Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel.
Pen Names: Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone.
Occupation: Writer, Cartoonist, Animator, Book Publisher, and Artist.
Education: Went to Oxford University in England but never completed his degree.
First Children's Book: And I Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street!
Published: 46 children's books.
Writing Style: Seuss wrote most of his books using the 'anapestic tetrameter', a poetic meter using four rhythmic units of two weak beats followed by a strong beat.
Most Celebrated Books Include: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horeton Hatches the Egg, Horeton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Family Life: Married twice. No children.


