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Dr. Seuss Biography
Dr. Seuss is a world-renowned author, poet and illustrator. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, he wrote 46 children’s books, which have sold over 600 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 20 languages.

He studied at Dartmouth College in the USA, before going to Oxford University, where he dropped out without graduating. His early career was spent creating advertising campaigns for an Oil Company; this was followed by a period of making training videos for the Signal Corps in the US Army during WWII. Then he got his big break when he was asked to write and illustrate an educational book to encourage children to read, using only 225 new reader vocabulary words, The Cat in the Hat.

His books are written in a rhythmic, rhyming style, which was intended to make reading fun for children. They are often referred to as Dr. Seuss Poems.

His final book, Oh the Places you’ll Go, was written in 1990. He died in 1991 aged 87.

Dr. Seuss Facts
Dr Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on 2nd March 1904 he adopted the pen name Dr. Seuss in 1928 when he worked as a magazine cartoonist.

Dr. Seuss wasn’t in fact a Dr, although he did consider taking a Ph.D. in English.

His first book, And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before finally being published in 1937.

In America they celebrate Dr. Seuss day on 2nd March, his birthday.

Our Favourite Dr. Seuss Book Characters
- The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Sam-I-am from Green Eggs and Ham 
- The Lorax from The Lorax

Our Favourite Dr. Seuss Book Quotes
“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” (The Lorax)

“He should not be here. He should not be about. He should not be here when your mother is out!” (The Cat in The Hat)

“I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.” (Green Eggs and Ham)

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.” (Oh the Places you’ll go)