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The Great Dr. Seuss

The Great Dr. Seuss. By Michelle McCarthy Period 3 Mr. Mooney April 25, 2007. Who says that staying young forever is bad? Dr. Seuss had the mind of a child but lived on for over 90 years. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.” -Dr. Seuss.

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The Great Dr. Seuss

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  1. The GreatDr. Seuss By Michelle McCarthy Period 3 Mr. Mooney April 25, 2007

  2. Who says that staying young forever is bad? Dr. Seuss had the mind of a child but lived on for over 90 years.

  3. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”-Dr. Seuss

  4. Born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts Started reading books by Dickens and Stevenson at a young age because of German background called names like Kaiser Mother used to chant rhymes and he credited her for “ the rhymes in which I write and the urgency with which I do it” –Theodor Seuss Geisel Father was zookeeper which may have influenced stories like If I Ran the Zoo *during his childhood (World War I years), frankenfurters were called “hotdogs” and sauerkraut “liberty cabbage” as an act of U.S. patriotism The Background Basics

  5. Early Life • Attended Dartmouth where “Ted grew to respect the academic discipline he discovered at Dartmouth- not enough to pursue it, but to appreciate those who did.” (Morgan 28) • Editor-in-chief for humor magazine Jack-O-Lantern at his college • Lost editor privilege after getting caught throwing a drinking party with his friends • Went under new name, Seuss, to continue to contribute to the magazine without the suspicion of officials • After college, went to Oxford where he met his wife Helen Palmer who suggested he become an artist rather than a professor • Met wife Helen Palmer there, who saw his doodles, suggested he become artist instead of professor. • Didn’t like the scholarly ways, took trip to Europe for a year

  6. Advertising • Drew for The Saturday Evening Post • When Ted was offered two advertising jobs by two competing firms, he flipped a coin to make his decision and worked for Standard Oil as a result for over 15 years • “As a result ‘Quick, Henry, the Flit!’ was introduced into the American Vernacular.” (Morgan 65) *Adopted Dr. because said dad always wanted a doctor in the family

  7. WWII Efforts • Too old to fight, served with Frank Capra's Signal Corps (U.S. Army) in making training movies starring Private Snafu, this is where he was first exposed to animation • “The Private Snafu assignments that Ted oversaw included scripts set to rhyme” (Morgan 109) • He also drew political cartoons for the PM magazine, a liberal publication

  8. More Political Cartoons

  9. “You make 'em, I amuse 'em.”-Dr. Seuss • Wrote first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, and had it rejected by 27 publishers • First break when he ran into friend his friend from Dartmouth, McClintock, who had just received a job as editor at Vanguard. He showed the book to the people in charge, and soon the book was published *Sometimes wrote under Theo LeSeig and let other people illustrate

  10. The Cat in the Hat Next book was a response to Hersey’s article Why Johnny Can’t Read “He called for illustrations that ‘widen rather than narrow the associative richness the children give to the words,’ and concluded the work of artists like Geisel and Walt Disney would be more appropriate.” (Morgan 153-54) In 225 words wrote The Cat in the Hat, published by Random House. Earned position as head of the Beginner Books division Continued to write, wife wrote 4 books as well, his books entertained while teaching morals Original cat in the hat drawings

  11. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.” -Dr. Seuss

  12. Green Eggs and Ham Publisher Bennett Cerf wagered $50 that Ted couldn’t write a book using 50 words or less, in response, Ted wrote Green Eggs and Ham, one of his most popular books. Ted often joked that Cerf never paid up.

  13. The Prankster Within • Ted once drew cartoons on the vest of a distinguished naval officer, whom he caught sleeping • Phony pages in his manuscripts to make sure editors paying attention • In his book of the alphabet he inserted a page for the letter X of a large-breasted woman and the text: "Big X, little X, XXX, some day, kiddies, you will learn about sex."

  14. For Adults? • The Butter Battle Book remained, for six months, on the New York Times Bestseller List . . . for adults. • It mocked the race for arms with the Yooks and the Gooks fighting simply because the other ate their bread butter side down. • Ted wrote and illustrated a picture book for adults titled The Seven Lady Godivas, and that it almost became a Broadway musical?

  15. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” –Dr. Seuss

  16. Spare Time • Also liked to garden • According to Cathy Goldsmith, his art director from 1980-91, “his sense of color was very idiosyncratic” • Wanted critical recognition as artist, but never sold paintings afraid of rejection Punish Your Offspring Scientifically! Fort or fifty years ago, when I was a boy, I swore like a trooper. Although my mother continually washed out my mouth with soap and water, today I swear worse that ever. Mother's mistake was in using only one kind of soap! Modern mothers realize that every single curse word must be treated individually with a special brand of suds. -Dr. Seuss

  17. Random Interesting Facts Dr. “Zoice” -> • When Ted quit smoking, he planted radish seeds in a corncob pipe and watered them with an eyedropper • Ted made up the word Nerd • Harry Potter was the top seller of kids books, right below Seuss.

  18. His Legacy • Books translated into more than 15 languages. • Over 200 million copies published • Books source for 11 children's television specials, 1 Broadway musical and a feature-length motion picture. With more on the way • He won 2 Academy awards, 2 Emmy awards, a Peabody award and the Pulitzer Prize.

  19. Pictures of Seuss

  20. His work is so simple, yet no one has compared to him. How long will it be until there is a new Dr. Seuss?

  21. Bibliography • "All About Dr. Seuss." 2004. Tortus Technologies, Inc. 18 Apr. 2007 <http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htmTM>. • "Did You Know..." Art on 5th. 21 Apr. 2007 <http://www.arton5th.com/seuss/facts.htm>. • "Dr. Seuss." Buying the Cow. 03 Jan. 2006. 20 Apr. 2007 <http://www.norcalblogs.com/buying/archives/2006/01/dr_seuss.html>. • "Dr. Seuss." The Everything Development Company. 12 Apr. 2000. 20 Apr. 2007 <http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Dr.%20Seuss>. • "Early Works by Dr. Seuss." 20 Apr. 2007 <http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/early.html>. • "How Orlo Got His Book." The New York Times 17 Nov. 1957: 22. • Morgan, Judith, and Neil Morgan. Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel. New York: Da Capo P, 1995. 1-293. • Neary, Lynn. "Fifty Years of the Cat in the Hat." Children's Books. 1 Mar. 2007. NPR. 19 Apr. 2007 <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7651308#7649624>. • Nevius, C W. "Hats Off to Dr. Seuss." San Francisco Chronicle 03 Mar. 2003. 20 Apr. 2007. • Otis, Rebecca. "Feuture Author: Dr. Seuss." Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site. 2007. 19 Apr. 2007 <http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/drseuss.html>.

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