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Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! is somewhere in between those Dr. It sounds like a celebratory exclamation, and also like a challenge. There it is, right there on the cover before you can even open the book. Seuss’s works will not be forgotten and are sure to capture readers for generations to come.Someone once told me the very beginning is a very good place to start, and you can’t start any earlier with Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! than the title. Beloved by children all over the world, Dr. Seuss quotes illustrate his timeless wisdom and humor. It actually rhymes with ‘voice’, so ‘Zoyce’ rather than ‘Zeus’. Seuss’ is one of the most mispronounced of all writers’ names.

Seuss included the word ‘contraceptive’ in a draft of his one of his books.

To check his publisher’s attention span, Dr.

It’s sales come from its popularity as a high school and/or college graduation gift.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go sells about 200,000 copies each year.

Seuss won several major awards, including two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and a Peabody Award.

The first recorded use of the word ‘nerd’ was in his book, If I Ran a Zoo, in 1950.

His first book was rejected by 27 publishers.

His books were not a success from the beginning.

He added ‘Dr.’ to his pen-name because his father had always wanted him to study medicine. Seuss was not actually a Doctor of anything. Although he did have two step-children from his second wife. As turtles and, maybe, ALL creatures should be.

You can go by cow.Īnd that is a story that no one can beat, When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street.Īnd turtles, of course… all the turtles are FREE. So, on beyond Z! It’s high time you were shown. My wonderful weapon, the Jigger-Rock Snatchem, will fling ‘em right back just as quick as we catch ‘em. Step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!

“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” – Dr.