Friday, October 17, 2014

Children's Book Genius



This week our genius learned about one of his favorite authors, Theodor S. Geisel.  This is what he had to say about genius of children's books:

Ted's mommy sang rhymes to him at bedtime.  This is where he learned his love for the rhymes that made him famous.  Ted began drawing cartoons for his college paper.  This was the first time he would use the name that he made famous, "Seuss."  Then he went to England, and got married.  His wife, Helen, also wrote children's books. 

When he came back to America, he worked in advertising and drew cartoons for newspapers.  He made training movies during World War II. The first book that he wrote and illustrated was And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.  Before someone published it, he was told "no" 27 times.  His most famous book, The Cat in the Hat, was written as a school book to help children learn to read.  He wrote 44 books before he died in 1991.  His books have spread all across the world.

Some of his other famous books are Horton Hears a Who, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and Yertle the Turtle.  I think his books are very nice!

"Today you are You, that is truer than true.  There is no one alive, who is youer than You." - Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel.