Summary
After a day of playing in the rain, Danny and the dinosaur each catch a cold. How will Danny and the dinosaur both turn a sick day into something fun
Everyone knows that getting sick can be a bummer--but this lovable pair's creative ways of keeping a positive attitude will delight young readers as well as parents and caregivers.
Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair is together again in a sweet and funny Level One I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers.
Danny and the Dinosaur: The Big Sneeze is a Level One I Can Read, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Sydney Hoff, a well-known cartoonist, author, and illustrator of books for children and young adults, was born in 1912 New York City and raised in the Bronx. His young adult novel, Irving and Me, was named one of the 10 best books for children by the New York Times.
Hoff first became interested in drawing as a child. Although he dropped out of public school, he later attended the National Academy of Design in New York City, where he studied to become a serious painter. However, at the age of 18 he sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker; this launched his career as a cartoonist.
Hoff has also drawn cartoon advertisements for CBS and has written short mysteries for popular mystery magazines. One of his earliest and most enduringly popular works is Danny and the Dinosaur, published in 1958. He wrote this book to entertain one of his daughters who was sick. Hoff's audience is, for the most part, the young child who likes clear illustrations, friendly animals, and a limited text.
Hoff died of pneumonia on May 12, 2004 in Miami, Florida. He and his wife, Dora, had two children.
(Bowker Author Biography)
