In a People House, (Bright & Early Book, Be12)

Written by Dr. Seuss under his Theo. LeSieg pseudonym, used when somebody else besides Theodore Geisel was doing the artwork, this book simply provides beginning readers with over 60 different nouns. Illustrated by Roy McKie, "In a People House" is intended to give kids the words to go with the objects they are likely to see around the house. The book is essentially a list, manipulated so that the rhyme works, so for the most part kids are going to find words like "pencil" and "toothbrush" next to drawings of the mouse or Mr. Bird with the object.

This approach here is simple and effective. Since the objects you are likely to find "In a People House" have not changed all that significantly since this book was first published in 1972 it is still going to do the job it was created for three decades later. Young kids should be able to find the words in this book that go with the objects in their house, and being able to "look up" words in a book is a great skill for them to learn as well.

A mouse wants to show a bird what a people house is like. The two animals scamper around the house with the mouse naming common household items. But eventually the mouse remembers that there is something else in a people house. People! The two animals return to the outdoors.

Plenty of vocabulary words that children should be familiar with (although some may not be familiar with a telephone with a dial). This is great for helping children learn to read. The words are large and clear (not small and on a dark background like in some books), thus making it even easier to learn.