query: when did dr seuss start writing children 's books

pos: Dr. Seuss of Oxford. He left Oxford in 1927 to begin his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for "Vanity Fair", "Life", and various other publications. He also worked as an illustrator for advertising campaigns, most notably for FLIT and Standard Oil, and as a political cartoonist for the New York newspaper "PM". He published his first children's book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" in 1937. During World War II, he took a brief hiatus from children's literature to illustrate political cartoons, and he also worked in the animation and film department of the United States Army

neg: Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, screenwriter, filmmaker, and artist, best known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Doctor Seuss (abbreviated Dr. Seuss) (). His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. Geisel adopted the name "Dr. Seuss" as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College and as a graduate student at the University

neg: Dr. Seuss bibliography Dr. Seuss Collection. Dr. Seuss bibliography Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored over a dozen books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000, when "Publishers Weekly" compiled their list of the best-selling children's books of all time; 16 of

neg: Political messages of Dr. Seuss responsibility. King Looie is an apparent reference to the French Revolution, though this Looie retains his crown, and his head. Political messages of Dr. Seuss The political messages of Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss, are found in many of his books. Geisel, a cartoonist and author for children, was also a liberal and a moralist who expressed his views in his books through the use of ridicule, satire, wordplay, nonsense words, and wild drawings to take aim at bullies, hypocrites, and demagogues. Geisel's political ideas can be found in books such as: "The Lorax", "Marvin K. Mooney

neg: Political messages of Dr. Seuss Political messages of Dr. Seuss The political messages of Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss, are found in many of his books. Geisel, a cartoonist and author for children, was also a liberal and a moralist who expressed his views in his books through the use of ridicule, satire, wordplay, nonsense words, and wild drawings to take aim at bullies, hypocrites, and demagogues. Geisel's political ideas can be found in books such as: "The Lorax", "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!", "The Cat in the Hat", "Horton Hears a Who!", "Yertle the Turtle", "The Sneetches", and

neg: Dr. Seuss bibliography Dr. Seuss bibliography Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored over a dozen books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000, when "Publishers Weekly" compiled their list of the best-selling children's books of all time; 16 of the top 100

neg: You're Only Old Once! did not enjoy writing for adults. After the failure of "The Seven Lady Godivas", Seuss said in an interview, "Adults are just obsolete children, and the hell with them." You're Only Old Once! You're Only Old Once! A Book for Obsolete Children is a 1986 picture book for growing-up people by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). Released on Geisel's eighty-second birthday, the book follows an elderly man on a visit to the Golden Years Clinic, where he endures long waits and bizarre medical tests. "You're Only Old Once!" was written shortly after Geisel had suffered through a series of illnesses,

neg: The Cat in the Hat Cat in the Hat" is the book that made Dr. Seuss famous. Without "The Cat", Seuss would have remained a minor light in the history of children's literature." Donald Pease concurs, writing, ""The Cat in the Hat" is the classic in the archive of Dr. Seuss stories for which it serves as a cornerstone and a linchpin. Before writing it Geisel was better known for the 'Quick, Henry, the Flit!' ad campaign than for his nine children's books." The publication and popularity of the book thrust Geisel into the center of the United States literacy debate, what Pease called "the

neg: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss trickster, as in his original eponymous books (ex. episode 1.6: "The Simplifier"). Season one is notable for hewing closely to many of the themes of the original Dr. Seuss stories which often had a strong moral overtone. As a result, some episodes have distinctly dark or sinister elements which, like some Dr. Seuss books, may not be appropriate for younger children. For season two the show was reworked along the lines of a more traditional children's program. The Cat in the Hat (now voiced by a much less gravelly sounding Martin P. Robinson) lives in a playhouse with his Little

neg: Mel Boring Hatfield) Boring. Boring earned his B.A. from Sterling College, Kansas, in 1961, and attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where he received his Master of Divinity (M. Div.) in 1965. He began as an educator, which sparked his interest in writing books for children. He claims he had difficulty learning to read in early childhood, although he loved to hear books read to him. Those books, especially Dr. Seuss' "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins", served as inspiration for his career in writing. He married his second wife, Carol Lynne Trettin, a registered nurse, on June 21, 1975; the couple has two

neg: Hop on Pop Toronto Public Library that the book "encourages children to use violence against their fathers." The library decided against removing the book, finding it "is a humorous and well-loved children’s book designed to engage children while teaching them reading skills." Like many Dr. Seuss books, "Hop on Pop" has inspired others. Big Brother Mouse, a publishing project in Laos, drew on "Hop on Pop" to develop "The Polar Bear Visits Laos", which matches short sentences that include an internal rhyme with cartoon images. Hop on Pop Hop on Pop () is a 1963 children's picture book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss

neg: Political messages of Dr. Seuss one of the panels, two white men are examining black men with pitch-black skin and big red lips, and there is a sign reading, "Take home a high grade nigger for your woodpile! Satisfaction guaranteed." "The Cat in the Hat" was written as a challenge in 1954 in response to an article in "Life" magazine that claimed that widespread illiteracy was caused by children being bored with books. The book had an underlying theme that endorsed rebellion in children. According to H. Burdorff in "Subversive Seuss", Dr. Seuss continued to champion progressive ideals in the sequel to "The Cat in

neg: Picture book Saw It on Mulberry Street". It was immediately successful, and Seuss followed up with "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" in 1938, followed by "The King's Stilts" in 1939, and "Horton Hatches the Egg" in 1940, all published by Random House. From 1947 to 1956 Seuss had twelve children's picture books published. Dr. Seuss created "The Cat in the Hat" in reaction to a Life magazine article by John Hersey in lamenting the unrealistic children in school primers books. Seuss rigidly limited himself to a small set of words from an elementary school vocabulary list, then crafted a story based

neg: Hop on Pop Hop on Pop Hop on Pop () is a 1963 children's picture book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). It was published as part of the Random House Beginner Books series, and is subtitled "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use". It contains several short poems about a variety of characters, and is designed to introduce basic phonics concepts to children. One of Geisel's manuscript drafts for the book contained the lines, "When I read I am smart / I always cut whole words apart. / Con Stan Tin O Ple, Tim Buk Too / Con Tra Cep Tive, Kan Ga

