Monday, March 2, 2009

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!


On March 2nd, 1904 that Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today we pay tribute to Dr. Seuss' 105th birthday.
While most commonly known for his children's books (he wrote over 60 of them), “Dr.” Seuss was both the editor-in-chief of the college newspaper and also drew more than 400 political cartoons in two years for a New York daily newspaper. It was as a college student at Dartmouth that he started signing his work “Seuss.” Once he graduated, he started signing his work as “Dr. Seuss” when submitting it to a humor magazine. After marrying, he continued to write humor and illustrate. When World War II started, he began his political cartooning. Eventually he designed and illustrated posters to support the war effort, and joined the U.S. Army where he was the leader of the animation department.
Still, it was his children's books that have helped beginning readers and have been enjoyed by families for several generations.

What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book???? That's a tough decision for me, since I like so many. The ones I remember reading most as a youth are: Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hatches and Egg, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax and the Sneetches.
My kids love the books and would prob say: Grinch, The Horton books, and On Beyond Z.
If you are looking for some fun things for your kids to do there are plenty of craft ideas and coloring pages online. Here is what the kdis made....

2 comments:

Safire said...

And Happy Birthday to my brother! :)

Anthony Simister said...

Oh yeah, him too.