I find this hard to believe, but apparently, there were some early Dr. Seuss stories that hadn't yet been collected in book form. A deal was just announced at The Bologna Children's Book Fair to amend that situation:

Meanwhile, HarperCollins Children's Books will publish The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories by Dr Seuss on 29th September 2011. The stories were originally published in magazines in 1950 and 1951 and represented a change in Seuss' writing to the rhyming style he is now best known for.

Among the stories is "The Bear, The Rabbit and the Zinniga-Zanniga", about a rabbit who is saved from a bear with the help of a single eyelash, and "Steak for Supper", about a group of fantastical creatures who follow a boy home in anticipation of a steak dinner.

Short version: September could represent your final opportunity to read a new-to-you Dr. Seuss story. Between this, the final David Foster Wallace book, and the new Murakami, this is shaping up to be a milestone year in publishing.

Oh, and in other children's book news: Perez Hilton is publishing a kid's book, titled The Boy With Pink Hair.