neg: Do You Know What I'm Going to Do Next Saturday? Do You Know What I'm Going to Do Next Saturday? Do You Know What I'm Going To Do Next Saturday? is a 1963 children's book published by Beginner Books and written by Helen Palmer Geisel, the first wife of Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Unlike most of the Beginner Books, "Do You Know What I'm Going To Do Next Saturday?" did not follow the format of text with inline drawings, being illustrated with black-and-white photographs by Lynn Fayman, featuring a boy named Rawli Davis. It is sometimes misattributed to Dr. Seuss himself. The book's cover features a photograph of a

neg: My Many Colored Days each day in terms of a particular color which is in turn associated with a specific emotion. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." My Many Colored Days My Many Colored Days is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss. Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Seuss wrote in 1973 was a letter outlining his hopes of finding "a great color artist who will not be dominated by me." The late Dr. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the "first book

neg: Dr. Seuss name. On April 28, 1958, Geisel appeared on an episode of the panel game show "To Tell the Truth". Geisel's wife Helen had a long struggle with illnesses, including cancer and emotional pain over Geisel's affair with Audrey Stone Dimond. On October 23, 1967, Helen committed suicide; Geisel married Dimond on June 21, 1968. Although he devoted most of his life to writing children's books, Geisel had no children of his own, saying of children: "You have 'em; I'll entertain 'em." Dimond added that Geisel "lived his whole life without children and he was very happy without children." Geisel received

neg: The Seven Lady Godivas He stated that he would "rather write for kids", who were more appreciative, and was no longer interested in writing for adults. Indeed, his general contempt for adults is evident in his oft-repeated quote: "Adults are obsolete children, and the hell with them." When he eventually did publish a second book aimed at adults ("You're Only Old Once!", in 1986), it was subtitled "A Book for Obsolete Children". The Seven Lady Godivas The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family is a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. One

neg: Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler some of which are upside down, and characters must be assembled in their original left-to-right order. Puzzles range in size from 9 to 25 pieces. The fifth level has a time limit which, when beaten, will give the player bonus points. The manual for "Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler" claims that the game promotes problem-solving strategies, logic, pattern recognition, memory and a variety of other early learning skills. Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler Designed for children ages 4–10, Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler is an electronic sliding puzzle featuring six Dr. Seuss characters: the Cat in the

neg: Private Snafu the International Spy Museum. According to a postwar study of the "Snafu" cartoons, the wartime experiences of authors Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Philip D. Eastman, and Munro Leaf shaped their successful postwar children's books, especially the use of simple language, and some of the themes. Dr. Seuss wrote "The Cat in the Hat" (1957) because Geisel believed the widely used Dick and Jane primers were too boring to encourage children to read. Geisel, Eastman, and Leaf authored books designed to promote personal responsibility, conservation, and respect for multiculturalism, while teaching and accepting the reality of sex differences. Some racial characterisations

neg: Anushka Ravishankar 7000 copies in France. She also worked as Publishing Director at Scholastic India. She founded the Duckbill Publishing House in 2012 with Sayoni Basu. She is sometimes called the Indian Dr. Seuss. While Ravishankar writes both picture books and chapter books, her specialty lies in writing nonsense verse for children. While her work does contain some nonsensical elements, it is not always pure nonsense. In her own words, ""To Market! To Market!" has a frame that is 'sensical', but the verse itself is quite nonsensical. I rely a lot on sound. Sometimes the sound takes you away from the meaning.

neg: The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by The Jim Henson Company. It aired from October 13, 1996 to December 28, 1998 on Nickelodeon. It is notable for its use of live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss' own works. In many respects seasons one and two of the program are very different

neg: The Sneetches and Other Stories The Sneetches and Other Stories The Sneetches and Other Stories is a collection of stories by American author Dr. Seuss, published in 1953. It is composed of four separate stories with themes of tolerance, diversity, and compromise: "The Sneetches", "The Zax", "Too Many Daves", and "What Was I Scared Of?". Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." In 2012 it was ranked number 63 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the fifth of five Dr. Seuss

neg: The Cat in the Hat (TV special) as part of the "Dr. Seuss Sing-Along Classics" release from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with CBS Video and Fox Kids Video in the mid 90's. It was later released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on October 7, 2003. Warner Home Video released the special on Blu-ray and DVD on August 7, 2012. Although the original book's sequel "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" did not receive an animated adaptation, the character went on to appear in several more Dr. Seuss specials. In 1973, there came "Dr. Seuss on the Loose", where Sherman reprised his role as

neg: The Pocket Book of Boners Galdone). The Pocket Book of Boners The Pocket Book of Boners is a book illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), originally published as four separate books in 1931–32 by The Viking Press. In 1941, Readers' League of America compiled these four books and published the "Pocket Book of Boners". It was one of the bestselling paperback books of World War II, with 1.34 million copies in print by 1945. At the time of its writing, the term "boner" was commonly used to mean a silly mistake, without any sexual connotation. "The Pocket Book of Boners" contains 22 illustrations of

neg: The Pocket Book of Boners The Pocket Book of Boners The Pocket Book of Boners is a book illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), originally published as four separate books in 1931–32 by The Viking Press. In 1941, Readers' League of America compiled these four books and published the "Pocket Book of Boners". It was one of the bestselling paperback books of World War II, with 1.34 million copies in print by 1945. At the time of its writing, the term "boner" was commonly used to mean a silly mistake, without any sexual connotation. "The Pocket Book of Boners" contains 22 illustrations of boners

neg: Dr. Seuss bibliography of Dr. Seuss. Except for "Great Day for Up!", "My Book about ME" and "I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!", these books were illustrated and written by Geisel. Note only first edition information is given. Geisel also wrote several books that were posthumously published under his most recognizable pen name, Dr. Seuss. Geisel also authored several books under the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backward) and one book under the name Rosetta Stone. These books were written but not illustrated by Geisel. While Geisel was most famous for his literary works, he helped write several propaganda films,

