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March 21, 2012

Classic Children's Author, Dr Seuss


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.

Sold:  Over 222 million copies and have been translated into 15 languages.


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.