Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel: A BiographyHorton, Thidwick, Yertle, the Lorax, the Grinch, Sneetches, and the Cat in the Hat are just a handful of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (1904–1991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his forty-seven children's books, from 1937's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street to 1990's Oh, the Places You'll Go! During his lifetime Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards, and a Pulitzer, but the man himself remained a reclusive enigma. In this first and only biography of the good doctor, the authors, his close friends for almost thirty years, have drawn on their firsthand insights as well as his voluminous papers; the result is an illuminating, intimate portrait of a dreamer who saw the world "through the wrong end of a telescope," and invited us to enjoy the view. |
Contents
Springfield 19001915 | 5 |
Dartmouth 19211925 | 25 |
Oxford 19251926 | 41 |
Helen Palmer Geisel 19271928 | 61 |
Mulberry Street 19361938 | 83 |
Horton Hatches the Egg 19381940 | 95 |
World War II 19411946 | 105 |
17 | 127 |
Green Eggs and Ham 19601963 | 171 |
Fox in Socks 19641967 | 183 |
The Lorax 19671971 | 201 |
Audrey Stone Geisel 19711974 | 217 |
The Butter Battle Book 19811984 | 247 |
Youre Only Old Once 19851986 | 261 |
Epilogue | 289 |
Index | 337 |
The 5000 Fingers of Dr T 19511953 | 133 |
The Cat in the Hat 19551960 | 155 |
Copyright | |