Dr. Seuss’s Final Posthumous Release is an Unexpected Sequel to THE FOOT BOOK

Via KidLitZoom:

The recent discovery of an unpublished work by a children’s literature icon has readers around the world taking notice. A never-before-seen sequel to The Foot Book was found in a writing desk owned by the late Dr. Seuss.

While this once-in-a-lifetime find is being heralded as a lost masterpiece, The author’s estate has taken to calling it “The Pamphlet.”

Here’s an exclusive first look:

“I thought we checked all the drawers,” said a spokesperson for the late author, “It’s kind of the first thing you do when a famous author dies. Check all the drawers. I don’t know how we missed this until now.”

The book will be published as-is this fall. Click here to see the first page.

When asked about the decision to publish the work as-is, a spokesperson for the publisher said, “When you encounter the lost work of a master, you don’t touch it. I don’t know why Dr. Seuss chose to cryptically put the word “Krames” in the corner of the cover, but it’s his creative vision. Also, there are some weirdly detailed tips on hemorrhoid health in this book, but we have to assume this is exactly the message he wanted to deliver to the world.”

A side by side comparison of The Foot Book, and its recently discovered sequel:

Reader reaction has been a mix of shock and joy with many applauding the author’s knack for surprising audiences.

“When you told me there was a long lost sequel to The Foot Book,” said longtime Seuss fan Rupert Ruperton, “you could have let me guess probably 250-300 different body parts before I could have named the subject of this book. And then to top it off he completely switched up his illustration style? The guy was a genius.”

The publisher has confirmed that this will be the author’s final posthumous release.

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(This is an April Fools’ work of fiction)

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