Dr. Seuss

For this blog I have decided to talk about the author Theodor Seuss Geisel, or otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. Geisel is famously known for his childrens books such as, "Oh the places you'll go," "The cat in the hat," and "Green eggs and ham." His books were fun and rhythmic but included very strong values for kids to live by while growing up.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father and grandfather were both brewmasters in Springfield while his mother was accredited with his ability and love for rhyme by chanting rhymes from her childhood to soothe him to sleep at night. While they were financially well off the bringing of WW1 and the Prohibition did bring along changes for the German immigrants. Nonetheless, Ted had a great upbringing and was off to great things. Ted ended uo leaving Springfield to atten college at Darthmouth where he began to work for the newspaper, The Jack-o-Lantern, which was a humor specific paper. He then left for Oxford University in England. After he graduated he met his first wife, Helen Palmer, who just so happened to be a childrens author. After returning to the US he began to pursue a cartoonist career. Springfield can be seen illustrated throughout many of his books. In his first childrens book, "And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street," Ted illustrates his Mayor along with the police force seen riding on their red motorcycles that he saw as a kid.

1) What made you choose the style of illustrations that are seen in your books? 2) How long did it take for you to come up with some of your made-up words? How did you choose them? 3) Why didn't you further explore your "adult" literature? 4) When did you finally feel like you had made a name for yourself? 5) Which of your books is your favorite and why? Sources: