Dr. Seuss Biography

Fast Facts

• Was awarded a Pulitzer Prize citation for his contributions to children's literature in 1984
• Was posthumously inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2008
• Won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, along with a Peabody award
• Was a political cartoonist for "M," a New York newspaper
• Quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened․"
• Best known for the 47 whimsical, humorous children's books he wrote under the pen name of Dr․ Seuss
• Wrote and directed indoctrination movies for American troops during World War II as part of Frank Capra's documentary filmmaking unit
• At his alma mater, first-year students who participate in pre-registration Dartmouth Outing Club trips are served green eggs and ham for breakfast at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge in honor of his book "Green Eggs and Ham․"
• His birthday was adopted as National Read Across America Day by the National Education Association
• His books "The Cat in the Hat" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" were translated into Latin