He was Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss he was.
With millions of books in print, and nearly all of his 50-plus titles still available for sale, Dr. Seuss was, up until his death in 1991, by far one of the most prolific living writers in the world. In fact, his GREEN EGGS AND HAM is the third largest selling book in the English language.
I loved Dr. Seuss when I learned about him along with my children. I was reacquainted with Dr. Seuss when I was getting his books for my grandchildren. Now I am a friend of Dr. Seuss just for myself. This is my way of expressing that love and perhaps to acquaint those of you who don't know him (how could that be possible?) with the reasons I have loved him and even more perhaps to reacquaint those of you who read him to your children and have forgotten how you felt when you did.
Early Dr. Seuss -- Political Cartoons -- 1941-1943

Dr. Seuss Goes to War:
The World War II Editorial Carttons of Theodor Seuss Geisel


Dr. Seuss Goes to War:
The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel

As World War II began, Geisel turned to political cartoons, drawing over 400 in two years as editorial cartoonist for the left-wing New York City daily newspaper, PM. Geisel's political cartoons, later published in Dr. Seuss Goes to War, opposed the viciousness of Hitler and Mussolini and were highly critical of isolationists, most notably Charles Lindbergh, who opposed American entry into the war. One cartoon[6] depicted all Japanese Americans as latent traitors or fifth-columnists, while at the same time other cartoons deplored the racism at home against Jews and blacks that harmed the war effort. His cartoons were strongly supportive of President Roosevelt's conduct of the war, combining the usual exhortations to ration and contribute to the war effort with frequent attacks on Congress (especially the Republican Party), parts of the press (such as the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune), and others for criticism of Roosevelt, criticism of aid to the Soviet Union, investigation of suspected Communists, and other offenses that he depicted as leading to disunity and helping the Nazis, intentionally or inadvertently. In 1942, Geisel turned his energies to direct support of the U.S. war effort. First, he worked drawing posters for the Treasury Department and the War Production Board. Then, in 1943, he joined the Army and was commander of the Animation Dept of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces, where he wrote films that included Your Job in Germany, a 1945 propaganda film about peace in Europe after World War II, Design for Death, a study of Japanese culture that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1947, and the Private Snafu series of adult army training films. While in the Army, he was awarded the Legion of Merit. Geisel's non-military films from around this time were also well-received; Gerald McBoing-Boing won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Animated) in 1950.

Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons - Income Tax

Dr. Seuss Political Cartoon - Racism
Another Seuss-ism on Loyalty and its Rewards....
People came shouting.
What's all this about...?
They looked! They stared with
their eyes popping out!
My goodness! My gracious!
they shouted...My word!
IT'S AN ELEPHANT BIRD!!
It should be, it should be,
it should be like that!
Horton was faithful.
He sat and he sat!
---Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hears A Who----Who Hears Horton!

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
(Deluxe Edition)


Manhattan Toy Dr. Seuss Horton
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Dr. Seuss:
Horton Hears A Who! Original 27x40 Double Sided Movie Poster
Not A Reprint

"Psst! Don't tell the kids!
Dr. Seuss is really for the adults."
Oh The Places You Will Go!
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The Seven Lady Godivas
I also suspect that there are a great number of adults who still have one or more of their favorite Dr. Seuss books in their own library. And I am sure that many include in their collection, "Oh, The Places You Will Go".
But, imagine my surprise and delight to discover that Theodor Seuss Geisel had written a book for real for adults titled The Seven Lady Godivas.

Seven Lady Godivas:
The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family

Originally published in 1939, Dr. Seuss's first book for adults is now a collector's item. It sells for as much as $500 in the rare book market. Fortunately for us it was reissued "by multitudinous demand"
in 1987. I found my copy on one of my used book store crawls.
"This book sets the record straight about what really happened in eleventh-century Coventry: there was not one Lady Godiva but seven sisters, all equally bare, and not one Peeping Tom, but seven.
With unabashed good humor, Seuss romps through history and engages in a little horseplay along the way as he uncovers the origins of seven celebrated proverbs. Wonderfully wacky and satisfyingly scandalous, this is the perfect fillip for all those who thought they had outgrown Dr. Seuss".
Quoted words from the book's inside dust jacket.
Three reasons to love Dr. Seuss. There are many more.
#1. One of Dr. Seuss' greatest achievements was his success at teaching children to read, to love language and to use their imaginations. He always said The Cat in the Hat was "the book I'm proudest of, because it had something to do with the death of the Dick and Jane primers."Not a bad epitaph: He slew Dick and Jane.
#2. It didn't take Dr. Seuss long to get his point across.
The Cat in the Hat was written after he was challenged by an editor to write a book using 250 of the 400 words beginning readers should know. Geisel came close: 220.
Three years later, Random House publisher Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write a book using only 50 words.
He could. It was called Green Eggs and Ham.
#3. Some of the most beloved Dr. Seuss books contained messages, expressed in cheeky satire but pointed in a way that children could absorb.
Even before Brown vs. Board of Education, Seuss was teaching tolerance, in Horton Hears a Who! ("A person's a person, no matter how small") and The Sneetches, inspired by his opposition to anti-Semitism ("And, really, it's sort of a shame / For except for those stars, every Sneetch is the same"). He made fun of Hitler and dictators everywhere in Bartholomew and the Oobleck and Yertle the Turtle. He worried about the arms build-up in The Butter Battle Book, gave voice to the environmental movement in The Lorax ("I speak for the trees!") and grumped about the materialism of Christmas in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
"He was a father of political correctness - but the good sort, because he aims to be fun. He had that magic that allowed him to get across his point but not feel like it was a Sunday-school lecture," says Charles Cohen, author of The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss.
One of the many fantabulous Seussisms!
Be who you are and say what you feel,
cause people who mind don't matter,
and people who matter don't mind!
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss at a Glance
Theodor Seuss Geisel (; March 2, 1904 ? September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist, better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss (often or , though he himself said ). He published over 60 children's books, which were often characterized by his imaginative characters, rhyme and frequent use of trisyllabic meter. His most notable books include the bestselling classics Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. His work has been adapted numerous times, including eleven television specials, three feature films and a Broadway musical.
Geisel al...
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Catalysthere
Boy, this lens really takes me back, I loved the Dr Seuss books, this is a featured lens on http://www.squidoo.com/groups/Socialpostingangel for this week!! Posted September 08, 2008 |
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poutine
Love Dr.Seuss's books. Posted August 08, 2008 |
where is a good place to sell these books i have the re-issused the seven lady godivas
Posted June 28, 2008
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I love reading on my patio. I also love Dr. Seuss and I now what book I shall read to little Peter when he wants to joins me in reading on the patio. Posted March 30, 2008 |
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Comfortdoc
Your lens on Dr. Seuss must be new! I added your Dr. Seuss and Me to the Horton Hears a Who lens. Thanks for letting me know about it. You might want to peek at my Dr. Seuss lens. Posted March 16, 2008 |
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KimGiancaterino
Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? It's so nice to see a lens on him! Posted March 14, 2008 |
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Dr. Seuss is Back in the Films!
Horton Hears a Who was released in the theaters this Friday. Read it to your child again before going to see it. If you have no child, remember--Dr. Seuss is as much for adults (with an inner child) as it is for children. With children or without, go see Horton and remember Dr. Seuss with fondness. (Also have some buttered popcorn for me!)

































