Dr. Seuss

Acclaimed American writer born Theodor Seuss Geisel March 2 1904 September 24 1991 was an American childrens author and cartoonist He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr Seuss His work includes many of the most popular childrens books of all time selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University he began a career in advertising His advertising cartoons featuring Quick Henry the Flit appeared in several leading American magazines Dr Seusss first childrens book titled And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street hit the market in 1937 changing the face of childrens literature forever It was rejected 27 times before it was finally published by Vanguard Press in 1937