neg: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street does it thoroughly!" Geisel himself was later critical of the book, saying on its 25th anniversary, "I think I was a little aloof, too outside there. It was written from the point of view of my mind, not the mind of a child." While "Mulberry Street"s sales grew significantly as the Dr. Seuss brand became more famous, it is not one of Geisel's best-selling books. In 2012, on the occasion of the book's 75th anniversary, Michael Winerip argued that later Dr. Seuss books were more entertaining and inventive than "Mulberry Street" but that it is nevertheless important as a harbinger

neg: Quentin Blake twenty years, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. Blake illustrated "The Wonderful Button" by Evan Hunter, published by Abelard-Schuman in 1961. Blake gained a reputation as a loyal, reliable and humorous illustrator of more than 300 children's books, including some written by Joan Aiken, Elizabeth Bowen, Sylvia Plath, Roald Dahl, Nils-Olof Franzén, William Steig, and Dr. Seuss. He illustrated the first Seuss book that Seuss did not illustrate himself, "Great Day for Up!" (1974). By 2006, Blake had illustrated 323 books, of which he had written 35 and Dahl had written 18. To date,

neg: Dr. Seuss film "Design for Death" (1947), a study of Japanese culture that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. "Gerald McBoing-Boing" (1950) was based on an original story by Seuss and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. After the war, Geisel and his wife moved to La Jolla, California, where he returned to writing children's books. He published most of his books through Random House in North America and William Collins, Sons (later HarperCollins) internationally. He wrote many, including such favorites as "If I Ran the Zoo" (1950), "Horton Hears a Who!" (1955), "If I Ran the

neg: Geisel Award was established in 2004 and inaugurated in 2006 for 2005 publications. A few runners up are termed Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Books; their authors and illustrators receive certificates. Source: Theodor Seuss Geisel Award terms and criteria Geisel Award The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is a literary award by the American Library Association (ALA) that annually recognizes the "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year." The winner(s) receive a bronze medal at the ALA Annual Conference, presented by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

neg: Universal's Islands of Adventure (opened seasonally), "Hop on Pop Ice Cream Shop", and "Moose Juice, Goose Juice". Merchandise items can be bought from a variety of themed stores including "Cats, Hats & Things" (The Cat in the Hat), "All The Books You Can Read" (The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride), "Snookers & Snookers Sweet Candy Cookers", and "Mulberry Street Stores Trading Co". Seuss Landing includes six attractions inspired by Dr. Seuss' books. "The Cat in the Hat" is a dark ride that takes guests through the Dr. Seuss story of the same name. "The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train

neg: Geisel Award Geisel Award The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is a literary award by the American Library Association (ALA) that annually recognizes the "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year." The winner(s) receive a bronze medal at the ALA Annual Conference, presented by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) division of ALA. The award is named for Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, who once said, "Children want the same things we want: to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." It

neg: Horton Hears a Who! rule for cryptographic systems, known as the Horton Principle. Horton Hears a Who! Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and was published in 1954 by Random House. It is the second Dr. Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being "Horton Hatches the Egg". The Whos would later reappear in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". Miranda Richardson read the book as part of her second audio collection of Dr. Seuss books. The other three books she narrated were "Oh, the Places You'll Go!",

neg: Horton Hears a Who! Horton Hears a Who! Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and was published in 1954 by Random House. It is the second Dr. Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being "Horton Hatches the Egg". The Whos would later reappear in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". Miranda Richardson read the book as part of her second audio collection of Dr. Seuss books. The other three books she narrated were "Oh, the Places You'll Go!", "Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?", and "Happy Birthday

neg: The Cat in the Hat he has made. But the Cat soon returns, riding a machine that picks everything up and cleans the house, delighting the fish and the children. The Cat then leaves just before their mother arrives, and the fish and the children are back where they started at the beginning of the story. As she steps in, the mother asks the children what they did while she was out, but the children are hesitant and do not answer. The story ends with the question, "What would "you" do if your mother asked "you"?" Theodor Geisel, writing as Dr. Seuss, created "The Cat

neg: The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss () is a collection of visual art created by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1995, after Geisel's death, by Random House of New York. The bulk of this collection consists of painting and drawing. It does, however, include photographs of many sculptures created by Geisel. Both forms of art display the characteristic style and form that can be seen in all of his children's books. All of Dr. Seuss's sculptures display the same themes, which are taxidermy and trophy hunting. Each

neg: Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! is a 1972 children's book by Dr. Seuss. Written as a book for early beginning readers, it is suitable for children who can not yet read at the level of more advanced beginning books such as "The Cat in the Hat". The book presents, in short and funny fashion, Dr. Seuss's nonsensical words, rhymes, and illustrations. In the book, Marvin K. Mooney is asked to "go" (presumably to bed) in many ways. In a July 1974 collaboration with political humorist Art Buchwald, Dr. Seuss

neg: Donald E. Pease in 2010. This book places Dr. Seuss in a pantheon of great writers including Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Benjamin Franklin, T.S. Eliot and William Faulkner. Pease provides what he terms a “psychobiography” of Dr. Seuss by interpreting the transformation of Theodor Geisel from “an artist tycoon of Madison Avenue into a world-renowned author of children’s books". Jenny Williams, writing for WIRED, calls Pease's book “an academic study of the content, meaning and motivations of Geisel's work". Pease has held fellowships from the Guggenheim, Mellon, Ford, and Hewlett foundations. He has received two National Endowment for the Humanities grants to direct

neg: Dr. Seuss bibliography hardcover books were written by Geisel, including "Green Eggs and Ham", at number 4, "The Cat in the Hat", at number 9, and "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish", at number 13, and "Dr. Seuss's ABC". In the years following his death in 1991, several additional books based on his sketches and notes were published, including "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!" and "Daisy-Head Mayzie". Although they were all published under the name Dr. Seuss, only "My Many Colored Days", originally written in 1973, was entirely by Geisel. The bulk of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published under the name

