Theodor S. Geisel

was born 104 years ago today in Springfield (Massachusetts - not Wigan!).

A movie of one of his stories is to be released in UK cinemas in a few weeks time.

What is the pen name he is much better known as?!

Here's one of his quotes which is quite apt for WW!

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

doctor seuss. cat in the hat man

Theodor Seuss Geisel

At work on a drawing of The Grinch for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1957)
Born March 2, 1904(1904-03-02)
Springfield, Massachusetts U.S.
Died September 24, 1991 (aged 87)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. His books have become staples for many children and their parents. Among Dr. Seuss' trademarks were his rhyming text and his outlandish creatures. He wrote and illustrated 44 children's books. Many of his books have been adapted into short animated programs. His books The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch and Horton Hears a Who! have been adapted into feature films, and the musical Seussical is an adaption of all his books.

well done sue

was easy dave, as a young kid i used to go to the carnegie library on a saturday morning for book club. after the book club was chess class

i just looked him up on google

cheat

just using my initiative

then your an inishicheat. am tellin missus danni you is a cheat

missis danni knows, she told him how to spell initiative

thats a double whammy cheat missus danni.am skrykin now . you two are big cheats from cheat street

is that in cheat town in cheatland

yes it is and the postcode is CH2 CL [2 cheats in cheatland]

it were him honest....

Your in for it now cheats wait until miss jo anne gets to see your postins. 100 lines for you two danni n dave

yeh, right and i bet he took loads of encouragement.... NOT

cheeky

very lol he made me do it .....honest

The cool and calm Miss Jo Anne is here.
Quieten down everybody.

Well done, Sue!
And well done Dave for using your initiative.
And well done, too, Danni, for being helpful and spelling 'initiative for Dave - but please sit down and stop wobbling at us. lol

Now


What is the name of the new Dr Seuss film that is being released later this month (googling allowed, but no mooning, thank you.) ..

horton hears a who

Wasn't he high when he wrote cat in the hat?

Yes, that's right, Sue!
I haven't read the book, but I do like the idea of the story and the film. Jim Carrey is the voice of Horton.

One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbours, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small."

I don't know if Dr Seuss was high when he wrote Cat in the Hat, Emp?!
In May 1954, Life magazine published a report on illiteracy among school children, which concluded that children were not learning to read because their books were boring. Accordingly, Seuss' publisher made up a list of 400 words he felt were important and asked Dr. Seuss to cut the list to 250 words and write a book using only those words. Nine months later, Seuss, using 220 of the words given to him, completed The Cat in the Hat. (Wikipedia)