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[Cheryl Fields]

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Here's How They're Celebrating at His
Namesake Library

Little-Known Facts About Dr. Seuss


While many know Dr. Seuss as the author of more than 50 books for
children, many may not be aware of some little-known facts about the
“good doctor.”
Little-Known Facts About Dr. Seuss
• He wrote under several different names. His real name was Theodor
Seuss Geisel and he used several pennames, including: Theo LeSieg
(“Geisel” spelled backwards), Rossetta Stone, Theophrastus Seuss, and
(of course) Dr. Seuss.
• He was not a doctor. He added the title “doctor” before Seuss (his
mother’s maiden name) while in college to lend credibility to his
writings and characters, and in reaction to his father’s wish that his
son would get a doctorate.
• He won several major awards, including: two Academy Awards, two Emmy
Awards, the Pulitzer Price, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and a
Peabody Award.
• He wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a dare. Ted Geisel’s publisher bet
that Geisel couldn’t write a book using only 50 different words. In an
effort to make learning to read more exciting for kids, he wrote a
silly tale about a picky eater (a common complaint of many parents)
and a fellow who won’t take “No” for an answer. The result? Green Eggs
and Ham.
• Many of his stories touch on complex social and political themes,
some of which were controversial in their day, long before that was
the “in” thing to do in children’s books.
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Young Dr. Seuss at his desk
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Cheryl E. Fields

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