neg: Michael K. Frith the Beginner Books series, the line of books created by Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss. He was also Dr. Seuss's book editor and close personal friend. In 1971, when Random House began publishing Sesame Street books, Frith was named editor and art director of the Sesame series. He produced a series of five annual large-format "Sesame Street Storybooks", and contributed artwork for four of them: "The Sesame Street Storybook" (1971), "The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook" (1973), "The Sesame Street ABC Storybook" (1974), and "Big Bird's Busy Book" (1975). Appreciating Frith's talents as a designer, Jim Henson brought him

neg: Beginner Books titles in their catalog in 1958. Two years later they were earning a million dollars a year and Random House was the largest publisher of children's books in America. When Theodor Seuss Geisel illustrated his own stories he wrote as Dr. Seuss. When others created the illustrations, he used either the pseudonym Theo LeSieg or Rosetta Stone. Other authors of early Beginner Books were Robert M. Lopshire, Bennett Cerf, Al Perkins, Helen Palmer Geisel who wrote as Helen Palmer, Philip Dey Eastman, Stan and Jan Berenstain, Benjamin Elkin and Marion Holland. Early Beginner Books employed many famous illustrators including the

neg: The Foot Book The Foot Book The Foot Book is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1968. "The Foot Book" is intended for young children, and it seeks to convey the concept of opposites through depictions of different kinds of feet. The text of "The Foot Book" is highly stylized, containing the rhymes, repetitions, and cadences typical of Dr. Seuss's work. "The Foot Book" is Seuss's first in the Bright and Early Books series, intended for children too young for books in the Beginner Books series. It was also his first book after the death of his wife

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! of "Redbook" magazine. Dr. Seuss began work on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" a couple of years later, around the beginning of 1957. He had recently completed "The Cat in the Hat" and was in the midst of founding Beginner Books with Phyllis and Bennett Cerf and his wife, Helen Palmer Geisel. Helen, who had ongoing medical problems and had suffered a small stroke in April 1957, nevertheless acted as an unofficial editor, as she had with previous Dr. Seuss books. Dr. Seuss wrote the book quickly and was mostly finished with it within a few weeks. Biographers Judith and

neg: Jonathan Emmett influenced by the picture books he read as a child including "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss. Emmett developed his writing and illustration skills while at the University of Nottingham studying architecture. He began writing and illustrating children's books in his spare time while working as an architect, but left the profession in 1995 to pursue a career in children’s literature. He has since written over sixty children’s books and his work has been translated into over 30 different languages. He lives in Nottingham, England. Utah Beehive Book Award

neg: Beginner Books aforementioned Theodor Geisel, P.D. Eastman, Stan and Jan Berenstain, and Robert Lopshire. Roy McKie was also an illustrator. The following books are for younger children and are technically part of the series. The "BE" designation stands for Bright and Early. Most, if not all, of these books are abridged versions of Beginner Books or Bright and Early Books. These books are not numbered. Beginner Books Beginner Books is the Random House imprint for young children ages 3–9, co-founded by Phyllis Cerf with Ted Geisel, more often known as Dr. Seuss, and his wife Helen Palmer Geisel. Their first book was

neg: James W. Kemp with multiple sclerosis, particularly an incident in 2000 when the federal government mistakenly believed he had died. The second was a book of ideas for children's sermons. While serving as a minister he had often used Seuss stories as illustrations for his sermons, and those sermons were the inspiration for his third book, "The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss". He said Theodor S. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) had always been his favorite theologian, and his favorite theological book was "Horton Hatches the Egg." The "short, clever new book" has 13 chapters about characters like Sam I Am, Yertle the Turtle,

neg: Beginner Books Beginner Books Beginner Books is the Random House imprint for young children ages 3–9, co-founded by Phyllis Cerf with Ted Geisel, more often known as Dr. Seuss, and his wife Helen Palmer Geisel. Their first book was Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" (1957). Cerf compiled a list of 379 words as the basic vocabulary for young readers, along with another twenty slightly harder "emergency" words. No more than 200 words were taken from that list to write "The Cat in the Hat". Subsequent books in the series were modeled on the same requirement. Beginner Books had only four

neg: Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories is an anthology of children's stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss, published posthumously by Random House in 2014. The four stories in this book were originally published as installments of a monthly column that Dr. Seuss wrote for "Redbook" during the 1950s. Dr. Seuss died in 1991, but the stories were later rediscovered by Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen. The four stories included in the book are as follows: Michael Taube of "The Washington Times" was enthusiastic about the book, writing, "If you

neg: Mandeville Special Collections and Archives records from botanists who made sea voyages. The Dr. Seuss Collection comprises the work of Theodor Seuss Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. The collection contains roughly 8,500 items which include: "original drawings, sketches, proofs, notebooks, manuscript drafts, books, audio- and videotapes, photographs, and memorabilia". The Dr. Seuss collection is considered too fragile to be easily accessible. The collection is only open to researchers who have received permission from the director of special collections. Mandeville Special Collections and Archives The Mandeville Special Collections and Archives is a department located within the Geisel Library of the University of California San Diego

neg: Universal's Islands of Adventure Ride" is a twin-tracked tour above and around Seuss Landing. "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" is a spinning ride with a musical riddle that will help riders escape water-spitting fish. "Caro-Seuss-el" is a Seuss themed carousel. "Oh, The Stories You'll Hear" is a stage show based on the Dr. Seuss books and characters. "If I Ran the Zoo" is an interactive play zone for kids. Several attractions in Islands of Adventure allow guests to utilize "Express Pass". This pass admits users to a separate line for the attraction, which is given priority status when boarding. Express Pass

neg: Molly Leach is introduced the type, not the sky, falls on her head." Other notable book designs by Leach are her redesigns of new editions of the complete Roald Dahl books; Jack Gantos's "Joey Pigza" books; a Dr. Seuss treasury, "Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss"; and the 50th anniversary edition of "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. Leach is married to children's book author and illustrator Lane Smith. She lives in Connecticut and New York City. Molly Leach Molly Leach (born October 4, 1960) is an American graphic designer best known for her

