The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.ĭuring World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase 'Quick, Henry, the Flit!' These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit.

Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, wacky pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. And Marco's singular kind of optimism is also evident in McElligot's Pool.

Now over seventy-five years old, this story is as timeless as ever. Seuss fans of all ages, who will cheer when our hero proves that a little imagination can go a very long way - Who wouldn't cheer when an elephant-pulled sleigh raced by? The signature rhythmic text, combined with his unmistakable illustrations, will appeal to Dr. From a mere horse and wagon, young Marco concocts a colorful cast of characters, making Mulberry Street the most interesting location in town. Seuss's very first book for children!Ī plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street grows into a story that no one can beat! In this tale, Young Marco allows his imagination to run riot as he travels home from school one day.

And to think i saw it on mulberry st