"I
like green eggs and ham! I like them Sam I Am!" Dr. Seuss wrote more than
40 children's books and won countless awards including two Emmy Awards, two Academy
Awards), a Peabody and a Pulitzer. The man behind the penname Dr. Seuss,
Theodore Geisel, was extremely talented, very witty, imaginative, artistic and
politically and socially conscious. His writing style was entertaining to say
the least. Because of his early reader books, reading and learning became more
fun for new readers. Today, the same children who grew up enjoying his books
and the many transformations of Dr. Seuss's stories are now introducing Dr.
Seuss to a new generation.
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| Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss), seated at desk covered with his books |
Often
times, the words he uses in his children's books sound like a lot of mumbo-jumbo.
There's a lot of rhyming going on in every page. Nonsense and made up words
form part of his stories. The locations and characters are often invented, but
many parallel the people, places and situations Geisel experienced or observed
throughout his life. He may have written his books for children but most adults
enjoy them, too. If you are willing to suspend reality and enter the world of
imagination, you will surely be in for a treat when you open a Dr. Seuss book.
Welcome to
the colorful world of Dr. Seuss!
