 89, but “still on fire,” as Just notes, Heilbroner brought Robert the Rose Horse to Dr. The book joins the house’s Beginner Books early reader series and will be published in spring 2013. After a hiatus of about 20 years Heilbroner returns with A Pet Named Sneaker, which Julie Just of Janklow & Nesbit Associates has just sold to Alice Jonaitis at Random House. An allergy to roses causes this city horse many problems until, one time, his sneezes save the day.Joan Heilbroner, best known for her first book, Robert the Rose Horse, which was published in 1962 and has never been out of print, is back. This valiant story of how young George Washington was drawn into his country's struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history-and on the life of a revolutionary hero. When the colonies declared their independence, George. As he grew older, George saw how England took advantage of the American colonies-and he didn't like it. He was tall and strong, fair in judgment, and respected by his friends as a

George Washington grew up in the English colony of Virginia. What’s a better present than a classic Beginner Book? Six of them-for less than the price of two! Following on the success of The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books and The Big Green Book of Beginner Books, we’ve taken the complete text and art of P. Eastman, Al Perkins, Robert Lopshire, Joan Heilbroner and Marilyn Sadler Heilbroner worked as a school librarian until her retirement. Her inspiration to write A Pet Named Sneaker came from her grandchildren, Quentin and Katrina, and their talented pet snake, Plato.

Seuss when he was editor of Beginner Books, it has been in print for more than 50 years. Joan Heilbroner is best known for her first book, Robert the Rose Horse, which was published in 1961. Seuss to Dora the Explorer, Random House has books featuring

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