neg: Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat" and subsequent books written for young children achieved significant international success and they remain very popular today. In 2009, "Green Eggs and Ham" sold 540,366 copies, "The Cat in the Hat" sold 452,258 copies, and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" (1960) sold 409,068 copies—outselling the majority of newly published children's books. Geisel went on to write many other children's books, both in his new simplified-vocabulary manner (sold as Beginner Books) and in his older, more elaborate style. In 1956, Dartmouth awarded Geisel with an honorary doctorate, finally justifying the "Dr." in his pen

neg: Horton Hatches the Egg the book. However, the book was less well received in England, where it was rejected by seven publishers before Hamish Hamilton finally published it, to modest success, in 1947. This mirrored a general trend, as Dr. Seuss books were slow to catch on in England. "Horton Hatches the Egg" has remained popular in the United States. In 2001, "Publishers Weekly" reported that the book had sold 987,996 to that point, placing it at 138 in the magazine's list of the best-selling children's books of all time. It was included in "Six by Seuss: A Treasury of Dr. Seuss Classics", which

neg: Oh, the Places You'll Go! school and college, spiking in sales every spring. It reached number one on "USA Today"s Best Selling Book list in 1997, and reached #2 in 2015 and 2017. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." Oh, the Places You'll Go! Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a book written and illustrated by children's author Dr. Seuss. It was first published by Random House on January 22, 1990. It is his last book to be published during his lifetime. The book concerns the journey of life

neg: Dr. Seuss where he wrote, produced or animated many productions – both live-action and animated – including "Design for Death", which later won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After the war, Geisel returned to writing children's books, writing classics like "If I Ran the Zoo" (1950), "Horton Hears a Who!" (1955), "If I Ran the Circus" (1956), "The Cat in the Hat" (1957), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1957), and "Green Eggs and Ham" (1960). He published over 60 books during his career, which have spawned numerous adaptations, including 11 television specials, five feature films, a Broadway musical, and

neg: The Cat in the Hat Heloise P. Mailloux wrote in "The Horn Book Magazine", "This is a fine book for remedial purposes, but self-conscious children often refuse material if its seems meant for younger children." She felt that the book's limited vocabulary kept it from reaching "the absurd excellence of early Seuss books". Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named "The Cat in the Hat" one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 it was ranked number 36 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the third of five Dr.

neg: Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler Designed for children ages 4–10, Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler is an electronic sliding puzzle featuring six Dr. Seuss characters: the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, a Star-Bellied Sneech, the Doorman, and the Woset and Clark. The object of the game is to reassemble scrambled pictures, each of which is composed of three characters. There are five difficulty levels from which to choose. In the easiest level, kids can mix and match the characters' heads, torsos and feet any way they like. In higher levels of play, there are more puzzle pieces,

neg: Michelle Ferguson-Cohen Jokes. Michelle Ferguson-Cohen Michelle Ferguson-Cohen is a children's book author, illustrator, and publisher. Her father is a career military officer and Vietnam veteran. As a military brat herself, many of the picture books she develops are written for and feature military brats. Ferguson-Cohen wrote, illustrated, and published the first commercially available children's books for military brats and the first children's picture books for children coping with deployment. She has been called the ""Dr. Seuss for Military Brats"" in a Washington Times article that was laudatory in tone about her books' ability to help children understand about their parent's military deployments.

neg: Michelle Ferguson-Cohen Michelle Ferguson-Cohen Michelle Ferguson-Cohen is a children's book author, illustrator, and publisher. Her father is a career military officer and Vietnam veteran. As a military brat herself, many of the picture books she develops are written for and feature military brats. Ferguson-Cohen wrote, illustrated, and published the first commercially available children's books for military brats and the first children's picture books for children coping with deployment. She has been called the ""Dr. Seuss for Military Brats"" in a Washington Times article that was laudatory in tone about her books' ability to help children understand about their parent's military deployments. Ferguson-Cohen

neg: Whoville In 2008, "Horton Hears a Who!" was made into a full-length film. A CGI adaptation called "The Grinch", was released in November 2018. Whoville Whoville is a fictional town created by author Theodor Seuss Geisel, under the name Dr. Seuss. Whoville appeared in the books "Horton Hears a Who!" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", however, there were significant differences between the two renditions. The population of Whoville consists of Mr. and Mrs. Mayors and all of their children and the Grinch. The exact location of Whoville seems to vary depending on which book or media is being referenced. Most,

neg: Whoville Whoville Whoville is a fictional town created by author Theodor Seuss Geisel, under the name Dr. Seuss. Whoville appeared in the books "Horton Hears a Who!" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", however, there were significant differences between the two renditions. The population of Whoville consists of Mr. and Mrs. Mayors and all of their children and the Grinch. The exact location of Whoville seems to vary depending on which book or media is being referenced. Most, although not all, adaptations show the city and its denizens being microscopic in size. According to the book "Horton Hears a Who!", the

neg: Tish Rabe Tish Rabe Tish Rabe is a children's book author who lives in New York City, New York and Mystic, Connecticut. and has written or adapted more than 40 Dr. Seuss books since Seuss's death. She has written over 135 children’s books including titles for Sesame Street, Blue’s Clues, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Bear in the Big Blue House and Curious George. In 1996 she began writing The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library, a new series of non-fiction science books for early readers. Her books include the popular "Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go!", which is meant to be

neg: Make Way for Ducklings blocked the legislation on the grounds the official book should be by Springfield native Dr. Seuss. Legislators reached a compromise when they agreed to make Dr. Seuss the official children's author of the commonwealth and "Make Way for Ducklings" the official children's book. A statue similar to the one in the Boston Public Garden was erected in Novodevichy Park in Moscow as part of the START Treaty by Acton, Massachusetts landscape and construction company Capizzi & Co. Inc. on July 30, 1991. The equipment, statues, cobblestones, and workers were all flown by the US Air Force in a C5 containing

neg: Dr. Seuss his well-known pseudonym Dr. Seuss, though he also authored more than a dozen books as Theo LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. His books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 600 million copies, and been translated into more than 20 languages. In 2000, "Publishers Weekly" compiled a list of the best-selling children's books of all time; of the top 100 hardcover books, 16 were written by Geisel, including "Green Eggs and Ham", at number 4, "The Cat in the Hat", at number 9, and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish", at number 13. In the years after

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat". Max, the Grinch's dog, and the Grinch himself also appear in the children's puppet show "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max, appear in "Seussical", a musical which takes it plot from several Dr. Seuss books. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! moral and humor. Charlotte Jackson of the "San Francisco Chronicle" called the book "wonderful fantasy, in the true Dr. Seuss manner, with pictures in the Christmas colors." Some writers, including Dr. Seuss himself, have made a connection between the Grinch and Dr. Seuss. In the story, the Grinch laments that he has had to put up with the Whos' celebration of Christmas for 53 years. As both Thomas Fensch and Charles Cohen note, Dr. Seuss was 53 when he wrote and published the book. Dr. Seuss himself asserted the connection in an article in the December 1957 edition of "Redbook":

neg: Literacy of symbols to be memorized. But a lack of books and other written materials has hindered functional literacy in Laos, where many children and adults read so haltingly that the skill is hardly beneficial. A literacy project in Laos addresses this by using what it calls "books that make literacy fun!" The project, Big Brother Mouse, publishes colorful, easy-to-read books, then delivers them by holding book parties at rural schools. Some of the books are modeled on successful western books by authors such as Dr. Seuss; the most popular, however, are traditional Lao fairy tales. Two popular collections of folktales

neg: Sasha Alyson adviser for, Big Brother Mouse, a publishing and literacy project in Laos. There, he works with young Laotians to create new books, in Lao, that will inspire children to read. Some of these books are traditional Laotian fairy tales; others are original works. Several take inspiration from Dr. Seuss. Alyson has written some of the books, ranging from children's stories to non-fiction for older readers; several of his books have been translated and published in Cambodia and East Timor. Big Brother Mouse distributes the books to rural villages, traveling by road, by river, and sometimes by elephant to reach remote

neg: Bartholomew and the Oobleck mixture of corn starch and water that exhibits non-Newtonian properties, was named after the substance in Dr. Seuss' books. Web-series RWBY has a character called Dr. Bartholomew Oobleck, which is named after the book. Bartholomew and the Oobleck Bartholomew and the Oobleck is a 1949 book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). It follows the adventures of a young boy named Bartholomew Cubbins, who must rescue his kingdom from a sticky green substance called "oobleck." The book is a sequel of sorts to "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins". Unlike most of Geisel's books, which are written in anapestic tetrameter, "Bartholomew

neg: Bartholomew Cubbins Bartholomew Cubbins Bartholomew Cubbins is a fictional page and the hero of two children's books by Dr. Seuss: "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" (1938) and "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (1949). Besides the two books about him—and the stage adaptations of them—Bartholomew Cubbins also appears as a character in the TV show "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". Moreover, he is mentioned in a song by songwriter Bill Pere. Seuss's only film, "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.", has a main character named Bartholomew "Collins", who, like his namesake, is a young boy who is wiser than the adults around

neg: Dr. Seuss Jack-O-Lantern", wrote of it: Geisel switched to the anglicized pronunciation because it "evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with—Mother Goose" and because most people used this pronunciation. He added the "Doctor (abbreviated Dr.)" to his pen name because his father had always wanted him to practice medicine. For books that Geisel wrote and others illustrated, he used the pen name "Theo LeSieg", starting with "I Wish That I Had Duck Feet" published in 1965. "LeSieg" is "Geisel" spelled backward. Geisel also published one book under the name Rosetta Stone, 1975's "Because a Little

neg: The Cat in the Hat (film) start until after the 2000 Christmas/comedy film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", based on another Dr. Seuss book of the same name, became a commercial success. Brian Grazer, who was the producer of "The Grinch", stated, "Because we grew up with these books, and because they have such universal themes and the illustrations ignite such fantasy in your mind as a child — the aggregation of all those feelings — it leaves an indelible, positive memory. And so when I realized I had a chance to convert first "The Grinch" and then, "The Cat in the Hat", into movies, I

neg: The Lorax "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the second of five Dr. Seuss books on the list. In a retrospective critique written in the journal "Nature" in 2011 upon the 40th anniversary of the book's publication, Emma Marris described the Lorax character as a "parody of a misanthropic ecologist". She called the book "gloomy" and expressed skepticism that its message would resonate with small children in the manner intended. Nevertheless, she praised the book as effective in conveying the consequences of ecological destruction in a way that young children will understand. In 1988, a

neg: Marion Holland Marion Holland Marion Holland (July 17, 1908 – April 6, 1989) was an American children's book writer and illustrator from Washington, DC. Holland's best-known books were "A Big Ball of String"; "No Children, No Pets"; "Billy Had a System"; and "The Secret Horse." "A Big Ball of String" (1958), which sold more than a million copies, was one of the six original Beginner Books published by Random House, along with "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss. Holland was born July 17, 1908, in Washington, D.C. Holland graduated from Central High School and Swarthmore College. She had five children.

neg: Dr. Seuss failure, and Geisel never attempted another feature film. During the 1950s, he also published a number of illustrated short stories, mostly in "Redbook" Magazine. Some of these were later collected (in volumes such as "The Sneetches and Other Stories") or reworked into independent books ("If I Ran the Zoo"). A number have never been reprinted since their original appearances. In May 1954, "Life" magazine published a report on illiteracy among school children which concluded that children were not learning to read because their books were boring. William Ellsworth Spaulding was the director of the education division at Houghton Mifflin (he

neg: Living Books Living Books Living Books was a series of interactive storybooks for children, first produced by Brøderbund and then spun off into a jointly owned (with Random House) subsidiary, which were distributed on CD-ROM for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. The series began in January 1992 with the release of "Just Grandma and Me" (an adaptation of the book by Mercer Mayer) in 1992 till it ended in 1998; other titles in the series included "The Tortoise and the Hare", "Arthur's Teacher Trouble" (and other adaptations of books by Marc Brown), "Dr. Seuss", "P. D. Eastman", and "Berenstain Bears" titles. Atlantan

