might not end up being your idea of a great time. Buuuuuuuuuuut, if you discover you have been gifted with the ability to read tongue-twisters at an astonishing speed, the tiny human giggles that your magic will generate is well worth the annoyance of having this be the selection that is requested to read on a never-ending loop of ”AGAIN!!!!” In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success.

Dr Seuss’ being the pen name under which Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote (taking his middle name and making full use of his Oxford University PhD in English literature) was the American born grandson of German immigrants to the US. Never having the benefit of the books of Dr Seuss when I was a child, it was with great pleasure that I discovered his work many years later when reading them to my own children. Enjambment: occurs when the poet cuts off a line before its natural stopping point—for example, the transition between lines one, two, three, and four.

The Cat in the Hat‘–is perhaps Seuss’s best-known poem. It follows the chaotic “fun” an anthropomorphized cat in a hat brings to two children’s lives. Any sportsball fans in the house? If so you’ll know that meme is 100% accurate. However, since today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday I’m here to talk about a different annoying sound – that which comes from discovering what the fox says . . . There are numerous examples of how these simple words come together to form nonsense sentences and entire stanzas of text. Seuss often combines words into sentences that have real meaning other than the pleasure of the sounds when reading out loud. This is just one more reason that poems/stories such as this one, which leans so heavily on rhyme, should be read aloud. A timeless world of the imagination, of amazing words, pictures, rhymes, stories, learning, but above all else – FUN

And he is word perfect on it....when my tongue got twisted the other day, he said 'Nana, that's not right. Read it again!'

Dr. Seuss, born Theodore Geisel, is considered to be one of the most influential and widely-read children’s authors of all time. He wrote and illustrated more than 60 books, selling over 600 million copies which were translated into more than 20 languages before he passed away. Seuss wrote about topics children loved using memorable images and nonce words and spoke on topics of morality. Each of his novels focuses on an important theme a young reader would benefit from being exposed to. For example, caring for the planet, belief in one’s self, trying new things, and making friends. Today, his work is loved by readers, young and old. One of Dr Seuss' best, this must-read-aloud classic is guaranteed to get many giggles out of readers young and old. In 1965, the book was adapted as a record, narrated by Marvin Miller with music by Marty Gold and his orchestra. The album starts off with a slow reading of the book, followed by a faster reading.

In 1996, Publishers Weekly noted that it was the 25th-best-selling hardcover children's book of all time, with 2.95M copies sold. [2] Adaptations [ edit ]

The Lorax‘– is one of Dr. Seuss’s most popular books. It follows the main character, the Lorax, who speaks for the trees and stands up against environmental destruction. In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success. All of them of course have Seuss’s trademark fantastic illustrations and rhythmic verses throughout. Anaphora: the repetition of the same word at the beginning of multiple lines. For example, “Ben” and “Bim” in the last section of the poem. Fox tries to discuss beetles with Knox, as well as beetle fights, and bottles and “paddles” and “puddles.”