Theodor Seuss Geisel

Theodor Seuss Geisel born March 2, 1904, in Springfield a
City in Massachusetts & died in La Jolla, California on September 24, 1991, was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

History

• His father managed the family brewery & was later appointed to supervise Springfield's public park system by Mayor J. Denison after the brewery closed because of Prohibition.
• He attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1925.

History

• At Dartmouth, he joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity & the humor magazine Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, eventually rising to the rank of editor-in-chief.
• While at Dartmouth, he was caught drinking gin with nine friends in his room. At the time, the possession and consumption of alcohol was illegal

History

• As a result of this infraction, the dean insisted that Geisel resign from all extracurricular activities, including the Jack-O-Lantern. To continue working on the magazine without the administration's knowledge, Geisel began signing his work with the pen name "Seuss".
• At Oxford, he met his future wife Helen Palmer.

History

• Geisel left Oxford without earning a degree and returned to the United States in February 1927
• As World War II began, Geisel turned to political cartoons, drawing over 400 in two years as editorial cartoonist for the left-leaning New York City daily newspaper, PM.

History

• After the war, Geisel and his wife moved to the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, where he returned to writing children's books.
• Geisel died of cancer on September 24, 1991, at his home in the La Jolla community of San Diego at the age of 87. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. On December 1, 1995, four years after his death.

Honors

• Two Academy Awards, Two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the Inkpot Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Books

• And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (1937) The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938) The King’s Stilts (1939)​ Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)​ McElligot’s Pool (1947)​ Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose (1948) Bartholomew And The Oobleck (1949) If I Ran the Zoo (1950)

Books

• Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953) Horton Hears A Who! (1954) On Beyond Zebra (1955) If I Ran The Circus (1956) The Cat in the Hat (1957) How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) Yertle The Turtle And Other Stories (1958) The Cat In The Hat Comes Back! (1958)

Books

• Happy Birthday To You! (1959) Green Eggs And Ham (1960) One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960) The Sneetches And Other Stories (1961) Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book (1962) Dr Seuss’s ABC (1963) Hop on Pop (1963) Fox In Socks (1965)

books

• I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew (1965) The Cat in the Hat Song Book (1967)​ The Foot Book (1968)​ I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories (1969) My Book About Me (1969) I Can Draw It Myself (1970) Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970) The Lorax (1971)​

Books

• Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972)​ Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)​ The Shape Of Me And Other Stuff (1973)​ Great Day For Up (1974)​ There’s a Wocket in my Pocket! (1974)​ Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (1975)​ I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)​ Oh, Say Can You Say? (1979)

Books

• Hunches In Bunches (1982) The Butter Battle Book (1984) You’re Only Old Once! (1986) I am Not Going to Get Up Today (1987) Oh, The Places You’ll Go! (1990)

References

• (n.d.). The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection, Published by Chaseart Companies. https://www.drseussart.com/
• The complete list of Dr. Seuss books. (2020, March 31). Hooked to Books. https://www.hookedtobooks.com/list-of-dr-seuss-books/