Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel

A Biography
by Judith Morgan, Neil Morgan

Aug 21, 1996
Paperback
US $18.50
ISBN: 9780306807367
ISBN-10: 030680736X
Published by Da Capo Press

 

Description

Horton, Thidwick, Yertle, the Lorax, the Grinch, Sneetches, and the Cat in the Hat are just a handful of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (1904–1991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his forty-seven children's books, from 1937's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street to 1990's Oh, the Places You'll Go! During his lifetime Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards, and a Pulitzer, but the man himself remained a reclusive enigma. In this first and only biography of the good doctor, the authors, his close friends for almost thirty years, have drawn on their firsthand insights as well as his voluminous papers; the result is an illuminating, intimate portrait of a dreamer who saw the world "through the wrong end of a telescope," and invited us to enjoy the view.

Reviews

"Full of fascinating detail and personal insight about the good 'doctor.'"
— San Francisco Chronicle

"[This book] answers all the questions for those of us in cartooning who admire his work. It is a real treasure."
— Charles M. Schulz

"This engaging new biography … is neatly woven with little-known facts, obscure Seuss doggerel not intended for children and such tragic articles as [his first wife's] suicide note."
— Los Angeles Times

"I worked with Dr. Seuss. Reading the Morgans' warm and thoughtful biography was like being with him again."
— Chuck Jones

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