Dr Seuss
1904-1991
Hooray! This week we are celebrating Dr. Seuss's Birthday (which is on Sunday March 2). Did you know that a publisher made a bet with Dr. Seuss that he could not write a book with 50 words or less. Well he did, "Green Eggs and Ham". Here are some more fun facts on Dr. Seuss:- His real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel.
- He graduated from Dartmouth College.
- He wanted to be a cartoonist.
- He ended up working in advertising for 30 years
- 1937 he published his first book "And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street".
- 1957 he published "The Cat in the Hat", his 13th book.
- 1984 he was the winner of the pulitzer prize.
- He has an Acadamy Award, 3 Emmy Awards, 3 Grammy Awards, and 3 Caldecott Honors.
- He wrote and illustrated 44 books all of which are still in print today.
- His books are in print in over 12 languages.
We would like to thank our wonderful Principal, Mr. Prescott, for the fun Dr. Seuss pencils, erasers, bookmarks and crayons!
Dr. Seuss characters have taken over our Meet the Author wall in our school
Truffula trees have sprouted up all over our library.
For more fun with Dr. Seuss visit this website.
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