


Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag read by John Lithgow How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthauĭid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. In the process, he helped kids learn to read. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr.

This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904.
