UCSD Libraries From 1941-1943, Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, drew over 400 … See more

In 1953, Seuss visited Japan to research an article for Life magazine. He wanted to write about the effects of the war and post-war efforts on Japanese children. With the help of Mitsugi … See more

For example, the black eagle dropping Whoville into a field of clover evokes a plane releasing a bomb when the mayor says, “the black bottomed birdie let go and we droppe… See more

As the story goes, one day Seuss took a break from working and went for a walk, leaving the window of his studio open. When he came back, he saw that the wind had move… See more

Seuss considered the names Osmer, Bosco, and Humphrey before settling on Horton for the elephant, after Horton Conrad, a friend from Dartmouth College. Both men h… See more

In fact, most of Dr. Seuss’s books are in this meter. Each linerepeats a pattern of unstressed/unstressed/stressed syllables four times, for a total of 12 syllables. Another ex… See more