Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success. During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar. 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 from the bet. Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991. Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Series
Books
The One and Only Dr. Seuss
2005
Nutty Numbers
2003
What Was I Scared Of?
1997
Dr. Seuss's Circus McGurkus Squirt!
2004
Dr. Seuss Discovers
Sharks
2022
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew Yellow Back Book
1965
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
1978
The Rabbit, the Bear and the Zinniga-Zanniga Tree
1951
Super Senses
2005
Up, Up, Up with the Cat
2007
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
1975
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
2008
The Seven Lady Godivas
1939
Happy Birthday to You!
1959
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
1974
Dizzy Days
2005
Dr. Seuss's You Are Kind
Featuring Horton the Elephant
2018
The Butter Battle Book
1984
The Glunk that got Thunk
1969
Dr.Seuss's Fabulous Fables
2002
Horton Hears a Who and Other Sounds of Dr. Seuss
Horton Hears a Who; Horton Hatches the Egg; Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose
2008
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings of Dr. Seuss
1960
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
1958
The Cat in the Hat
1957
The Big Brag
1998
Dr. Seuss Learn to Write ABC
2007
Oh, The Things You Can Count From 1-10
1998
Hooray For Diffendoofer Day!
1998
Your Favorite Seuss
2004
Sneetches are Sneetches
1996
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
1937
The Cat in the Hat's
1999
The Foot Book
1968
Grinch & Bear It!
2000
McElligot's Pool
1947
The Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss
2012
Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum
2019
The Sneetches And, What Was I Scared Of?
1979
Did I Ever Tell You How High You Can Count?
Learn About Counting Beyond 100
1996
A Classic Treasury
2006
Dr. Seuss's Book of Colors (Bright & Early Books
2018
Dr. Seuss's Summer Things
2021
Special Shapes
2005
Too Many Daves
1961
Tadd and Todd
1950
The Cat's Quizzer
1976
Dr. Seuss' Tales to Treasure
2008
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1957
Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
2014
Rainy Day
2006
I Am Not Going to Read Any Words Today!
1995
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
1958
Daisy-Head Mayzie
1994
Crazy Colours
2003
Gertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag
2006
Theodor Seuss Geisel
The Early Works of Dr. Seuss, Vol. 1
2005
Dr. Seuss's Book of Animals (Bright & Early Books
2018
Reading Is Fun
4 Titles
1999
The Lorax with Oh the Thinks You Can Think, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
2008
Dr. Seuss Storybook
1974
There's a Zamp in My Lamp!
2006
One Fish, Two Fish, Three, Four, Five Fish!
2005
My Many Colored Days
1996
Thing One, Thing Two and the Leprechaun
2022
All Aboard the Circus McGurkus
2004
The Big Orange Book of Beginner Books (Beginner Books
2015
Dr. Seuss's Every Voice Counts!
Make Yourself Heard!
2020
Gerald McBoing Boing
1952
Time to Read with Dr. Seuss
2006
Love From Dr. Seuss
2019
Dr. Seuss's 'Tis the Season
A Holiday Celebration
2019
What Pet Should I Get?
2015
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
1938
The Lorax
1971
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
2011
Six by Seuss
1991
What Pet Should I Get? and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
2015
Dr Seuss's The Sounds of Grinchmas
With 12 Silly Sounds!
2021
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
1970
The Sneetches
1961
The Grinch Pops Up!
2002
Yertle the Turtle
1958
Yertle the Turtle and Gertrude McFuzz
1979
The Zax
1961
Horton Hears a Who!
1954
The Great Henry McBride
1951
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
1948
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
1962
The Big Aqua Book of Beginner Books (Beginner Books
2017
The Complete Cat in the Hat. 2 Books in 1. The Cat in the Hat. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
2002
Just what I'd do
If I ran the circus or if I ran the zoo
1998
Dr. Seuss's School Things
2020
Dr. Seuss Pops Up
2005
Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3 (Beginner Books
2019
Dr. Seuss's ABC
1963
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1962
The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
2003
The Best of Dr. Seuss
1997
Wet Pet, Dry Pet, Your Pet, My Pet
2005
The Big Green Book of Beginner Books
1997
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
1990
My Book about Me by Me, Myself
1969
The King's Stilts
1939
Dr. Seuss Storytime
1974
Dr. Seuss Miniature Library
2004
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
1973
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1973
Steak for Supper
1950
Dr. Seuss's Thankful Things
2021
Dr. Seuss's 100 First Words
1972
The Lorax Go Green Colouring and Activity Book
2010
Just What the Doctor Disordered
Early Writings and Cartoons of Dr. Seuss
2012
You're Only Old Once!
1986
Seuss-isms
1997
The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books
1994
Scrambled Eggs Super!
1953
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Classics
1991
Green Eggs and Ham
1960
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
1960
Ten Apples Up On Top!
1961
If I Ran the Circus
1956
The Cat in the Hat Songbook
1967
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Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! [Mini Edition]
1997
Great Day for Up
1974
Horton Hatches the Egg
1940
Gertrude McFuzz
1958
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories
1969
Dr. Seuss's Winter Things
2021
The Sneetches and Other Stories
1961
Hunches in Bunches
1982
If I Ran the Zoo
1950
Rhymes, Riddles and Nonsense
2001
Oh Say Can You Say? Green Back Book
1979
Dr. Suess' ABC Book
2025
Oh, the Places You'll Go! and The Lorax
2008
Ten Tall Tales. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss
1999
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
1971
Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop!
A Celebration of Dads
2019
This is Ann
She's Dying to Meet You
1943
Green Eggs And Ham And Other Stories
2003
The Eye Book
1968
King Looie Katz
1969
Dr. Seuss Book Set (6)
The Cat in the Hat - Green Eggs and Ham - Are You My Mother - Sam and the Firefly - Abc - The Foot Book
2006
Oh, Baby! Go, Baby!
2010
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
1965
The Dr. Seuss Coloring Book
1796
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book
2012
I Can Draw It Myself by Me, Myself
1970
On Beyond Zebra!
1955
Dr. Seuss's Spring Things
2020
How the Grinch stole Christmas! And other stories
2007
Oh, The Things You Can Do That Are Good for You
All About Staying Healthy
2001
Wacky Weather
1998
Tell The Time
1997
Hop On Pop
1963
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
1949
Dr.Seuss's ABC/ The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
2023
My Big Book of Beginner Books About Me (Beginner Books
2011
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Boxed Set Collection
The Cat in the Hat; One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish; Green Eggs and Ham; Hop on Pop; Fox in Socks
2009
Dr Seuss's Book of Bedtime Stories
1998
Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things
2012
The Dr. Seuss Collection
2002
Dr. Seuss's Lovey Things
2019
Oh, the Things You Can Say from A-Z
1995
A Classic Case of Dr. Seuss
2009
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel
1999
Amazing Animals
2003
Fox in Socks and Other Stories
2003
The Cat in the Hat and other stories
2003
Fox in Socks
1965
Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures
2008
I Am Not Going to Get up Today!
1987
Gustav the Goldfish
1950
