Theodor Seuss Geisel -- better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss -- was born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children's books, and his first book -- And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street -- was published in 1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only The Cat in the Hat, published in 1957, the first of a hugely successful range of early learning books.

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Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield,Massachusetts on March 2, 1904.  After attending DartmouthCollege and Oxford University, he began a career inadvertising.  His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick,Henry, the Flit!,  appeared in several leading Americanmagazines.

Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It OnMulberry Street  hit the market in 1937, and the world ofchildren's literature was changed forever!

In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for oneof Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books.  Thispopular series combined engaging stories with outrageousillustrations and playful sounds to teach basic readingskills.

Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seusscharmed his way into the consciousness of four generations ofyoungsters and parents.  In the process, he helped kids learnto read.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards,Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, someof which have been made into audiocassettes, animated televisionspecials, and videos for children of all ages.  Even after hisdeath in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author ofchildren's books in the world.   --This text refers tothe Library Binding edition.

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