Thinking back to one's childhood stems memories of cartoons, tinker toys and trips to the playground. But the epitomization of most children's youth is the work of Dr. Seuss. His whimsical drawings and far-fetched ideas draw the attention of any impressionable and imaginative mind. His books entertain with creative characters and unique rhymes and are popular amongst all age groups. Born Theodore Suess Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904, Dr. Seuss had many other expidentures before committing to writing children's books. He worked in advertising, magazines, served in the army and won Oscars for his war documentaries. The climax of his writing career initiated it all in 1937 with the publication of his first children's picture book, called And to Think I Saw it All on Mulberry Street. Following this publication he proved in the rest of his books that it is possible to engage children with using a limited vocabulary while also teaching a lesson. Amongst his 46 books are the classics known to many as Green Eggs & Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Oh, The Places You'll Go, and many more.
After his death in September of 1991, his books were translated into more than 15 languages and over 200 million copies were sold world wide spreading his childish cheer and exuberance into people's lives. His books provided the source for eleven children's television specials, a musical on Broadway and a motion picture. His other successes include two Academy awards, two Emmy awards, a Peabody award and the Pulitzer Prize. The works of Dr. Seuss will continue to live on in written text as well as visual motion pictures.
All of his successes are depicted in the bronze statues at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial. The sculpture garden is located at the Springfield Museums. This location is ideal for the sculptures because most of Geisel's inspiration was from living in Springfield. At the corner of the "Quadrangle" in Springfield sits a sculpture of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat, as well as Horton the elephant stepping out of an open book, with Thing One, Thing Two, Sam-I-Am, Sally and her brother and also Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose. Also at the Quadrangle is the storyteller, Gertrude McFuzz, the Grinch and his dog, Max, the Lorax, Yertle the Turtle. Experience the lifesize reality of Dr. Seuss's most popular works and walk through an imaginative world of wonders.
Resources:
http://www.catinthehat.org/memorial.htm
http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/drseuss.htm
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