Dr. Seuss

First things first, Dr. Seuss’ real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. Theodor went as Dr. Seuss in his children’s books. Theodor was born on March 2, 1902 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor’s mother’s name was Henrietta Seuss (that is how his name came about) and his father’s name was Theodor Robert Geisel. Theodor had two sisters, named Marnie and Henrietta. Unfortunately, Henrietta died of pneumonia at only eighteen months old. Theodor attended Oxford University and attained his PHD. Also, Theodor met his wife at Oxford. Originally Theordor started out drawing political cartoons from the left-wing New York City daily newspaper; he drew over 400 cartoons in two years. Later, Theodor turned to writing children’s books. Theodor wrote and published over 40 children's books, which very distinctive by the frequent use of rhymes. A few of Theodor’s most his most notable books are: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.