DR SEUSS IMAGINATIVE CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR CHAPTER ONE 4 WHO WAS DR SEUSS Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr Seuss is one of the most famous children’s book authors of all time Geisel wrote children’s books from the 1930s until his death in 1991 His books are well known for their nonsense words wild rhymes and funny draw ings of strange creatures With his books Geisel Theodor Geisel holds a creature he created called Blue Green Abelard
5 WHO WAS DR SEUSS This photograph shows Geisel reading The Cat in the Hat to schoolchildren created a world of imagination that both entertains and educates children More than 600 million copies of Dr Seuss’s books have been sold around the world They remain
6 best-selling books with Green Eggs and Ham The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christ mas among the most popular Although Geisel did not think it was necessary for books A boy holds a copy of the popular Dr Seuss book The Lorax Although he was a famous children’s book author Theodor Geisel had no children of his own Quick Fact DR SEUSS IMAGINATIVE CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR
7 WHO WAS DR SEUSS for children to teach a lesson many of his books con tain strong messages The Lorax is about the importance of protecting our planet while Oh The Places You’ll Go offers encouragement to those starting out in life In I Can Read with My Eyes Shut Geisel wrote The more that you read the more things you will know The more that you learn the more places you’ll go Geisel received many prizes for his children’s books He won three Caldecott Honors which are awards for artists of picture books for children In 1984 he received a PULITZER PRIZE for all he had given toward the education and enjoyment of America’s children and their parents The PULITZER PRIZES are awards given to American reporters writers and musicians Vocabulary Box
