I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! (I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF...) by Dr. Seuss

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Illus. in full color. "A rhyming story that is full of laughs. 'The alarm can ring. The birds can peep....Today's the day I'm going to sleep,' says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed--and he does!... read more

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Boy: He won't get up today. He is determined to sleep in.

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“My bed is warm, my pillow is deep. Today is the day that I am going to sleep.”
“I don't care if kids are getting up right now all over town. I'm the kid who isn't getting up. I'm staying down.”

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Please let me be.

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This book is in I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books. (publisher series)

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Dr. Seuss (Author)

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James Stevenson (Illustrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Beginner Book
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0394892178
Page Count: 40

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Library of Congress: PZ8.3.G276 Hx 1987
Dewey: 811

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Reading Level: Baby - Age 3

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Books › Children's Books › Literature › Poetry › Dr. Seuss
Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( S ) › Stevenson, James
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Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( S ) › Dr. Seuss
Books › Children's Books › Baby-3 › Bedtime & Dreaming
Books › Children's Books › Issues › Sleep
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Humorous
Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8

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