Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's 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 was changed forever! In 1957, Seuss's
The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world.
Oh, no, they corrected me on that and I went ahead glossing the text occasionally with some things that touch our social lives currently. Actually, my edition was bought years ago, and is the simple version. It still looks like new, the pages have not yellowed, and the cover still looks shiny and colorful. I like durabilty like that a lot in a book.
Dr. Seuss books are among some of my favorites to share with the children. Since they're at different stages of learning English the rhymes and phonics plays are just so ideal. The older ones sometimes have fun reading to the younger ones and that adds to the possibilities on one on one fun learning after the more traditional ecleciastic activities are over.
It truly shows how people spiritually binding can persevere despite all and even melt the hardest of hearts to join them.