Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, was inspired to write children's books by his mother's rhyming lullabies. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, and drew from his hometown and childhood experiences for many of his stories. Some of his most famous books include Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat. Over his career, Dr. Seuss wrote over 60 books and won numerous awards, becoming one of the most popular children's authors of all time.

2. “I do not like green eggs
and ham, I do not like
them Sam I am”
Green Eggs and
Ham by Dr Seuss

3. Theodor Seuss Geisel, also
known as Dr Seuss was born in
1904 September the 24th. What
inspired Dr Seuss to write so
many children books, was his
Mum. She sang him lullabies
that rhymed. It was also his
home town in Springfield
Massachusetts in America. He
used the surroundings and
some special characters and
places there.

4. Theodor had a happy childhood with 2 sisters.
Sadly one of them died at 18 months. He had a nice
Mum and Dad. Sometimes it wasn’t the best time
for him, because people would tease him growing
up through both WWI and WWII. (His Mum
and Dad were German.)
At High school he wrote for a
magazine, but got caught drinking
during the prohibition. He then
used a pseudonym to keep writing:
Dr Seuss. He liked drawing
cartoons and he was good at it, a
book writer asked him to do the
cartoons for his books. This lead to
Dr Seuss’s first book: And to Think I
Saw It on Mulberry Street’, based on
his own town and then another
called The Cat in the Hat. This was
the book that launched his fame.

5. He wrote over 60 books, winning many
awards before his death in 1991 at 87 years
old. He won two Academy Awards, two
Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and the
Pulitzer Prize. Now they are making his
books into movies the latest movie was the
Lorax. He continues to delight children
across the world.