neg: Picture book Picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor, and pencil, among others. Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now were Heinrich Hoffmann's "Struwwelpeter" from 1845 and Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" from 1902. Some of the best-known picture books are Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings", Dr. Seuss' "The Cat In The Hat", and Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are". The

neg: James Horvath and as a bicycle messenger in Washington, D.C. He returned to illustration when he first worked with an Apple computer in 1990 while attending Northern Virginia Community College. He currently resides in Morro Bay, California. In 2002, Hovath established Jamestoons Studios, and worked with Google, Nestlé, "Reader’s Digest", Sprint, Tyco and Toshiba International. His work appeared in advertising, computer games for children and other books. His influences include Josh “Shag” Agle, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Horvath said his inspiration for his series of stores about dogs in construction came from his own sons’ interest in stopping to

neg: Living Books Haunted House". "Computer Gaming World" in 1993 praised "Just Grandma and Me" and "Arthur's Teacher Trouble", describing Living Books as "Broderbund's acclaimed series". "Publishers Weekly", in a review of "Dr. Seuss' ABC", called that title "one of the best children's CD-ROMs to date" and stated that, "[...] the producers' fondness for Dr. Seuss and their fidelity to his sense of refined silliness spill into every sequence." Simson L. Garfinkel and Beth Rosenberg found that the CD-ROMs played better on Macs than on PCs. Although they found the titles to be of high quality in a market flooded with "questionable" releases

neg: Bartholomew Cubbins him. Robert L. Short (1932 – July 6, 2009), in his book "The Parables of Dr. Seuss", points out that Bartholomew shares a name with one of the apostles of Jesus. In Illuminati writings he is one of several archangels left on Earth to battle in the apocalypse. Bartholomew Cubbins is the one who exhorts the silly king into humility and repentance. Bartholomew Cubbins Bartholomew Cubbins is a fictional page and the hero of two children's books by Dr. Seuss: "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" (1938) and "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (1949). Besides the two books about him—and the

neg: Green Eggs and Ham By 2001, it had become the fourth-best selling English-language children's hardcover book of all time. As of 2014, the book has sold 8 million copies. In 1999 the National Education Association (NEA) conducted an online survey of children and teachers, seeking the 100 most popular children's books. The children ranked "Green Eggs and Ham" third, just above another Dr. Seuss book, "The Cat in the Hat". The teachers ranked it fourth. Teachers ranked it fourth again in a 2007 NEA poll. "Scholastic Parent & Child" magazine placed it #7 among the "100 Greatest Books for Kids" in 2012. That same

neg: FLIT before he started writing the children's books that made him famous as Dr. Seuss. The ads typically showed people threatened by whimsical, menacing insect-like creatures that would look familiar to fans of Dr. Seuss's later work and contained the tagline "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" This advertising campaign continued for 17 years and made "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" a popular catchphrase in the United States. The insecticide played an important role in one of the deadliest nightclub fire accidents in the history of the United States during the Rhythm Club fire on April 23, 1940. The insecticide had been sprayed on

neg: The Foot Book Helen Palmer Geisel, and Seuss put in eight-hour days working on it as a way of coping with the loss. "The Foot Book" was extremely successful, and in 1997, it was in its 52nd reprinting. Like many Dr. Seuss books, "The Foot Book" has inspired others. Big Brother Mouse, a publishing project in Laos, drew on "The Foot Book" to develop "Baby Frog, Baby Monkey", a book for very young readers that uses rhymes, repetition, and the pairing of opposite words in the same style. The Foot Book The Foot Book is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and

neg: Kali S. Banerjee State University Dr. Banerjee received the University's excellence in teaching award in 1972 and was named a fellow of Royal Statistical Society at London in 1975. He wrote many books such as "The Cost Of Learning Index". He wrote about 15 study books on Statistics, about 13 books on Economics, in all writing about 40 books through his life. He and his wife raised two children, a daughter, Swapna and a son, Deb. Kali S. Banerjee Kali S. Banerjee (September 17, 1914 – April 9, 2002) was a math and statistics expert, and a professor of statistics at the University

neg: Dr. Seuss wrote most of his books in anapestic tetrameter, a poetic meter employed by many poets of the English literary canon. This is often suggested as one of the reasons that Geisel's writing was so well received. Anapestic tetrameter consists of four rhythmic units called anapests, each composed of two weak syllables followed by one strong syllable (the beat); often, the first weak syllable is omitted, or an additional weak syllable is added at the end. An example of this meter can be found in Geisel's "Yertle the Turtle", from "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories": Some books by Geisel that

neg: Tish Rabe the City Mouse Adventures. As both a songwriter and music producer she has created children’s songs that have been broadcast on PBS Kids, Fox, Nickelodeon and HBO Family. Over the past few years she has been visiting elementary schools to help kids get excited about reading and writing. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Tish Rabe Tish Rabe is a children's book author who lives in New York City, New York and Mystic, Connecticut. and has written or adapted more than 40 Dr. Seuss books since Seuss's death. She has written over 135 children’s books including titles for Sesame

neg: Þórarinn Eldjárn Eldjárn, and Kristján Eldjárn (d. 2002). Þórarinn Eldjárn Þórarinn Eldjárn (born 22 August 1949) is an Icelandic writer, particularly well known in Iceland for his humorous poetry books for children. Þórarinn is the son of Kristján Eldjárn, the third president of Iceland (in office from 1968 to 1980). He studied at Lund University and the University of Iceland. He has written numerous poems, stories, and novels. He has also translated several books into Icelandic, including Alice in Wonderland. In addition, he has produced a number of children's poetry books, seemingly somewhat inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss, with illustrations

