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Horton Hears A Who The Creator Dr Seuss
He wasn't really a doctor - however, his work has continued to be a prescription for large doses of laughter and enjoyment for so many millions all over the world. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Massachusetts in 1904 and he wrote under the name of Dr. Seuss, a name that not only became famous but also much-loved by children as well as grown-ups.
Theodor Seuss Geisel not only wrote his books but he also illustrated them and his cartoon style is so distinctive. How exactly did this man create this wonderful world peopled with these round, slightly droopy-faced characters? It all began with a report in the Life Magazine in the mid-fifties about how prevalent illiteracy was among children. They felt this was so because books were so terribly boring. This triggered off a request from Seuss' publisher to write a book with 250 words that children had to know. Seuss used 220 of the words on the list of 400 that the publisher had provided, gave the world the book 'The Cat In The Hat' and the rest is history as the world of Seussville threw open its magical doors.
The list goes on to all the favorites so many of us have grown up with - those books that lit up the corridors of our childhood years with fun and wonder. Green Eggs and Ham - who can forgot Sam I am? Then of course, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Oh The Places You'll Go, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox In Socks, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, the lovable, saintly elephant in Horton Hatches The Egg and Horton Hears A Who. Some of these forty four children's books have been made into TV serials and films, including The Cat In A Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears A Who. Dr. Seuss's books have sold over 200 million copies and have been translated into 15 languages.
For a man who didn't have children, Seuss somehow has touched a chord that appeals to children all over - not just children but the young at heart. His style of rhyme, written in anapestic tetrameter and the repetition in the poems just makes everything he has written so memorable. Seuss attributes his skill at rhyming to his mother who put her children to sleep with the chanting rhymes she knew. From the remembered rhymes of childhood to two Emmy awards, a Peabody award, two Academy awards and the Pulitzer Prize is a long way to come for any person.