Kid Stuff: Dr. Seuss
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Interesting fact 1: The father and grandfather of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) were both brewmasters. You don’t think those fanciful rhymes were helped along by the family recipe, do you? Nahhh.
Interesting fact 2: Dr. Seuss was an advertising art director for fifteen years, working primarily on the Standard Oil account. Knowing some wildly creative art directors myself, I’m not surprised one whit.
Interesting fact 3: During WWII, Dr. Seuss made propaganda films with Frank Capra, where he first learned animation.
Okay, enough facts. Time to conclude with some sparkling verse:
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch.
With a nauseaus super-naus.
You’re a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse.
Mr. Grinch.
I taught myself to read at age 4 with my very own copy of The Foot Book. I still own it, and I still love it! My kids have grown tired of my Dr. S. library! He started me on my journey of word love!