neg: Þórarinn Eldjárn Þórarinn Eldjárn Þórarinn Eldjárn (born 22 August 1949) is an Icelandic writer, particularly well known in Iceland for his humorous poetry books for children. Þórarinn is the son of Kristján Eldjárn, the third president of Iceland (in office from 1968 to 1980). He studied at Lund University and the University of Iceland. He has written numerous poems, stories, and novels. He has also translated several books into Icelandic, including Alice in Wonderland. In addition, he has produced a number of children's poetry books, seemingly somewhat inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss, with illustrations by his sister. His best-known work

neg: Children's literature criticized popular children’s books for their renditions of people as almost exclusively white, and notes that "Dr. Seuss" books contain few ethnic minority people. The popular school readers "Fun with Dick and Jane" which ran from the 1930s until the 1970s, are known for their whitewashed renditions of the North American nuclear family as well as their highly gendered stereotypes. The first black family didn't appear in the series until the 1960s, thirty years into its run. Writer Mary Renck Jalongo In "Young Children and Picture Books" discusses damaging stereotypes of Native Americans in children's literature, stating repeated depictions of

neg: Horton Hatches the Egg double feature video. Horton appeared again in "Horton Hears a Who", published in 1954. The plot of the 2000 Broadway musical "Seussical", a retelling of a number of Dr. Seuss books, borrows heavily from both "Horton" books. Horton Hatches the Egg Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published in 1940 by Random House. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who is tricked into sitting on a bird's egg while its mother, Mayzie, takes a permanent vacation to Palm Beach. Horton endures a

neg: Alison McGhee form, a little girl dreams about flying on her broom. In addition to being an award-winning author, McGhee is a professor of creative writing at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. McGhee is single with three children. 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award with co-author Kate DiCamillo and illustrator Tony Fucile ("Bink and Gollie") 2003 Minnesota Book Award ("Countdown to Kindergarten") The Great Lakes College Association National Fiction Award <BR> 1999 Minnesota Book Award ("Rainlight") Alison McGhee Alison McGhee (born July 8, 1960) is an American author, who has published several picture books, books for children, and adult novels. She

neg: Toon Books is awarded to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most renowned book for early readers published in English in the U.S.A. Jeff Smith’s "Little Mouse Gets Ready" was named a 2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. In 2009, "Stinky", written and illustrated by Eleanor Davis, was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. Toon Books Toon Books is a publisher of hardcover comic book early readers founded by Françoise Mouly. With titles by such creators as Geoffrey Hayes, Jay Lynch, Dean Haspiel, Eleanor Davis, and Mouly's collaborator and husband, Art Spiegelman, Toon Books promotes its line as "the first high-quality

neg: Nimbus Littling Angeliki Psaradellis, was pregnant with their first daughter, whom they named Evelina Francesca Santelli, after Frankie's mother. Santelli's vision to create epic stories based on tiny little creatures was an effort to teach children that “no matter how little you are, there is nothing you cannot do…no challenge is too big.” Santelli's favorite children's book author is Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. The Littling stories began as simple one-page poems. Santelli never felt the format did his stories justice. In June 2009, he began to research other forms of media to fully embrace the Littling experience. Using 3D software,

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Latin as "Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit". The translation was published in October 1998 by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Inc. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 it was ranked number 61 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the fourth of five Dr. Seuss books on the list. The book's main characters have made appearances in other works. The Grinch appears in the animated specials "Halloween Is Grinch Night" and "The

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! it one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012, it was ranked number 61 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by "School Library Journal" – the fourth of five Dr. Seuss books on the list. The book has been adapted as a 1966 animated TV film starring Boris Karloff, a 2000 live-action feature film starring Jim Carrey, and a 2018 computer-animated film starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The Grinch is a bitter, grouchy, cave-dwelling creature with a heart "two sizes too small" who is living as a hermit on the snowy Mount Crumpit, a steep

neg: Grinch but the aforementioned song was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, as Karloff could not sing In 1977, Seuss responded to the fan request for more Grinch tales by writing "Halloween Is Grinch Night", that serves as a prequel to the 1966 film. This was followed in 1982, when Marvel green-lit "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" a TV film starring The Cat in the Hat, also produced by Dr. Seuss (though under his real name, Ted Geisel). Although not as successful as the original, the two films both received Emmy Awards. Several episodes of the 1996 Nick Jr. television

neg: Political messages of Dr. Seuss was one of Seuss's most successful books. "Horton Hears a Who!" is said to have many political and social messages, focusing on the powerless. The book is famous for the quote, "A person's a person, no matter how small." This quote has been co-opted by many pro-life groups. It is disputed whether Seuss actually had a hidden political message about abortion, as his widow has claimed he supported reproductive rights, and has threatened to sue pro-life groups for use of the slogan. It is said that Seuss wrote this book after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Seuss visited the

neg: Dr. Seuss Circus" (1956), "The Cat in the Hat" (1957), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1957), and "Green Eggs and Ham" (1960). He received numerous awards throughout his career, but he won neither the Caldecott Medal nor the Newbery Medal. Three of his titles from this period were, however, chosen as Caldecott runners-up (now referred to as Caldecott Honor books): "McElligot's Pool" (1947), "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (1949), and "If I Ran the Zoo" (1950). Dr Seuss also wrote the musical and fantasy film "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.", which was released in 1953. The movie was a critical and financial

neg: Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book book that "this book is to be read in bed" as it is intended to put children to sleep. The final line of the book is a simple, unmetered "Good night". Format: Hardcover Category: Juvenile Fiction - Bedtime & DreamsJuvenile Fiction - Bedtime & DreamsJuvenile Fiction - Stories In Verse Author: Dr. Seuss Also Available: Also available as an eBook. Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book is a 1962 children's book by Dr. Seuss. This book begins with a small bug, named Van Vleck, yawning. This yawn spreads (as yawns are terribly contagious) and then the book follows

neg: Happy Birthday to You! happy and exhausted reader falling blissfully asleep. A popular Seuss paragraph in this book reads: "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." Although "Happy Birthday to You!" was not directly adapted, The Birthday Bird appears in an episode of "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". The book is dedicated to the author's "good friends" and "The Children of San Diego County." Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! is a 1959 children's book by Dr. Seuss., first first all-color picture book. It deals with a fantastic land