THE GREAT "CAT IN THE HAT" CREATOR!
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Date Of Birth: March 2, 1904
Place Of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts
Date Of Death: September 24, 1991
Place Of Death: La Jolla, California
A Very Short Bio On Dr.Seuss
He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University
with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature.
Theodor married Helen Palmer in 1927. Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967.
Interesting Facts
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children.
The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read
because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted
him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut
the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a
first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel,
using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went
on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using
only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50.
As an adult, Ted credited his mother "for the rhythms in which I write and the
urgency with which I do it."
At the time of TedÕs death on September 24, 1991, some 200 million copies of
his books, translated into 15 different languages, had found their way into
homes and hearts around the world. Since then, sales continue to climb,
estimated at more than 22 million since 1991.
Dr.Seuss's Books!
Beginner Books
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham Deluxe Edition
Dr. Seuss's ABC
The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary
Hop on Pop
Fox in Socks
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
The Cat's Quizzer
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Oh, Say Can You Say?
If I Ran the Rainforest
By Dr. Seuss, writing as Theo LeSeig, illustrated by various artists
Ten Apples Up on Top!
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
Wacky Wednesday
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today!
Baby & Board Books
The Foot Book
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
Ten Apples Up on Top!
The Eye Book
The Tooth Book
Hop on Pop
Happy Birthday to You!
Bright & Early Books
The Foot Book
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
Great Day for Up!
There's a Wocket in My Pocket
The Eye Book
The Tooth Book
Dr. Seuss Classics
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The King's Stilts
Horton Hatches the Egg
McElligot's Pool
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
If I Ran the Zoo
Scrambled Eggs Super!
Horton Hears a Who!
On Beyond Zebra!
If I Ran the Circus
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Yertle the Turtle
Happy Birthday to You!
The Sneetches and Other Stories
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
The Cat in the Hat Songbook
My Book About Me
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories
The Lorax
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Hunches in Bunches
The Butter Battle Book
YouÕre Only Old Once
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Deluxe Edition
Daisy-Head Mayzie
My Many Colored Days
A Hatful of Seuss
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Gerald McBoing Boing
Learning Library
Fine Feathered Friends
A Great Day for Pup!
Is a Camel a Mammal?
Oh Say Can You Say DI-NO-SAUR?
Oh Say Can You Seed?
Oh, the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You!
On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects
There's a Map in My Lap!
There's No Place Like Space
Wish for a Fish
Inside Your Outside
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?
Pop Up Books & Novelty Formats
The Cat in the Hat's Great big Flap Book
Seuss-isms
Seuss-isms for Success
Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go!
Green Eggs & Ham Nifty Lift-and-Look Board Book
The Hop on Pop-Up Mini Pop
The Foot Book Nifty Lift-and-Look Board Book
Hop on Pop-Up
The Grinch Pops Up!
Gerald McBoing Boing Sound Book
The 33-cent Cat in the Hat U.S. postage stamp was issued May 26, 1999
as part of the "Celebrate the Century" series honoring the 1950's.
October 15, 2003 Dr. Seuss to appear on postage stamp Springfield, Mass. (AP)
Dr. Seuss will be featured on a new U.S. postage stamp.
Oh, the places he'll go Ñ through the U.S. mail.
Theodor Geisel, Springfield, Massachussetts' most famous literary native
son who's best known as Dr. Seuss, is getting his face printed on a 37-cent postage stamp.
Geisel's widow will introduce the stamp Oct. 27 during a ceremony at the
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield.
The stamp will feature a color photograph of the author of The Cat in the Hat
and Oh, The Places You'll Go, surrounded by illustrations of six characters from his books.
