Every year on his birthday, school children mark the occasion with Read Across America Day, a national celebration of the love of reading, and, for many, the cat that started it all. Though Geisel died in 1991, his stories and illustrations remain a staple of children's literature. Geisel's work, which was the inspiration for films and even a musical, earned a multitude of awards throughout his career, including a Pulitzer Prize, multiple Caldecott honors, a Peabody Award, and two Emmy Awards. Geisel's headwear-sporting feline burst onto the scene in 1957, and his popularity hasn't waned since. His breakthrough success, The Cat in the Hat, came about after he was asked by a publisher to create a children's book using 220 vocabulary words.

His first book for children, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, wasn't published until 1937, after having been rejected more than 25 times. Seusss joyous ode to individuality-has allowed readers to experience firsthand the thrill of celebrating a birthday. governement creating animated training films and propaganda posters for the Treasury Department and the War Production Board. Geisel began his career as a writer, illustrator, and cartoonist for magazines, newspapers, and ad companies. He is, of course, most famous for his work as a children's author and illustrator, creating classic characters such as The Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, Horton the Elephant, and many others. Seuss An ideal choice instead of a greeting card, it includes unrhymed lines about individuality and embracing one’s unique self Take a journey with the Great Birthday Bird of Katrooand other Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name, Dr. Say Happy Birthday to someone special with this small hardcover gift book featuring art by Dr.

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