1. Author Study by Ann Dallair
LSC 530 Texts and E-tools for Tots to Teens
June 20, 2017

2. Theodor Seuss Geisel
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3. Dr. Seuss- different stages of his life bing.com
Photo 1 (left of slide)
Photo 2 (upper right)
Photo 3 (lower right)

4. Biographical Information
Born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Graduated from Central High School in 1920
Attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
Wrote for the school newspaper
Drew cartoons for magazines
Wrote first book on a ship called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Died at 87, on September 24, 1991 in La Jolla, California

5. Awards/Achievements and facts of Dr. Seuss
Year
Award
Book/film/
cartoon
1947
Caldecott Award
McElligot’s Pool
1950
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
1951
If I Ran the Zoo
Academy Award (best cartoon)
Gerald McBoing Boing
1971
Peabody Award
How the Grinch Stole Chistmas & Horton Hears a Who!
1977
Emmy Award
Halloween is Grinch Night (Best Children’s Special)
1976
California Author ward
2004 the Dr. Seuss National Sculpture Garden opened in Springfield, MA
Employed by Random House in 1957
Responsible for the creation of a book that changed early childhood literacy- The Cat in the Hat

6. Awards/Achievements and facts of Dr. Seuss
Year
Award
Book/film/
cartoon
1980
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
If I Ran the Zoo
1982
Emmy Award
The Grinch Grinches the Cat-Best Children’s Special
1984
Pulitzer Award
Lifetime of Contribution to Children’s Literature
1986
New York Library Lion Award
2004
Hollywood Star Award
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Major in the U.S. army in WW II
The Butter Battle Book pulled from shelf by one Canadian library
Hop on Pop attempted to be pulled by Canadian librarians in 2014

7. Genre, subjects, themes, or concepts of Dr. Seuss relating to readings
Horning
Reynolds
rhyming words
controlled vocabulary
designed text
mostly classic
predictable text
(Horning, 2010)
language and style
reader response
visual texts
genre-classic, comedy, humor, rhyming, poetry, fiction fantasy
(Reynolds, 2011)

8. Dr. Seuss – first and last book published
Published in 1937
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Published in 1998 ( written after his death based on his sketches and notes)
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9. Writing and artistic style
Writing Style of Dr. Seuss
Artistic style of Dr. Seuss
Rhyming text
Simple controlled vocabulary
Short line length
Repetition of words
Large typeface (Horning, 2010)
Fun, colorful silly illustrations
No straight lines
Expanding staircases to nowhere
Characters moving in different directions
(Horning, 2010)

10. Three popular books by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish- 1960
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There’s a Wocket in my Pocket- 1974
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11. Wrote 44 children’s books
Geisel never signed his books
“pen name” was Dr. Seuss
The first 27 publishers said no to his first book And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street
1966 How the Grinch Who Stole Christmas became a movie
Complete list of books:
kids.com/list-of-dr-seuss-books.html
The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
Hop on Pop (1963)
The Lorax (1971)
You’re Only Old Once (1986)
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! (1990)

12. Distinctive work – The Cat in the Hat
Most famous book
Challenged a bet with publisher to write a book with less than 250 words
Began Cat in the Hat with 2 random words from a list- cat & hat
Book published with 223 words
Suggestions for a read-aloud:
Read aloud the story to class
“I Spy” rhyming words
Story sequence cards
Match rhyming cards
Find a “cvc” word (consonant, vowel, consonant)
Brainstorm words that rhyme with “cat” in a whole group on chart paper

13. Why I chose Dr. Seuss
Well known to many children, librarians, and educators
Wrote many easy-to-read books
Ever year celebrated his birthday by dressing up as Cat in the Hat
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, my home state
One of the best selling author of children’s books
A determined man, even though it took 27 times to publish his first book

14. Mini biography video of Dr. Seuss (www.bing.com/video)

15. Geisel Library – San Diego, Ca University of California (photo -Weber, 2011)
Home of the Seuss collection
Stands 110 feet above ground
Restricted to mainly researchers
8,500 items in collection including from WW II & Great Depression
Original illustrations of The Cat in the Hat (Leeper, 2011)

16. References Adil, J. R. (2005). Dr. Seuss
References Adil, J. R. (2005). Dr. Seuss. Hockessin, Delaware: Mitchell Lane Publishers. Carlson, C. (2005). Dr. Seuss. Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press. Guillain, C. (2012). Dr. Seuss. Chicago: Heinemann Library. Horning, K. T. (2010). From cover to cover: Evaluating and reviewing children’s books. New York: Collins. Leeper, A. (2011). The Many Sides of Seuss. Children & Libraries: The Journal Of The Association For Library Service To Children, 9(3), [URI University Database] Rau, D. M. (2003). Dr. Seuss. New York: Children's Press. Reynolds, K. (2011). Children’s literature: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Schuetz, K. (2016). Dr. Seuss  

17. Seuss, T. (2017) Mini youtube video. Retrieved from: https://www. bing
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18. Do you like Dr. Seuss trivia?
What was the elephant’s name in the Dr. Seuss book that hatched an egg?
What is the name of the little girl who catches the Grinch?
What were the two words that Dr. Seuss randomly chose to write Cat in the Hat?