Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
~ Dr. Seuss
Theodore Seuss Geisel was born today in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College and Oxford. He was a perfectionist in his work and he would sometimes spend up to a year on a book. It was not uncommon for him to throw out 95% of his material until he settled on a theme for his book. Geisel’s first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times before it was finally published by Vanguard Press in 1937. The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957. Green Eggs and Ham in 1960. (Could it have been that long ago?) Geisel’s birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day.
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Where did all the time go, David? Hopefully into great memories!
I ask myself that same question with greater frequency John. Yes, here’s to great memories. Have a good weekend.
My Fave! Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss…to celebrate..watch one of his movies YAY! My form of morning cartoon
Happy Saturday David !
Thanks Kim…
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My fondest memories of growing up are the times my dad spent reading Dr. Seuss to me. I think my love of language and media comes from those times. Dr. Seuss was a gift to us all…
Thanks for sharing Todd
I have to think he is one of the most quoted authors of our time. Thanks for the lesson.
Yes, you may be right.
Everybody loves Dr. Seuss!
We do!
And I still love “Green Eggs And Ham”/It matters not how old I am.
Me too…
He said, “Oh, the places we’ll go!” And was he ever right! Thanks for the smile, happy Saturday!
🙂 Thanks Carolann
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And To Think That i Saw It on Mulberry Street was probably my favorite bedtime story. It was his longest and took the longest to read…..happy Birthay Dr. Seuss!
Believe it or not, I haven’t read Mulberry Street…
I so love Dr Seuss 🙂
By the way, I’ve just nominated you for the Illuminating Blogger Award http://sarahpotterwrites.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/the-illuminating-blogger-award/
Me too Sarah. Thanks so much for the nominated. I appreciate it. Dave
I think I have all those books memorized… they just get stuck in the brain.
They do get stuck there…in short and long term memory.
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Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I didn’t realize the books were published that long ago. Thank you so much for sharing this 😀
I too was surprised by how long ago the booking were published. Thank you…
Amazing writer & truly one of a kind. Luke’s preschool actually had green eggs & ham on Friday.
Yes, like Charles Schultz and Peanuts, they live on.
I love Dr. Seuss. I recently gave a few of his books away as gifts at a conference. The adult audience so enjoyed reading them. They are full of such interesting thoughts 🙂
They are interesting Tina. Instant smile when thinking about them.