P. D. Eastman – Where He Fits In History
was born in November of 1909. Theodore Roosevelt ended his presidency and William Howard Taft started his term. It was the first year of the Indianapolis Speedway race, Robert Peary & Matthew Henson reach the North Pole, and the first Lincoln head pennies are minted.
Go, Dog, Go!
P.D. Eastman is one of those authors our parents grew up with. I loved Go Dog, Go! So did my kids. Dogs in cars racing around, headed through town and to picnics in the tops of trees.
These were wholesome books written with vocabulary that was easy for children to understand and also easy to learn to read. The stories bring forth days when children played in the streets and Mom cooked, and cleaned, and sewed their clothing while waiting for Dad to get home from work.
Here is a brief list of books you probably recognize, and maybe some new ones that will become treasured favorites in your home.
- Go, Dog, Go!
- Are You My Mother?
- The Best Nest
- Sam and the Firefly
- Big Dog . . . Little Dog: A Bedtime Story
- The Alphabet Book
- Flap Your Wings
Come back next week and read about another author.
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6 Responses
My son has checked out all the P.D. Eastman books from the library these past few visits. We have to return Sam and the Firefly tomorrow. I can’t wait to share your post with him.
That is so great! 🙂
Some neat titles he wrote. Are You My Mother? was used in our bible classes when I was a child and was such a good fit for so many lessons.
Oh I can see how it would be now that you mention it. My kids loved that one especially. 🙂
Love reading these! We have read many of these books but I never really researched the authors 🙂
My favorite is Are You My Mother? I didn’t bother to ask the kids. 🙂