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Theodor Geisel, using the pen name of Dr. Seuss wrote 50 plus books for kids. While his first children’s book, And To Feel that I Saw It On Mulberry Street was published in 1937 and that he had many successful books following it, his real genius emerged in 1957 using the Cat inside the Hat. The Cat inside the Hat was the very first Dr. Seuss book written using the notion of teaching children to learn. It was an instantaneous smash sensation. Interestingly, it didn't sell well in schools (where one might have expected lots of interest in teaching reading). Instead it was the trade edition that flew off bookstore shelves, it’s popularity spread by word of mouth among both kids and parents.

Dr Seuss

Dr. Seuss’s most notable works, published from your 50’s for the 70’s, were proof his amazing talent being a cartoonist, a poet and, of course, a blogger. From “The Cat inside the Hat”, “Green Eggs and Ham” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” to “Horton Hears a Who!”, “The Lorax” or “Oh, the Places You'll Go!”, the impact of Dr. Seuss on children’s books as well as on children themselves grew, being acknowledged from the impressive number of sales and also the admiration and respect critics worldwide manifested towards the author and the masterpieces.

Dr Seuss

His type of making learn-to-read books fun spawned the fishing line of Beginner Books arbitrarily House which first Ted then Helen Geisel helped shape and direct. Dr. Seuss’s fame grew as his book sales climbed, but he remained largely a private person. Theodor Geisel declared children were often surprised and disappointed once they met him. As quoted in the Lakeland Ledger on March 25, 1984, Geisel said, “When I arrive, they are at me and say, ‘What are you doing here? Where’s Dr. Seuss?’ They’re never content with me since i don’t fit their description. They expect me to become wearing a huge silly hat. They want my nose to light. And when none of those things happens, they get very disappointed and go away and new troops arrive.”



Since Theodor Geisel passed on iin 1991 new biographies happen to be written and further analysis of his writing, drawing and life. Most recently a story, The afternoon I Met Dr. Seuss tells the fictional story of a young daughter who seeks to learn what makes Dr. Seuss this kind of marvel. Due to the dramatic impact Dr. Seuss had on children’s books, it's no surprise authors continue to be writing about him today.