Subject: Happy birthday Dr. Seuss!

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Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 17:48:45 -0500

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Today in History
On this day in 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr.  Seuss, the author and illustrator of such beloved childrenâ€™s books as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham," is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Geisel, who used his middle name (which was also his motherâ€™s maiden name) as his pen name, wrote 48 booksâ€“including some for adultsâ€“that have sold well over 200mil copies and been translated into multiple languages.  Dr.  Seuss books are known for their whimsical rhymes and quirky characters, which have names like the Lorax and the Sneetches and live in places like Hooterville. 

Geisel, who was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts, graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was editor of the schoolâ€™s humor magazine, and studied at Oxford University.  There he met Helen Palmer, his first wife and the person who encouraged him to become a professional illustrator.  Back in America, Geisel worked as a cartoonist for a variety of magazines and in advertising. 

The first childrenâ€™s book that Geisel wrote and illustrated, "And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street," was rejected by over two dozen publishers before making it into print in 1937.  Geiselâ€™s first bestseller, "The Cat in the Hat," was published in 1957.  The story of a mischievous cat in a tall striped hat came about after his publisher asked him to produce a book using 220 new-reader vocabulary words that could serve as an entertaining alternative to the school reading primers children found boring. 

Other Dr.  Seuss classics include "Yertle the Turtle," "If I Ran the Circus," "Fox in Socks" and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. "

Some Dr.  Seuss books tackled serious themes.  "The Butter Battle Book" (1984) was about the arms buildup and nuclear war threat during Ronald Reaganâ€™s presidency.  "Lorax" (1971) dealt with the environment. 

Many Dr.  Seuss books have been adapted for television and film, including "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and "Horton Hears a Who!" In 1990, Geisel published a book for adults titled "Oh, the Places Youâ€™ll Go" that became a hugely popular graduation gift for high school and college students. 

Geisel, who lived and worked in an old observatory in La Jolla, California, known as "The Tower," died September 24, 1991, at age 87.