''The Foot Book'' is a

children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

written by

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' feet The foot ( : feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made ...

. The text of ''The Foot Book'' is highly stylized, containing the rhymes, repetitions, and cadences typical of Dr. Seuss's work. ''The Foot Book'' is Seuss's first in the Bright and Early Books series, intended for children too young for books in the

Beginner Books Beginner Books is the Random House imprint for young children ages 3–9, co-founded by Phyllis Cerf with Ted Geisel, more often known as Dr. Seuss, and his wife Helen Palmer Geisel. Their first book was Dr. Seuss's ''The Cat in the Hat'' (19 ...

series.Fensch, Thomas. "The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss: The Life and Work of Theodor Geisel", New Century Books, 2001, p. 156. It was also his first book after the death of his wife

Helen Palmer Geisel Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 – October 23, 1967), known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was also the Founder and Vice President of Beginner Books, and was ...

, and Seuss put in eight-hour days working on it as a way of coping with the loss. ''The Foot Book'' was extremely successful, and in 1997, it was in its 52nd reprinting.Fensch, pp. 156-157.

Inspirations

Like many Dr. Seuss books, ''The Foot Book'' has inspired others.

Big Brother Mouse Big Brother Mouse ( lo, ອ້າຍໜູນ້ອຍ / ອ້າຽໜູນ້ອຽ, translit=ʼāi nū nǭi) is a not-for-profit publishing project in Laos. Big Brother Mouse publishes books that improve literacy and quality of life; and on ...

, a publishing project in Laos, drew on ''The Foot Book'' to develop ''Baby Frog, Baby Monkey'', a book for very young readers that uses rhymes, repetition, and the pairing of opposite words in the same style.

Dedications

American picture books Books by Dr. Seuss 1968 children's books {{child-picture-book-stub