

In the process, he helped kids learn to read. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents.

Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr.


This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. A sure draw for early readers."- Booklist.Dr. The birds can peep.Today's the day I'm going to sleep,' says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed-and he does! The repetition of concepts and words will keep children turning the pages, as will the energetic drawings. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. NOTHING is getting the young hero of this easy-reader out of bed-not an alarm clock, roosters, barking dogs, the police, the news media, or the United States Marines! With illustrations by beloved New Yorker cartoonist James Stevenson-and a plot that children and adults can relate to-this is a funny fantasy that the whole family can enjoy together! Seuss's hilarious Beginner Book about a boy who refuses to get out of bed!
