Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was an American author and illustrator who is best known for writing children's books. Some of his most popular books include The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. His books often used imaginative illustrations and whimsical rhyming language. Many of his books were later adapted into films. Dr. Seuss wrote most of his books using anapestic tetrameter, which gave his stories a rhythmic quality that made them fun for children to read. His unique style helped popularize reading for children and he sold over 600 million copies worldwide.

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2. Artwork
• Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American, political cartoonist, and animator.
He was best known for his work illustrating and writing more than 60
children's books- using the name Dr. Seuss. His work was extremely
popular, selling over 600 million copies. His style of illustration was very
unique and quite wacky. His work to begin with often employed the shaded
texture of pencil drawings, sketch like drawings or watercolors, but at the
start he generally used pen and ink, using colours such as black and white
then another colour or two. His later books used more adventurous colours
such as the lorax using bright oranges. His characters were droopy and
either very lanky or round. For example the cat in the hat, had a lanky body
with a very rounded face. His style of facial features was very sketch like,
with lines and small circles for eyes and the nose. The smile on his
characters like the grinch and the cat in the hat was long and thin, with
oval eyes and a tiny nose, and for facial hair he used lined strokes.

3. Dr. Seuss• Geisel’s books were so popular they were also turned into films. His work on ‘The Grinch that stole Christmas’ has become a Festive
classic, as well as ‘The Cat in the Hat’ being a modern day adaptation of his works.
• The Cat in the Hat (film)
• Gerald McBoing-Boing
• The Grinch (film)
• Horton Hatches the Egg (film)
• Horton Hears a Who! (film)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)
• How the Sith Stole Christmas
• In Search of Dr. Seuss
• The Lorax (film)
• The Political Dr. Seuss
• Welcome (1986 film)
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4. Poetic meters
• Dr. Seuss wrote most of his books in anapestic tetrameter. This is often suggested
as one of the reasons that his writing so well received especially by children, as it
was memorable and taught them English and the use of word play without them
really realizing. An anapestic tetrameter consists of four rhythmic units called
anapests, each composed of two weak syllables followed by one strong syllable,
so it has a beat. Often the first weak syllable is omitted or there is an additional
weak syllable added at the end, an example of this is from ‘yertle the turtle and
other stories’: And today the Great Yertle, that Marvelous he is king of the mud.
That is all he can see.
• Some books by Dr. Seuss are written mainly in anapestic tetrameter also contain
lines written in amphibrachic tetrameter, such as these from ‘if I ran the circus’:
All ready to put up the tents for mr circus. I think I will call it the circus McGurkus.
And NOW comes an act of Enormous Enormance! No former performers
performed this perfomance!
his poetic language included humour and fun, alongside his wonderfully inventive
illustrations of animals, characters and colour.

5. Dr. Seuss books that I will look at for
inspiration:
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'The Cat in the Hat' (1957)
A major turning point in Geisel's career came
when, in response to a 1954 LIFE magazine
article that criticized children's reading levels,
Houghton Mifflin and Random House asked
him to write a children's primer using 220
vocabulary words. The resulting book, The Cat
in the Hat, was published in 1957 and was
described by one critic as a "tour de force."
The success of The Cat in the Hat cemented
Geisel's place in children's literature.
Green Eggs and Ham' (1960)
“Do you like green eggs and ham?” Follow
Sam-I-Am as he adds (and adds) to the list of
places to enjoy green eggs and ham and the
friends to enjoy them with. The book is written
for early readers, with simple words, rhymes
and lots of illustrations.
'Fox in Socks' (1965)
In this silly book, Fox in Socks
teaches Knox in a box hilarious
tongue-twisters that are best read
aloud, like “Socks on chicks and
chicks on fox. Fox on clocks on
bricks and blocks. Bricks and
blocks on Knox on box.”

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• One of my favourite books Dr Seuss published was ‘Green Eggs And
Ham” which from doing my research I read he wrote this book as a
dare. The meaning is actually quite thought out and relatable for
children. Challenged by his publisher to write a book using only 50
different words, Dr. Seuss decided to tell the story of a picky eater
(like many of the children reading his books) who continues to refuse
the colorful food offer.
• Jess Catcher. (.). 11 Fascinating Facts Most Folks Have Never Heard
About Dr. Seuss. Available: https://www.littlethings.com/facts-about-
dr-seuss. Last accessed 21/1/19.

8. • Green Eggs and Ham is about imagination |. The genre of the story is
Comedy, the setting is Fantasy.
• Sam-I-Am wants a boy to like green eggs and ham, and keeps
suggesting different places that the main character might enjoy them.
Finally, the boy tries them and discovers that he actually does like
green eggs and ham, so he thanks Sam.
• Moral reasoning in the story focuses on concern for relationships.
• The theme of the story is Don't make up your mind about something
without trying it.
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Ham By Dr. Seuss. Available:
https://cee.nd.edu/goodmedia/reviews/review.cfm-
id=1521.html. Last accessed 21/1/19.

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