Intro: “You can’t use up creativity, the more you use, the more you have.” One must use up their creativity in order to gain it back and reuse it. Theodor Seuss was born on March 2, 1904, died September 24, 1991. He used all the creativity he had to make his books. Dr.Seuss was an American author in the 1900’s. He created a much simpler and more amusing way for kids to read, he thought flexibly by taking his prior knowledge and using it to help him write books, and illuminated by taking his small town books and making them big and huge all over the world (Sierra, 2017).
Create: Dr.Seuss created a fun way for kids in his town to read. His most famous books are “The cat in the Hat, Green eggs and ham, The lorax, One fish Two fish Red fish Blue
Theodor Seuss Geisel also known as Dr.Seuss was of Bavarian ancestry part of modern day Germany. Seuss was Geisel’s mother’s maiden name and he joked that he was saving his last name for the day he writes his great American novel. Geisel attended Dartmouth College where his illustrations were first becoming recognized in the school humor magazine where Geisel drew cartoons for this was also the first place he used the name Seuss on his works. In 1925 Geisel attended Oxford studying literature where he met his first wife Helen Palmer who would encourage Geisel to follow his true passion of drawling. It was in advertising where Geisel would make his name first after the wife of an advertising executive saw one of his drawings and contracted him
Dr. Seuss is probably the American writer who has so far had the greatest impact on children's literature. The intelligent usage of vivid illustrations, imaginative characters, and catchy rhymes made it easy for people who grew up reading these stories to recognize them. However, although the author worked tirelessly at his craft, he is not well-known since he did not seek after personal fame. Most of the fans to his literary materials are not well conversant with the details of his private life. For instance, most people are not aware that Dr. Seuss was not a doctor, but simply added the prefix to his pseudonym to provide credibility to the menagerie of characters in his works (Thompson 21). He worked as a writer and a cartoonist, publishing nearly more than sixty books. Some of the most famous pieces of his work include “Green Eggs and Ham” and the “The Cat in the Hat.”
Theodor Seuss Geisel, the very famous author, cartoonist, and publisher, was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Being the creative mind behind over sixty books, Theodor Seuss Geisel had a wide, extraordinary imagination. Better known as Dr. Seuss, Mr. Geisel has been well known by not only children, but adults all over the world for generations.
Dr. Seuss used innovative word choice in children's books to add humor, which encouraged children all across the world appreciate reading, and had a lasting impact on the way future authors and illustrators would write and draw.
Dr. Seuss was known for making amazing children books. His full name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born in Springfield Massachusetts on March 2, 1904 to Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Seuss Geisel. Seuss grew up with his two sisters, Henrietta and Marnie Geisel. Sadly, at the age of 5, his sister Henrietta passed away from
Theodor Seuss Geisel, everyone knows him as the famous children's author, Dr. Seuss, a man with an imagination. He is known for the many books he’s published, but who was he? What did he do before and during his days as an author? How did he inspired so many people even today? Why was he such a great author? He was just a children’s book author. It all started when Geisel turned eighteen and left his home to attend Dartmouth College where he became the editor in chief for it’s humor magazine. Being editor in chief started off his career in becoming an author. Believe it or not, Geisel was caught drinking in his dorm room which got him kicked off the magazine staff (biography.com/people/dr-seuss-9479638#synopsis). After he graduated, he left the United States to attend Oxford University in England.
Many people think that Seuss was popular as soon as he had started writing children’s books. They could not be more wrong, several people had disliked Seuss’s style of writing. He had learned writing was not going to be an easy career but continued it anyway. They had thought his children’s books were too complicated for children. For the first several years no one had dared to publish his book in fear of the public hating it.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His birthday has been adopted as the National Read Across America Day, an initiative started by the National Education Association. He published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, under the name of Dr. Seuss in 1937. The “Dr.” in “Dr. Seuss” was in homage to his father’s hope that he would get his PHD, but it never happened because he decided to drop it in college. Seuss was his middle name so that’s how he came up with the pen name “Dr. Seuss”. He's famous for his made-up words, his catchy rhymes, and his distinctively loopy illustration style. As he said himself "Children's literature as I write it and as I see it is… satirizing the mores and habits of the world".
“ I do not like green eggs and ham I do not like them Sam-I-Am.” These famous words not only started my childhood but many children’s childhood. Theodore Seuss Geisel or most commonly known as Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1994 and from there the world was changed. Theodore Geisel is a charismatic man who put his lively personality into his fun and lighthearted books like Green Eggs and Ham, The classic Cat in the Hat, and the iconic How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is perhaps one of the most beloved children’s authors of the twentieth century. Although he is most famous as an author of children’s books, Geisel was also a political cartoonist, advertisement designer, and film director (Kaplan). He used the power of imagination to produce unforgettable children’s books and helped solve the problem of illiteracy among America’s children. By using his experiences in life as a foundation for most of his books, Theodor Geisel created a unique writing style that incorporated various elements and techniques, enabling his books to appeal to people of all ages.
Dr. Seuss I took an unconventional approach in the topic I chose for my reading assignment – whereas most groups selected single novels, my partner and I opted to read a collection of short stories by none other than the notorious Dr. Seuss. Were I writing this essay on a “normal” book, I would be able to pose a question about the book itself and answer it in an ordinary sort of way. However, given the subject matter I have chosen, an essay on an individual book, though possible, would be a very tricky thing to do. It would be wiser, and probably easier, to respond to the man himself. My decision to respond to the man himself makes many more choices – what facet of Dr. Seuss shall I ask myself questions about? I think
Seuss was not always called Dr. Seuss. He had used pen names before, such as “Oo-La-La-McCarty” and “Theo LeSieg,” but it was not until he got into some serious trouble in college before he became known as “Seuss” (Pascal, 2011). One night Theodor threw a party while attending Dartmouth, where he was the editor-in-chief of the humor magazine (Klein, 2012). After being caught with bootleg gin, with prohibition still active, Geisel lost his job in the magazine, but had to figure out another way to get his works into it; thus began his pseudonym “Seuss” (Klein, 2012). He later added the “Dr.” to it after disappointing his father for not completing his studies at Oxford (Pascal,
Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodor Geisel, had a humble beginning in the early twentieth century. Dr. Seuss grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts and learned to draw at his local zoo. This began his creative thinking and unique drawing style. Dr. Seuss used his wild imagination and innovative art style to create many classic children’s books. Dr. Seuss was a highly successful author that forever changed children’s books and had a profound impact on many children around the world.
A poet, a teacher, an activist – These are all the things that Theodor Seuss Geisel managed to be. Geisel was born into the German family of Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904. He grew up having pride in his German background, but it all changed to shame after he experienced the torment of living through WWI. Despite the discouraging experiences he had during those times, they were not enough to stop the very talented “Dr. Seuss”. Geisel showed many that there were no boundaries to the imagination. Because of the hardships he had to overcome, the impact he left on young children, and the criticism he received from others, Theodor Seuss Geisel will always be remembered as the
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is perhaps one of the most beloved children's authors of the twentieth century. Although he is most famous as an author of children's books, Geisel was also a political cartoonist, advertisement designer, and film director (Kaplan). He used the power of imagination to produce unforgettable children's books and helped solve the problem of illiteracy among America's children. By using his experiences in life as a foundation for most of his books, Theodor Geisel created a unique writing style that incorporated various elements and techniques, enabling his books to appeal to people of all ages.