BORN: Springfield, Massachusetts, March 2, 1904

DIED: La Jolla, California, September 24, 1991

EDUCATION Springfield Public Schools, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1925; Lincoln College, Oxford, England,
1925-26

ACADEMIC Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.), Dartmouth, 1956: American International College. 1968: Lake Forest College, 1977 Doctor of Literature (Hon.), J.F. Kennedy University 1983: Doctor of Fine Arts, Princeton University. 1985: Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.), Brown University. 1987

EARLY MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATIONS:
AND STORIES: Judge, Life, College Humor, Vanity Fair, Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post

ADVERTISING CAREER: Magazines, Newspapers Posters and Television - - 15 years with Standard Oil of New Jersey
(originator of “Quick, Henry! The Flit!”, ESSO Marine Products (Seuss Navy): Ford Motor Company

MILITARY SERVICE: World War II (1943-46): Captain to Lt. Colonel:, U.S. Army Signal Corps and Information and Education Division. Served in U.S. and European Theater. Legion of Merit for educational and international films.

MOTION PICTURES: “Your Job In Germany,” written and produced for Army. Later released by Warner Brothers as “Hitler Lives.” Received Academy Award, Best Documentary Short, 1946.
“Design for Death,” written in collaboration Helen Palmer Geisel. A history of the Japanese people.
RKO. Received Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1947.
“Gerald McBoing-Boing“, animated cartoon. Received Academy Award

ANIMATED TELEVISION
SPECIALS: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Peabody Award, 1971
“Horton Hears a Who,” Peabody Award, 1971
“The Cat In the Hat,”
“The Lorax,” Critics Award, International Animated Cartoon Festival, Zagreb, 1972; Silver Medal, International Film and TV Festival of New York, 1972
“Dr. Seuss on the Loose”
“Hoober Bloob Highway”
“Halloween is Grinch Night,” Emmy Award, Best Children’s Special, 1977
“Pontoffel Pock Where Are You”
“The Grinch Grinches The Cat In the Hat,” Emmy Award, Best Children’s Special, 1982

PUBLISHING: President, Beginner Books, A Division of Random House, Inc.

SPECIAL TRIBUTES: First “Outstanding California Author” Award, California Association of Teachers of English, 1976:
Los Angeles County Library Association Award, 1974:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 1980:
Regina Medal, The Catholic Library Association, 1982:
Special Award for Distinguished Service to Children, National Association of Elementary School Principals, 1982:
Pulitzer Prize, 1984:
New York Public Library Literary Lion, 1986
BOOKS: And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (originally published by Vanguard Press 1937, reissued 1989)
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (originally published by Vanguard Press 1937, reissued 1989)
The King’s Stilts (1939)
Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
McElligot’s Pool (1947), a Caldencott Honor Book
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949), a Caldencott Honor Book
If I Ran the Zoo (1950), a Caldencott Honor Book
Scrambled Eggs Super (1953)
Horton Hears a Who (1954)
On Beyond Zebra (1955)
If I Ran the Circus (1956)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957)
Yertle the Turtle (1958)
Happy Birthday to You (1959)
The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)
Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book (1962)
I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)
The Cat In the Hat Songbook (1967)
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today and Other Stories (1969)
I Can Draw It Myself (1970, reissued 1986)
The Lorax (1971), a NCSS Notable Children’s Trade Book/ Social Studies
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)
Hunches in Bunches (1982)
The Butter Battle Book (1984)
You’re Only Old Once (adult – 1986), released in celebration of Seuss’s 82nd birthday
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (1990)
Six By Seuss (1991)
Beginner Books:
The Cat In the Hat (1957) My Books About Me (1969)
The Cat In the Hat Comes Back (1958) Oh, the Thinks You Can Think (1975)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960) The Cat’s Quizzer (1976)
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) I Can Read With My Eyes Shut (19978)
Hop On Pop (1963) Oh, Say Can You Say? (1979)
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book (1963) I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! (1987)
Fox in Socks (1965)
Bright & Early Books:
The Fool Book (1968) The Shape of Me and Other Stuff (1973)
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970) There’s a Wocket in My Pocket (1974)
Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! (1972) Great Day for Up! (1974)
Books & Cassettes For Young Listeners:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Hop On Pop
The Cat In the Hat I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
The Cat In the Hat Comes Back The Lorax
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Oh Say Can You Say?
Fox in Socks Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
Green Eggs and Ham One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Horton Hatches the Egg Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Did I Ever Yell You How Lucky You Are? Horton Hears A Who!
` Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose Yertle the Turtle & Other Stories
Mr. Brown Can Moo Can You? And The Foot Book There’s a Wocket in My pocket and Marvin K. Mooney
Will You Please Go Now!
Beginner Book Videos:
The Cat In the Hat Comes Back Dr. Seuss’s ABC
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Hop On Pop
I am Not Going to Get Up Today! 2 Dr. Seuss Favorites: Green Eggs and Ham and It
Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss Video Classics
Horton Hatches the Egg/ if I Ran the Circus Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Did I Ever Yell You How Lucky You Are? Horton Hears A Who!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss Musical Specials Videos:
The Cat In the Hat Gets Grinched Pontoffel Pock , Where Are You?
It’s Grinch Night!
Spanish Beginner Books Video
Un pez dos peces rojo pez azul pez (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)

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