Happy Birthday Dr. Suess

Ted Seuss
Dr. Seuss

   Born Theodor Seuss Gesiel in 1904, he accredits his love of rhyme the features so predominately in his children's classics to his mother.   His Father on the other hand wanted Tad to pursue an academic career so he  studied English Literature at Lincoin  College, Oxford with the intention of earning his  Doctorate.    (Wikipedia) During his studies he wrote for several college magazines, including the college humour magazine. He was caught by the Dean of Residential College drinking and instructed to give up all of his extra activities to focus on his studies which included the magazines. However, he continued and begun signing his name as Dr Seuss to escape the attention of the dean. However, it was during this time his meet his first wife, married and returned to the United States without his degree. 

He began his submitting illustrations and humorous articles to magazine such as Life, Vanity Fare, and Liberty. It was while Ted was contributing to these magazines that he was offered a contract to illustrate Children's books by Viking Press.  

Cat In A Hat

His first book Boners, was not a great success but he received great reviews for his illustrations.  Seuss submitted several other manuscripts, but was rejected 27 times, before his book Cat In A Hat had success and in many ways defined his career. In 1927 he submitted his first cartoon to the Saturday Evening Post, under the name Seuss! At the being of World War I and thought the period of The Great Depression he support his family by drawing advertising for companies such as General Electrics, NBC, Standard Oils, Narragansett Brewing Company. In 1935 Seuss wrote a comic strip called Hejji.

~His Wisdom~




                         

HIS BOOKS

As World War II approached, Ted's approach to his work change and he began drawing political cartoons for PM magazine. He was at this stage to old to be drafted into the US Army and served the Army Core by making training films. After the war he returned to writing his Children's books.

These books included: It Rained In the Zoo (1950), Horton Hears A Who (1955). If I Ran a Circus (1956) Cat In A Hat  and also How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957).  His well know book Green Eggs and Ham was publisher in 1960. 

At the time of his death in 1991 Theodor Seuss Geisel had written 44 Children's Books, which have been translated into 15 languages with over Two Million copies finding the way in to the hearts and homes of Children and adults world wide. (The Cat In The Hat Organization) 

   

THE GLOBAL EVENT SHARE THE BOOK - FLASH MOB HAPPENING ON MARCH 28 @ 4PM IN YOUR TIME ZONE! Is a great opportunity to share some Dr Seuss magic. By simply purchasing a copy of your Favourite Dr Seuss book and visiting Facebook Share the book indicating which city around the world you will be participating. Downloading the flyer to put in the book so people understand why you are choosing to share the magic of the book you have chosen with them.  Your site coordinator will contact  you a few days before hand with specific details and event times.  These are important as we would like each location around the world to mirror each other.  What do you say? Come be involved in one of the biggest organised act of kindness the world has ever seen!