The Man Behind The Hat

The Man Behind the Hat

“More and more tension as if over inflating a balloon until the readers

can not stand waiting for the “pop!” and then there is no pop, just deflation

of the balloon(Hurst 2).” A perfect example of a writer named Theodor

Seuss Geisel, also known as “Dr. Seuss.” A man who some think created,

“the world of imagination” as we know it in children’s literature. Theodor

Seuss Geisel wrote and illustrated many books and sold millions of copies. He

created catch phrases and captured the eyes of children all over the world.

What made this man, Dr. Seuss such a well-known author by children and

adults until this day?

Theodor Seuss Geisel, “Dr. Seuss,” was born March 2, 1904 in

Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was the curator of the Forest Park

Zoo. Seuss graduated from Dartmouth College. After his graduation Seuss

started a career in advertising. He created ads and drew cartoons for Flit, a

pesticide company. Between making cartoons for Flit and his father working

at the zoo, animals and ideas became some of the basis of his later work

(Hurst 1).

Dr. Seuss’ first book was To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

(Hurst 1 ). He used a pen name, “Dr. Seuss.” He wanted to use his real name

for more serious work. Seuss was Theodors’ middle name and he put Dr. in

the front because his father had always wanted him to be a doctor

(Hurst...