Dr Seuss!
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BRIEF life history
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Links of interest
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Links parodies and fun
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BRIEF HISTORY
Dr. Seuss 1904-1991
"A person's a person no matter how small," Theodor (no, it isn't 'Theodore') Geisel, a.k.a. Dr Seuss (pronounced soice, think voice) would say. "Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted."
Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. And in the process, he helped them to read.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss (his mother's maiden name) Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University he began a career in advertising. His advertising campaigns, especially the "Quick Henry the Flit!" cartoons for a fly pesticide, became nationally famous. The "Boids and Beasties," which he drew for a series of Judge stories, were precursors of the strangely shaped, silly animals that were to become the beloved Loraxes, Whos, and Zooks of later stories. One story about the origin of the name "Dr. Seuss" states that he signed those early drawings "Dr. Theophrastus Seuss" to lend a scientific cachet to his goofy zoology. It evolved to become simply "Dr. Seuss" and he used it on his children's books from the beginning. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street*, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature changed forever.
By the time he put down his pen, he had written and illustrated 44 books, including such classics as Green Eggs and Ham*, How the Grinch Stole Christmas*, Horton Hatches the Egg*, and The Cat in the Hat*. The creation of the last proved to be a landmark in the evolution of children's literature. In the then popular Life, the American novelist John Hersey had characterized school primers as antiseptic and pallid, uniform and bland. A best-selling critique of children's literacy was entitled "Why Johnny Can't Read." Prompted by this outcry, the director of Houghton Mifflin's educational division challenged "Dr. Seuss" to write a reading primer using a vocabulary of only 225 words that would nevertheless captivate young readers. The result was The Cat in the Hat*, which became the prototype of the best selling Random House series, Beginner Books. In this popular collection, Dr. Seuss made reading fun by combining engaging stories, outrageous illustrations, and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Dr. Seuss became president of the Beginner Books division and remained with Random House for the rest of his career.
Dr. Seuss was granted doctorates in literature and fine arts by seven universities and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. His 44 books have won virtually every children's book award, and many books have been made into animated television specials, videos, audiocassettes, and interactive CD-ROMs*. Dr. Seuss's work in film won him two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and three Academy Awards.
What might amaze fans is that Geisel never had children of his own. He attributed his rapport with children to his early decision to "be a child" all of his life. He insisted on approaching kids with frankness and a healthy respect for their fantasies.
Dr. Seuss's magic survived his death in 1991. He continues to be the world's best-selling children's book author, and his characters, including the irrepressible Cat in the Hat, are considered among the most influential "media" personalities in young children's lives.
In 1993, Dr. Seuss's widow, Audrey Stone Geisel, established Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) to protect the integrity and quality of Seuss's characters through trademark usage. Recently, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced the opening of a new licensing and marketing office to further protect the relationship consumers have with Dr. Seuss characters. Together with DSE's new licensing office and the ICM agency, Mrs. Geisel has allowed only a handful of carefully selected projects to be produced. They include board games by University Games; Seuss Landing, a Universal Theme Park; the adaptation of Dr. Seuss's children's books to interactive CD-ROMs; and affiliations with Hallmark and Esprit. Other projects include upcoming films and legitimate stage productions.
SEE our AGF Dr Seuss photo album
LINKS:
parodies and off color links near bottom of list.
Early Works by Dr. Seuss
WAYNE'S WORLD
Dr. Seuss good resources on this page!
early sketches of the cat in the hat
Cyber Seuss
a catalogue of political cartoons by DR SEUSS
poem about death by seuss
The Sad, Sad Story of the Obsks
read the words from this never publishes novellette
seuss pictures vrs the nazis in ww2
WAYNE'S WORLD
Dr. Seuss - Art, Photos, Wavs, etc.
lucky lindbergh
seuss anti lindy cartoon
in god we trust coin by seuss
ted from high school
The Center For Seussian Studies presents...
The Dr. Seuss Web Page
AN INDEX TO DR SEUSS: CHARACTERS AND UNUSUAL CREATURES
by Ray Hamel
The Dr. Seuss Purity Test
Seussical the musical... eric idle from monty python is involved
info on the grinch who stole christmas
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
seuss ville
The Perpetual Green Eggs and Ham Parody Page
| Honoring Seuss, the man who put a hat on the cat
Lesson Plans Dr. Seuss Click on the activity you wish to view, or the location
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| Themes & Activities childfun.com get screensavers wallpaper and more!
about Dr Seuss-
A Dr. Seuss Bibliography >
the art and animation of Dr Seuss - neat sculpture and stuff here by the DR
A Tribute to Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham, Anyone? a crossword puzzle
Creating a Cosmic Map Worthy of Dr. Seuss By GEORGE JOHNSON |
the wubbulous world of dr suess
Dr. Seuss v. Penguin Books
PARODIES
and fun with SEuSS
Dr. Seuss Theme
http://www.softseek.com/Desktop_Enhancements/Desktop_Themes/Fun_and_Humor/Review_23909_index.html
Dr. Seuss on Bill Clinton
http://www.jokepalace.com/general-jokes/clinton-joke.shtml
THOUGHTS FROM DR. SEUSS: TO WRITE RIGHT, WRITE TIGHT
By Phil Currie, Senior Vice President/News
http://www.gannett.com/go/newswatch/98/may/nw0508-1.htm
Dirty Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss Explains Computers:
THE OJ TRIAL AS TOLD BY DR. SEUS
the nut in the hat - l ron hubbard vrs seuss.. do you know the differance?
Dr. Seuss Goes Hunting
Dr Seuss - Parody
Freud on seuss
Dr. Seuss - Analyses
What If Dr. Seuss Did Shakespeare?
Monosyllabic Ejaculations
And What To Do About Them
If Dr.Seuss Wrote For StarTrek
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