Syd Hoff was born and raised in New York City. He studied at the National Academy of Design and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker when he was eighteen. He eventually became one of the most original and beloved authors and illustrators of children's books. Mr. Hoff wrote more than fifty books for children, including the I Can Read titles Danny and the Dinosaur, Oliver, and Sammy the Seal.
<p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; float: left; width: 630px; margin-bottom: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 100; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></div></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; float: left; width: 630px; margin-bottom: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 100; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><p style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 300; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-bottom: 12px;"><strong style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-weight: 700;">Danny gets a brand-new puppy, and the dinosaur can’t wait to join in on the fun! What happens when you play fetch with a dinosaur or ask him to roll over</strong></p><p style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 300; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-bottom: 12px;">Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic<span> </span><em style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-style: italic;">Danny and the Dinosaur,</em><span> </span>created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in a hilarious I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers.</p><p style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 300; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-bottom: 12px;">This is a Level One I Can Read book that is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.</p></div>